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03-28-2015, 09:24 AM
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What did democracy really mean in Athens? (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-did-democracy-really-mean-in-athens-melissa-schwartzberg?utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6f2ea490f2-2013_09_219_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-6f2ea490f2-46741089)
- Melissa Schwartzberg
Let’s Begin…
While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians. Melissa Schwartzberg describes the ins and outs of the Athenian democracy, and addresses some ways in which a lottery system might benefit us today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fivQUlC7-8#t=269
What did democracy really mean in Athens? (https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-did-democracy-really-mean-in-athens-melissa-schwartzberg?utm_source=TED-Ed+Subscribers&utm_campaign=6f2ea490f2-2013_09_219_19_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1aaccced48-6f2ea490f2-46741089)
- Melissa Schwartzberg
Let’s Begin…
While we might consider elections to be the cornerstone of democracy, the Athenians who coined the term actually employed a lottery system to choose most of their politicians. Melissa Schwartzberg describes the ins and outs of the Athenian democracy, and addresses some ways in which a lottery system might benefit us today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fivQUlC7-8#t=269