One challenge you might find with examining the literature in my space is a lack of prioritisation – in particular I think this leads to an overly strong focus on voting mechanisms above other issues.
To me it feels like how animal charities focus mostly on pets*. Sure pets are the most obvious animals that we engage with in our daily life, but the vast majority of animal suffering happens in farms. Sure voting is the the most obvious part of the system that we engage with in our daily life, but the vast majority of system improvements are more behind the scenes.
I don’t think voting mechanisms are more important than other governance issues such as: constitutions, the ability to kick out corrupt leaders, judiciary independence, the way political leaders pick ministers, or about 100 other aspects of governance. I would be interested in someone making the case for voting mechanisms being more important than other aspects of governance but I have honestly never seen anyone even trying to prioritise along these lines.
* and donkeys. So much money donated to donkeys. I have never really understood why.
One challenge you might find with examining the literature in my space is a lack of prioritisation – in particular I think this leads to an overly strong focus on voting mechanisms above other issues.
To me it feels like how animal charities focus mostly on pets*. Sure pets are the most obvious animals that we engage with in our daily life, but the vast majority of animal suffering happens in farms. Sure voting is the the most obvious part of the system that we engage with in our daily life, but the vast majority of system improvements are more behind the scenes.
I don’t think voting mechanisms are more important than other governance issues such as: constitutions, the ability to kick out corrupt leaders, judiciary independence, the way political leaders pick ministers, or about 100 other aspects of governance. I would be interested in someone making the case for voting mechanisms being more important than other aspects of governance but I have honestly never seen anyone even trying to prioritise along these lines.
* and donkeys. So much money donated to donkeys. I have never really understood why.