Drawing lots for fairer elections

A video explaining a project from two researchers in Switzerland in which they explored drawing lots, a process used throughout history to make political decisions.

This video traces the history of drawing lots to make political decisions from Athens to Renaissance Italy to the present day.

To what extent are elections truly democratic? At the dawn of democracy in Athens, elected representatives used to be picked by lot. This idea is back in vogue: two Lausanne researchers have examined the notion of chance in politics.

Source: Swiss Broadcasting Channel

Year of publication: 2020