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? | 45 citizens drawn by lot and 15 MPs deliberate together; citizens vote by secret ballot and MPs publicly; MPs must justify votes against citizen-approved proposals.Sortition / citizens' 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? | Facilitated closed small groups, separate voting by citizens and MPs, and a public six-month follow-up report with reasons. | Balanced briefing materials, trained neutral moderators and competing experts structured disagreement. | |
| How are public goods funded? | Funded from parliamentary budgets; produces recommendations on regional policy and a public record of uptake. | Privately funded; produced published results, media coverage and a peer-reviewed study. | |
| How is AI used? | No AI role. | No AI role. | |
| What are the main risks? | MPs dominating lay members; parliament keeping agenda control; rules of procedure can be repealed by a later majority. | 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.