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IDSS Distinguished Seminar Series Ariel Procaccia

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IDSS Distinguished Seminar Series

Democracy and the Pursuit of Randomness

Ariel Procaccia (Harvard University)
E18-304

https://youtu.be/KgsDweb3_fo Abstract: Sortition is a storied paradigm of democracy built on the idea of choosing representatives through lotteries instead of elections. In recent years this idea has found renewed popularity in the form of citizens’ assemblies, which bring together randomly selected people from all walks of life to discuss key questions and deliver policy recommendations.…

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