Heads or Tails? How leaving the selection of public offices to chance could revitalise democracy

Representative democracy has come under severe criticism lately, with a number of commentators pointing at the way it restrains public participation. In this blog post, Romance Porrot seeks to explore the way in which sortition – i.e. drawing lots in politics – is increasingly called upon to reshape the political arena and empower ordinary citizens. She argues that, to be implemented properly, sortition would need to be accompanied by a deep reshaping of the current power structures.