Liberty through the Lot: Using Sortition to Motivate Republican Politics

Author/​Artist
Coleman, Jacob [Browse]
Format
Senior thesis
Language
English
Description
78 pages

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    Advisor(s)
    Cooper, John [Browse]
    Department
    Princeton University. Department of Philosophy [Browse]
    Class year
    2013
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    Walk-in Access. This thesis can only be viewed on computer terminals at the Mudd Manuscript Library.
    Summary note
    Taking lessons from aspects of the republican revival, modern democratic societies may be able to better motivate civic participation while respecting individual freedom by changing the system of selecting some public officials from election to a voluntary sortition system coupled with shorter terms of office and better mechanisms of accountability.
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