Polity Atlas

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?A national random sample deliberated in moderated groups and plenaries and answered the same questionnaire before and after; Parliament kept the decision.Sortition / citizens' assemblyUnknown
How are conflicts resolved?Balanced briefing materials and competing experts; an advisory group of civic leaders reported results; final disputes settled by parliamentary supermajority.Unknown
How are public goods funded?State-funded under the 2017 Law on Deliberative Polling; results published for legislators and the public.Unknown
How is AI used?No AI role.Unknown
What are the main risks?Selective uptake by Parliament without reasons; political turnover delaying reform; evidence base dominated by the method's designers.CLM-0463Unknown

This illustrates differences in design; it is not a universal claim about outcomes. Each cell links to mechanisms and the claims behind them.