Hélène Landemore

Hélène Landemore, Yale political scientist who champions citizen assemblies and lot-based democracy. She traces the idea from ancient Greece to modern experiments. Short takes on how lotteries can diversify lawmakers. Brief looks at design, deliberation, and why ordinary people might govern differently.

Hélène Landemore, Yale political scientist who champions citizen assemblies and lottery-based selection, lays out a bold democratic alternative. She traces the idea from ancient Greece to modern trials, explains how ordinary people can draft laws with expert support, and tackles concerns about legitimacy, scale, and incentives in representative systems.

What if we harnessed the collective wisdom of the crowds and delegated democratic leadership to the masses?In her book "Open Democracy: Reinventing Popular Rule for the 21st Century", Yale political scientist Hélène Landemore proposes a radically new vision for "what genuine democratic representation means and how we could open up our narrow electoral institutions to ordinary citizens, including via [what she calls] open mini-publics." Drawing from ancient Athenian democracy of the past and the promise of harnessing digital technologies of the future, she joins Bethany and Luigi to talk through this vision of participatory democracy. They discuss how to best harness human nature for agency and impact, ensure transparency to provide accountability in the face of private vested interests, and ultimately its implications for market capitalism. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hélène Landemore, a political scientist advocating for deliberative democracy, argues that electoral systems favor special interests and calls for more civic participation through citizen assemblies. Phil Tinline emphasizes the need for politicians to confront issues of power distribution to rebuild public trust. Michael Gove, with extensive government experience, debates the importance of career politicians while acknowledging the potential of citizens' assemblies. The discussion addresses radical reforms, the limitations of expertise, and the unexpected social bonds created through inclusive governance.

Hélène Landemore, a Yale political scientist who studies democratic design and champions citizen assemblies, argues for replacing electoral elites with randomly selected citizens. She explores sortition from ancient Athens to modern Ireland. Short takes cover why elections concentrate power, how citizen juries can tackle taboo issues like tax and climate, and practical hybrid reforms with existing institutions.

Hélène Landemore, Yale political theorist and author advocating citizen-led governance, argues for lottery-selected citizen assemblies to broaden representation. She discusses why elections favor elites. Short scenes cover how assemblies work in practice, real-world examples like Ireland and France, and practical challenges of scaling, inclusion and legitimacy.

Hélène Landemore, Yale political scientist who champions citizen-led democracy, explains why app-only referendums fall short and contrasts Swiss direct democracy with deliberative citizens' assemblies. Short takes cover online voting rituals, how assemblies can strengthen MPs' legitimacy, proposals to split electoral functions, and the idea of a lot-based third chamber.

Hélène Landemore, political theorist at Yale who champions deliberative democracy and citizens' assemblies. She argues electoral politics skew toward elites. She explains how randomly selected, diverse assemblies learn from experts and deliberate. She contrasts this collective sortition model with populist leadership and explores real-world experiments like France’s climate convention.

Arantxa González, ancienne ministre espagnole et spécialiste des relations européennes, commente le refus de l'Espagne d'ouvrir ses bases. Hélène Landemore, professeure à Yale et théoricienne de la démocratie, défend plus de participation citoyenne. Alexis Spire, directeur de recherche au CNRS, analyse la défiance envers l'État et les attentes locales. Plusieurs discussions portent sur mobilisation, services publics et légitimité politique.

Hélène Landemore, professeure à Yale spécialisée en démocratie participative, et Alexis Spire, sociologue au CNRS des rapports à l'État, discutent de la confiance envers les maires versus le président. Ils abordent le retrait de l'État, les inégalités d’accès aux services publics, l’abstention des classes populaires et les tensions liées à la mobilité, au logement et à la bureaucratie.