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How to Have Politics Without Politicians

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:46:15
Publish Date: 2026-03-18 18:34:00
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It’s no secret that democracy is in trouble. Studies show that a growing number of countries are less free, and polls suggest ordinary citizens are losing faith in their governments. What can be done to fix this?

Hélène Landemore has a radical solution: to get rid of politicians and electoral politics and instead create assemblies of ordinary citizens. She explores this concept in her new book, Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule, and joins FP Live to interrogate the idea. 

Hélène Landemore: The Problem With Representative Democracy

Nicholas Bequelin: The Age of Defensive Democracy

Hélène Landemore: More Power to More People

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