This is a short piece with some thoughts on sortition. It is not a fully fleshed out post yet, it may grow into an essay later. As David van Reybrouck describes in his brilliant book Against Elections, citizen assemblies are an increasingly popular tool to formulate policy and regain citizens' trust. However, we contend that … Continue reading Against sortition
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Dutch voters have not become more punitive since the 1990s
In the Netherlands, like in other Western countries, we have been hearing the stories about the angry or alienated voter for a long time. Right wing populism has been present in parliament since the 1980s, and became really big with the electoral victory of Pim Fortuyn in the 2000s. Yet looking at the incumbency effect … Continue reading Dutch voters have not become more punitive since the 1990s
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