Polity Atlas

How each model solves the same problems

Instead of “democracy versus anarchism”, compare the concrete ways collective problems get solved.

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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' assemblyThe Prime Minister is formally responsible for Diella; the Constitutional Court states AI cannot change who exercises public power or bears accountability.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?Balanced briefing materials and competing experts; an advisory group of civic leaders reported results; final disputes settled by parliamentary supermajority.Opposition challenged the decrees before the Constitutional Court, which dismissed the request on 8 October 2026; its full reasoning is pending.Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement.
How are public goods funded?State-funded under the 2017 Law on Deliberative Polling; results published for legislators and the public.Aims to improve public-service access and reduce discretion in public procurement.Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study.
How is AI used?No AI role.Chatbot and voice assistant on e-Albania; a procurement system tender was still being prepared in August 2026.No AI role.
What are the main risks?Selective uptake by Parliament without reasons; political turnover delaying reform; evidence base dominated by the method's designers.CLM-0463Unclear accountability for an AI 'minister'; no AI law yet; no published technical detail; AKSHI's leaders face a tender-rigging case.CLM-0359Self-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.