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We're not on a great run of political leaders at the moment – is the problem how we pick them? And what if we simply… didn't? Rather than choosing between a bunch of self-serving, pound-crashing Westminster drones – could democratic lotteries be the answer? Brett Hennig, author of The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy and director of the Sortition Foundation discusses how we pick our representatives, and how we could change it, with Jacob Jarvis. “Politicians often come from a subset of people who aren't best placed to make laws.” “People will only participate in politics if they feel represented.” “The House of Lords is a dinosaur and ripe to be replaced.” Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Written and presented by Jacob Jarvis. Producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Assistant producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Audio production by Jade Bailey. Music: Kenny Dickinson. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A wave of democratic experimentation is defying conventional wisdom about electoral politics and good governance. Randomly selected citizens' assemblies are becoming a popular tool for tackling complex policy issues. Ireland, France and Belgium, among others, have turned to citizens' assemblies in recent years, often with considerable success. Proponents of this kind of random selection, also known as sortition, argue that it could usher in a new era of inclusive governance, an attractive prospect in an age of mounting inequity and public disillusionment with politicians. Still, doubts remain. For one, citizens' assemblies have almost exclusively been trialled in wealthy Western countries. This week on War & Peace, Olya Oliker and Hugh Pope are joined by Brett Hennig, president of the Sortition Foundation and author of The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy. They discuss the basic precepts of sortition, the mechanics of setting up a representative citizens' assembly, and their potential relationship with established political institutions. They talk about whether random selection could rebuild faith in democracy and how to ensure consensual and informed deliberation. They ask whether citizens' assemblies are singularly suited for Western democracies and what role they could play in healing societal divisions in conflict-stricken states.To find out more about Brett's work make sure to check out his book The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy and the Sortition Foundation's website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Tonights guest : Peter Lance, Investigative journalist and author of the new book “Homicide at Rough Point” as well as Brett Hennig, author of “The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy”. He’s also a Director and Co-Founder of the Sortition Foundation.
Brett Hennig, author of “The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy” and the director of the Sortition Foundation, discusses why it's time to do away with elections as we know them.
Brett Hennig from the Sortition Foundation joins Fix It to share a bit about how we can work toward a healthier form of picking political leaders. See details on some of the topics discussed at the links below. Brett's Book Citizen Assembly in Scotland Healthy Democracy Sortition Foundation Washington Climate Assembly America in One Room
A recording of our live panel session, discussing deliberative engagement practices in local government with Kimbra White of MosaicLab, and Brett Hennig from the Sortition Foundation.
It's Meaning Conference time again! This time Ivanka went and she reports back on lots of different talks.---- This Week's Links ----[1] Claire Farrell - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/clare-farrell.php [2] XR https://rebellion.earth/the-truth/about-us/[3] Miatta Fahnbulleh - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/miatta-fahnbulleh.php [5] Meaning YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVWc7MR_7EVZph7K1pgOgcA[6] Brett Hennig - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/brett-hennig.php [7] Citizens’ Assemblies - https://citizensassembly.co.uk/ [8] Sortition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition [9] Zebra Companies - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/322407[10] Rachel Lilley - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/rachel-lilley.php[11] Armin Steuernagel - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/armin-steuernagel.php [12] Zaytoun Palestinian olive oil - https://www.zaytoun.org/ [13] Sarah McKinley https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/sarah-mckinley.php [14] Agamemnon Otero - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5ysgu_LT_0 [15] Paul Mason - https://meaningconference.co.uk/speakers/paul-mason-3.php [16] Maff Potts - The Camerados https://www.camerados.org/ ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----Buy our mug! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastPatreon: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs iOS Apps by Good To Hear: https://apps.apple.com/gb/developer/good-to-hear/id501992448---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand---- Grand Podcast Library ----Find links to everything we've mentioned on the podcast at http://grandpodcast.com/library---- Find us on Facebook ----https://www.facebook.com/grandpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Brett Hennig co-founded and directors the Sortition Foundation, which campaigns to institute the use of stratified, random selection (also called sortition) in government. Before co-founding the Sortition Foundation, Brett wore a variety of hats: as a taxi driver, a software engineer, a social justice activist, a mathematics tutor, and the primary carer of four boys. He finished his PhD in astrophysics just before his first son arrived. After spending several disheartening years in civil society organisations and politics, Hennig became inspired by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri's trilogy on political philosophy and began investigating and researching network forms of democracy. The resulting book, The End of Politicians: Time for a Real Democracy, has been called "a book for visionaries" by New Internationalist contributing editor James Kelsey-Fry and was described as "a powerful critique and provocative alternative" by the late Professor Erik Olin Wright. Hennig has given many talks promoting sortition and has contributed a chapter, "Who needs elections? Accountability, Equality, and Legitimacy under Sortition" to the book Legislature by Lot: Transformative Designs for Deliberative Governance (Verso, 2019).
We have a vision of justice as blind, impartial, and fair — but in reality, the law often fails those who need it most. This hour, TED speakers explore radical ways to change the legal system. Guests include lawyer and social justice advocate Robin Steinberg, animal rights lawyer Steven Wise, political activist Brett Hennig, and lawyer and social entrepreneur Vivek Maru.
If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or random selection of government officials -- a system with roots in ancient Athens that taps into the wisdom of the crowd and entrusts ordinary people with making balanced decisions for the greater good of everyone. Sound crazy? Learn more about how it could work to create a world free of partisan politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
민주주의가 고장났다고 생각한다면, 이건 어떨까요? 정치인을 임의로 추첨한 사람들도 바꾸는 겁니다. 작가이자 운동가인 브렛 헤니그는 공직자를 임의로 뽑는 추첨 민주주의에 대한 설득력 높은 사례를 제시합니다. 대중의 지혜를 활용하고, 평범한 사람들이 공익을 위한 균형 있는 의사 결정을 할 것이라고 믿는, 고대 아테네에 뿌리를 둔 시스템입니다. 미친 소리 같나요? 이 시스템이 어떻게 당파 정치에서 벗어난 새로운 세상을 가져다 줄 수 있을지 더 알아보세요.
If you think democracy is broken, here's an idea: let's replace politicians with randomly selected people. Author and activist Brett Hennig presents a compelling case for sortition democracy, or random selection of government officials -- a system with roots in ancient Athens that taps into the wisdom of the crowd and entrusts ordinary people with making balanced decisions for the greater good of everyone. Sound crazy? Learn more about how it could work to create a world free of partisan politics.
Si crees que la democracia está dañada, he aquí una idea: reemplacemos a los políticos con personas seleccionadas al azar. El autor y activista Brett Hennig presenta un argumento convincente para la democracia de insaculación, o selección aleatoria de funcionarios del gobierno, un sistema con raíces en la antigua Atenas que aprovecha la sabiduría de la multitud y confía a la gente común decisiones equilibradas para el bien de todos. ¿Suena loco? Aprende sobre cómo podría funcionar y crear así un mundo libre de política partidista.
Se você pensa que a democracia é falha, aqui está uma ideia: troquemos os políticos por pessoas escolhidas aleatoriamente. O autor e ativista Brett Hennig apresenta um caso interessante de democracia por ordenação, ou a seleção aleatória de oficiais para o governo. Um sistema com raízes na Atenas antiga que vai de encontro com a sabedoria das massas e confia a pessoas comuns a realização de decisões equilibradas para o bem maior de todos. Loucura? Conheça mais sobre como isso poderia funcionar de forma a criar um mundo livre de políticas partidárias.
Si vous pensez que la démocratie est abîmée, voici une idée : remplaçons les politiciens par des gens choisis au hasard. L'auteur et le militant Brett Hennig présente des arguments convaincants en faveur de la démocratie par sortition ou la sélection au hasard des représentants du gouvernement -- un système qui trouve ses racines dans l'Athènes antique, qui fait appel à la sagesse de la masse et qui confie aux gens ordinaires le pouvoir de prendre des décisions équilibrées, pour le plus grand bien de tous. Cela vous paraît fou ? Apprenez-en plus sur la façon dont cela pourrait contribuer à créer un monde libre de toute politique partisane.
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