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		<title>New publication: The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens’ Assemblies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New article published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Sortition. In The Limits of Representativeness in Citizens&#8217; Assemblies: A Critical Analysis of Democratic Minipublics Paolo Spada and I explores key questions about representation in citizens&#8217; assemblies, building on &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2025/01/16/new-publication-the-limits-of-representativeness-in-citizens-assemblies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>46 favorite reads on democracy, civic tech and a few other interesting things</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently been exchanging with some friends on a list of favorite reads from 2020. While I started with a short list, it quickly grew: after all, despite the pandemic, there has been lots of interesting stuff published in the &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2021/01/13/46-favorite-reads-on-democracy-civic-tech-and-a-few-other-interesting-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Parliaments in Times of Coronavirus: Flattening the Authoritarian Curve?</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To avoid rule of law giving way to rule by decree, parliaments must continue working, even if virtually.  <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2020/04/21/virtual-parliaments-in-times-of-coronavirus-flattening-the-authoritarian-curve/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Democratic Lottery*</title>
		<link>https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a newly elected President and the most fragmented Parliament in its history, Brazilian politics are likely headed for gridlock. Lottery could well be the solution. Tiago Peixoto and Guilherme Lessa For many Brazilians who recently cast their ballots to &#8230; <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a> <a href="https://democracyspot.net/2019/01/09/the-democratic-lottery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Effect of SMS on Participation: Evidence from Uganda</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/30/the-effect-of-sms-on-participation-evidence-from-uganda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2013 17:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been wanting to post about this paper for a while. At the intersection of technology and citizen participation this is probably one of the best studies produced in 2013 and I&#8217;m surprised I haven&#8217;t heard a lot about it &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/11/30/the-effect-of-sms-on-participation-evidence-from-uganda/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=872&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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		<title>Citizen Engagement Improves Access to Public Goods in Mexico</title>
		<link>http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/13/citizen-engagement-improves-access-to-public-goods-in-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tiago Peixoto]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A paper recently published in&#160;World Development brings new and fascinating evidence from Mexico of the impact of participatory governance mechanisms on access to services. Below are a few excerpts from the paper by Diaz-Cayeros, Malagoni, and Ruiz-Euler &#8220;Traditional Governance, Citizen &#8230; <a href="http://democracyspot.net/2013/06/13/citizen-engagement-improves-access-to-public-goods-in-mexico/">Continue reading <span>&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=democracyspot.net&#38;blog=39878169&#38;post=759&#38;subd=democracyspotdotnet&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1">
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