Against Sortition?: The Problem with Citizens' Assemblies
May 2024 · Sortition and Public Policy Book 8 · Andrews UK Limited
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Sortition is widely used in our political systems to constitute citizen panels. It is now possible to study the limits of this method of selecting our political representatives. This book presents the institutionalization of sortition while questioning its political consequences in terms of representation and deliberation. Several examples are used, such as the Citizens' Climate Convention in France and the Conference on the Future of Europe. In the end, the book helps to identify the consequences of using sortition with regard to the principles of equality and inclusion. Above all, it offers readers the possibility of continuing to reflect on this method of random selection, while promoting the implementation of greater equality between citizens.
About the author
Geoffrey Grandjean is Professor in the Faculty of Law, Political Science and Criminology at the University of Liege, Belgium. He has been the Head of Department of the Department of Political Science since 2022. His research and teaching focus on Belgian and European political history and political institutions. He is the Publishing Director of the journal Cahiers Mémoire et Politique and is a member of the editorial board of the journal Politics of the Low Countries. From 2021 to 2024, he has been the Chairman of the French-speaking Belgian Political Science Association. In 2022, he was appointed Associate Researcher in the Law School of Sciences Po Paris. He is currently a member of the Scientific Support Committee for the Citizens' Assemblies in the Parliament of Wallonia, Belgium.
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