Sortition

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Political system
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Aristotle
Democratic theorists
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Allotment
Selection by lot
gptkbp:category gptkb:philosophy
Democratic theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:politics
Appointment
gptkbp:etymology Latin sortitio (drawing of lots)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sortition
gptkbp:modernUse Citizens' assemblies in Canada
Citizens' assemblies in France
Citizens' assemblies in Ireland
Jury selection in the United Kingdom
Jury selection in the United States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:politics
gptkb:Deliberative_democracy
Citizens' assembly
Jury duty
Random selection
gptkbp:studiedBy Historians
Political scientists
gptkbp:usedFor Jury selection
Legislative bodies
Selecting public officials
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Florentine_Republic
gptkb:Venetian_Republic
gptkb:Ancient_Athens
Ancient Greece
Medieval Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Electoral_Systems
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5