How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | + Model | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | 150 randomly selected citizens deliberated in thematic groups, with expert hearings, and voted on proposals in plenary.Sortition / citizens' assembly | A stratified random sample of 523 voters deliberated in moderated groups and plenaries and answered questionnaires before and after; no decisions were taken.Sortition / citizens' assembly | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Governance committee, guarantors for independence, and a legal support group; the executive retained the final say on implementation. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Public funding; mandate to cut emissions by at least 40% by 2030 against 1990 in a spirit of social justice. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | No AI role. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Reliance on presidential goodwill; dilution in the legislative process; a pledge of 'no filter' without legal force.CLM-0073 | Self-selection into attendance; artificial setting; analysis by the method's designers; no institutional uptake. |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.