Legislature by Lot keyword-mannin Vivian Sobchack

Vivian Sobchack

and the US Air Force now trains more drone “pilots” than bomber and fighter pilots combined

and the social hierarchies its practitioners inscribed

he provides a powerful analysis of the restructuring of urban life in South Asia

Legislature by Lot keyword-mannin Vivian SobchackDemocracy means rule by the people, but in practice even the most robust democracies delegate most rule making to a political class. The gap between the public and its public officials might seem unbridgeable in the modern world, but Legislature by Lot presents a close examination of an inspiring solution: a legislature chosen through sortitionthe random selection of lay citizens. Its a concept that has come to the attention of democratic reformers