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? | Bonfire groups and four neighbourhood assemblies; a general assembly; a Concejo Mayor of twelve K'eris chosen by open vote for three years; specialised operational councils.Popular 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? | Neighbourhood and general assemblies, a communal justice council, and recourse to federal electoral and constitutional courts against the state. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Community security patrols, forest protection and reforestation, water and municipal services funded by transfers and communal enterprises. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | No specific role for AI. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | Pressure from organised crime and avocado expansion; exclusion of dissenters, women or youth; open voting; dependence on government transfers. | 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.