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? | General assembly (rada) of Cossacks in the Sich elected and deposed the kish otaman, judge, scribe and osaul, usually annually; kurins elected their own otamans.Popular assemblyRecall election | 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? | Customary justice by the starshyna and the rada; harsh punishments for crimes against comrades; mediation by officers between kurins. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Common fishing, hunting and pasture lands allotted to kurins; treasury from trade levies, foreign pay and booty funded church, school and artillery. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | None; an early-modern polity. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Dependence on war and booty, domination by wealthy officers, violent assemblies, and destruction by stronger neighbouring states.CLM-0368 | 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.