Democracy as the Rule of a Small Many
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6251418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamie Terence Kelly (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 80-91 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913811.2014.907042 |
| OpenAlex | W2042062947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 10 |
What is the optimal size of a democratic society? While not taking an explicit stand on this issue, Hélène Landemore's model of democracy in Democratic Reason suggests that democracies ought to be small, certainly smaller than many existing states. If, as Landemore argues, we must rely on the random selection of representatives, then we should be concerned about both the size of the population and the way cognitive diversity is distributed within it. Given the realities of party politics and media framing, this means that smaller political societies will yield wiser decisions than very large ones
Democracy · Diversity (politics · Economics · Framing (construction · Geography · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Positive economics · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · Computer Science · Economic Theory and Institutions · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Political Philosophy and Ethics
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |