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From:
Michael Allan
Date:
Feb 13 13:46 UTC
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Shulman, Stuart William wrote:
> I prefer the model promoted by researcher Peter Muhlberger:
> multi-level small group deliberation that advances the best ideas to
> the next level. So, 200,000 small groups of five engage the issues
> and vote a representative and a few ideas to the next level. 40,000
> groups of 5 engage the promoted issues and ideas and vote a
> representative and a few ideas (now refined) to the next level. Keep
> going...
It brings to mind Marcus Pivato's concept of 'pyramidal democracy':
http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/3965/
Prof. Shulman, do you have a reference to Peter's work?