Politics Without Politicians

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Politicians have failed us. But democracy doesn’t have to.

Bought by special interests, detached from real life, obsessed with re-election. Politicians make big promises, deliver nothing, and keep the game rigged in their favor.

But what can we do?

In Politics Without Politicians, acclaimed political theorist Hélène Landemore lays out a radical What if we didn’t need politicians at all? What if everyday people—under the right conditions—could govern better than the elites in office?

Landemore dismantles the myths that keep power in the hands of the few—the claim that ordinary people are too biased, too ignorant, too easily swayed. The truth? Politicians have the same flaws, but with far greater incentives to serve special interests. Meanwhile, when regular citizens deliberate, they make smarter, fairer, and more forward-thinking decisions.