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Date
2017-11Type
- Journal Article
Abstract
We outline a new voting procedure for representative democracies. This procedure should be used for important decisions only and consists of two voting rounds: a randomly-selected subset of the citizens is awarded a one-time voting right. The parliament also votes, and the two decisions are weighted according to a pre-defined key. The final decision is implemented. As this procedure gives the society—represented by the randomly-chosen subset—a better say for important decisions, the citizens might be more willing to accept the consequences of these decisions. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000229128Publication status
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Journal / series
Economics of GovernanceVolume
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Publisher
SpringerSubject
Co-voting; Representative democracy; Citizen participation; Legitimacy of democracy; Assessment votingOrganisational unit
03729 - Gersbach, Hans / Gersbach, Hans
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It was possible to publish this article open access thanks to a Swiss National Licence with the publisher.More
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