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TheorySource 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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