Terrill G Bouricius
Biographic Data
| ID | 1374984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Terrill G Bouricius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Terrill G |
| FAMILY NAME | Bouricius |
| SIGNATURE | BOURICIUS T G |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States House of Representatives |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ignorance, Irrationality, Elections, and Sortition Part 2
Part 1 of this article, which appeared in the first installment of the Common Knowledge symposium "Antipolitics," presented reasons why elections are an inappropriate method for selecting representatives in a democracy. Part 2, published in the symposium's second installment, offers arguments for why sortition - the selection of shorter-duration representatives by lottery from the general population - is the best procedure for democracy. Random s…
Why Hybrid Bicameralism Is Not Right for Sortition
Structural problems are examined with pairing two chambers, one selected by election and the other by sortition, into a traditional bicameral system. It is argued that an all-purpose legislative chamber modeled on existing elected chambers is a mismatch for sortition and that purported benefits of maintaining partisan elections alongside sortition are illusory. Alleged benefits of a hybrid bicameral system are shown to be outweighed by a variety …
Democracy Through Multi-Body Sortition
Mature Classical Athenian democracy is presented as a representative system, rather than the commonly described form of “direct democracy.” When viewed in this way, the commonly assumed problem of scale in applying Athenian democracy to modern nation states is solved, and principles and practices of the Athenian model of democracy continue to have relevance today. The key role of sortition (selection by lot) to form multiple deliberative bodies i…
Democracy Through Multi-Body Sortition
Mature Classical Athenian democracy is presented as a representative system, rather than the commonly described form of “direct democracy.” When viewed in this way, the commonly assumed problem of scale in applying Athenian democracy to modern nation states is solved, and principles and practices of the Athenian model of democracy continue to have relevance today. The key role of sortition (selection by lot) to form multiple deliberative bodies i…
Why Hybrid Bicameralism Is Not Right for Sortition
Structural problems are examined with pairing two chambers, one selected by election and the other by sortition, into a traditional bicameral system. It is argued that an all-purpose legislative chamber modeled on existing elected chambers is a mismatch for sortition and that purported benefits of maintaining partisan elections alongside sortition are illusory. Alleged benefits of a hybrid bicameral system are shown to be outweighed by a variety …
Democracy Through Multi-Body Sortition
Mature Classical Athenian democracy is presented as a representative system, rather than the commonly described form of “direct democracy.” When viewed in this way, the commonly assumed problem of scale in applying Athenian democracy to modern nation states is solved, and principles and practices of the Athenian model of democracy continue to have relevance today. The key role of sortition (selection by lot) to form multiple deliberative bodies i…
Why Hybrid Bicameralism Is Not Right for Sortition
Structural problems are examined with pairing two chambers, one selected by election and the other by sortition, into a traditional bicameral system. It is argued that an all-purpose legislative chamber modeled on existing elected chambers is a mismatch for sortition and that purported benefits of maintaining partisan elections alongside sortition are illusory. Alleged benefits of a hybrid bicameral system are shown to be outweighed by a variety …
Ignorance, Irrationality, Elections, and Sortition Part 2
Part 1 of this article, which appeared in the first installment of the Common Knowledge symposium "Antipolitics," presented reasons why elections are an inappropriate method for selecting representatives in a democracy. Part 2, published in the symposium's second installment, offers arguments for why sortition - the selection of shorter-duration representatives by lottery from the general population - is the best procedure for democracy. Random s…
Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Game Theory and Voting Systems (2 works) · Legislature (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)