Are Politics Broken? Rutgers Philosopher Proposes 'Lottocracy'
Are Politics Broken? Rutgers Philosopher Proposes 'Lottocracy' (2018)2018 · Web page · Interview textEstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0919 · as of 2026-10-27 · about: Legislature by lot · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“Guerrero proposes replacing a generalist elected legislature with single-issue legislatures of randomly selected citizens (in one version, 30 bodies of 300 members serving three-year terms), whose members study one policy area in detail and make policy in it.”
Context. Guerrero's numbers vary between versions of the proposal; the 2014 article and his 2024 book give different sizes and terms.
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Against Elections: The Lottocratic Alternative
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