A People's Parliament/A Citizen Legislature (Sortition and Public Policy) - Hardcover

Callenbach, Ernest; Phillips, Michael; Sutherland, Keith

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ISBN 10: 1845401387 ISBN 13: 9781845401382

Verlag: Imprint Academic, 2008

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Sutherland s model of citizen s juries ought to have much greater appeal to progressive Britain. Tim Luckhurst, Observer An extremely valuable contribution. Graham Allen MP, Tribune A political essay in the best tradition shrewd, erudite, polemical, partisan, mischievous and highly topical. Contemporary Political Theory"Keith Sutherland accurately describes 'A People's Parliament' as a 'rant with footnotes'. Yet it would be a pity if it were to be entirely dismissed. For he has drawn attention to a serious problem that confronts representative democracies everywhere." Vernon Bogdanor, TLS November 14th, 2008."These books raise important issues for the future of our democracy. ... Their appearance is a sign that the public philosophy which has for so long governed our political arrangements has become outworn." Vernon Bogdanor, TLS November 14th, 2008."[A Citizen Legislature] puts forth substantive proposals that deserve our attention and public debate." Robert Cheeks, Metapsychology."[Sutherland's] proposal is unequivocal and straightforward ... deserves public debate and consideration." Robert Cheeks, Metapsychology."Well-presented and argued works and I recommend them to anyone with an interest in democratic governance. ... the use of the lot in the ways discussed in these books merits more careful consideration than it has received to date" Andrew Blick, Political Quarterly, also reviewing 'The Athenian Option' by Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty."

"[A Citizen Legislature] puts forth substantive proposals that deserve our attention and public debate... [Sutherland's] proposal is unequivocal and straightforward... deserves public debate and consideration."--Robert Cheeks "Metapsychology "

"Well-presented and argued works and I recommend them to anyone with an interest in democratic governance... the use of the lot in the ways discussed in these books merits more careful consideration than it has received to date." (Also reviewing The Athenian Option by Anthony Barnett and Peter Carty.)--Andrew Blick "Political Quarterly "

"Sutherland's model of citizen s juries ought to have much greater appeal to progressive Britain."--Tim Luckhurst "The Observer ""

"An extremely valuable contribution."--Graham Allen MP "Tribune "

"Keith Sutherland accurately describes 'A People's Parliament' as a 'rant with footnotes'. Yet it would be a pity if it were to be entirely dismissed. For he has drawn attention to a serious problem that confronts representative democracies everywhere... These books raise important issues for the future of our democracy... Their appearance is a sign that the public philosophy which has for so long governed our political arrangements has become outworn."--Vernon Bogdanor "Times Literary Supplement "

"This book is a fine example of what the times seem to demand, and it warrants a searching, sustained, and fair consideration. It offers within its (attractive) covers two detailed and well-argued blueprints for very consequential political change."--Arthur B. Shostak "The European Legacy "

"[A Citizen Legislature] puts forth substantive proposals that deserve our attention and public debate... [Sutherland's] proposal is unequivocal and straightforward... deserves public debate and consideration."--Robert Cheeks "Metapsychology "

"Keith Sutherland accurately describes 'A People's Parliament' as a 'rant with footnotes'. Yet it would be a pity if it were to be entirely dismissed. For he has drawn attention to a serious problem that confronts representative democracies everywhere... These books raise important issues for the future of our democracy... Their appearance is a sign that the public philosophy which has for so long governed our political arrangements has become outworn."--Vernon Bogdanor "Times Literary Supplement "

"An extremely valuable contribution."--Graham Allen MP "Tribune "

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A People's Parliament: In his book The Party's Over: Blueprint for a Very English Revolution (2004), Keith Sutherland questioned the role of the party in the post-ideological age and concluded that it would be better for government ministers to be appointed by headhunters and held to account by a people's parliament selected by lot. This completely revised and updated edition includes a study of the recent literature on deliberative polling. A Citizen Legislature: The American founders proposed that their legislature should be 'an exact portrait, in miniature, of the people at large'. Whether or not this was true at the time, the exponential growth of the population, skyrocketing campaign funding, the power of pressure groups, the grease of the pork-barrel and the dominance of charisma and demagoguery means that the US Constitution could now better be described as a kleptocracy. This pioneering essay proposes selecting Congressional members by random lot (leaving the Senate and Preside

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• Verlag: Imprint Academic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1845401387
• ISBN 13: 9781845401382
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 350