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	Demarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Demarchy is a term coined by Australian philosopher John Burnheim to describe a political system without the state or bureaucracies, and based instead on randomly selected groups of decision makers.
		Demarchy attempts to overcome some of the functional problems with conventional representative democracies, which in practice have often been subject to manipulation by special interests and a divide between professional policymakers (politicians and lobbyists) vs. a largely passive, uninvolved and often uninformed electorate.
		Demarchy is an attempt to produce a form of democracy that is free from many of the influences and problems that are part of modern politics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Demarchy (1681 words)

	libertarianism: Demarchy as a Means of Decentralizing Power
		Demarchy does not guarantee anyone a formal decision-making position, but instead gives everyone an equal chance of being members of groups of their choice.
		Historically, the closest thing to demarchy in practice was democracy in ancient Athens.[26] The Athenians used random selection for most public offices, typically selecting 10 individuals, one from each of the ten tribes, for a term of just one year.
		Demarchy's greatest strength is its model of participation that does not give anyone a formal position of influence, no matter how brilliant, ambitious or ruthless.
	community.livejournal.com /libertarianism/1542828.html (1923 words)

	demarchy (pamphlet)
		Because demarchy depends on active participation by a large fraction of the population in important decision-making, it demands a high level of knowledge and experience in the community.
		Demarchy is indeed threatening and challenging, since it relies on the understandings and values of ordinary people.
		Demarchy allows for volunteers to be randomly selected for a decision-making body, even if they have little education or hold uninformed opinions.
	www.constitution.org /elec/89demarchy.html (3490 words)

	Democracy without Elections, by Brian Martin
		Demarchy is based on random selection of individuals to serve in decision-making groups which deal with particular functions or services, such as roads or education.
		In a full-fledged demarchy, all this is replaced by a network of groups whose members are randomly selected, each of which deals with a particular function in a particular area.
		Demarchy, though, should not be seen only as a policy issue, as a measure to be implemented in the community as a result of grassroots pressure.
	www.uow.edu.au /arts/sts/bmartin/pubs/95sa.html (11484 words)

	demarchy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Demarchy as a concept does not necessitiate such a radical step as integral to its purpose.
		Demarchy could also be called Klerostocracy - kleros is the Greek word for casting lots.
		Demarchy attempts to achieve Democratic representation without needing elections - it is "Democracy without Elections".
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /demarchy.html (684 words)

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