Lottocratic Conceptions of Deliberative Democracy
Cristina Lafont — Lottocratic Conceptions of Deliberative Democracy (2019)Cristina Lafont · 2019 · Book · ch. 4, chapter abstractTheorySource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0874 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Demarchy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Lafont argues that empowering randomly selected minipublics to decide for the rest of the citizenry is a 'micro-deliberative shortcut' that asks citizens to defer blindly and weakens their democratic control; instead she proposes contestatory, vigilant and anticipatory uses of minipublics.”
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2Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy
Cristina Lafont — Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy (2019)Cristina Lafont · 2019 · Book · chs 4-5Evidence that contradicts
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