How each model solves the same problems
Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.
| Question | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How are decisions made? | Inatsisartut (31 members, proportional representation) forms the government, Naalakkersuisut. Fields are taken over from Denmark when Greenland decides. | 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 | Unknown | |
| How are conflicts resolved? | Negotiation between Naalakkersuisut and the Danish government; disputes over competence go to a board under the Act; independence requires agreement, a referendum and both parliaments' consent. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | Unknown | |
| How are public goods funded? | Health, education, social services, fisheries and mineral resources run by Greenland, financed by local taxes, fisheries and a Danish block grant. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | Unknown | |
| How is AI used? | No specific role for AI in the self-government arrangement. | No AI role. | Unknown | |
| What are the main risks? | Fiscal dependence on the block grant; small administrative capacity; pressure from great powers over minerals and security; social problems inherited from colonial policy. | Self-selection into attendance; artificial setting; analysis by the method's designers; no institutional uptake. | Unknown |
This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.