> [!NOTE] : The Case for Democracy > `Author:` David Van Reybrouck ## **Against Elections: The Case for Democracy** ## [**David Van Reybrouck**](chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0) This review examines Van Reybrouck’s argument that modern democracy is suffering from “Democratic Fatigue Syndrome”: rising political interest combined with declining faith in elected systems. He claims we have wrongly equated democracy with elections, and that elections — once energising — now function like “fossil fuels of politics”: historically productive but currently corrosive. His proposed remedy is **sortition** (random selection by lottery), inspired by ancient Athens and Renaissance city-states. Citizens would be randomly chosen to deliberate on specific issues, much like juries. This, he argues, would: - improve representation (gender, ethnicity, age), - reduce corruption and campaign theatre, - encourage attention to the common good. ## Summary ## Key Takeaways ## Quotes - ## Notes > [!info] > ## Highlights `Concepts:` `Knowledge Base:`