@article{somin_promise_2019,
	title = {The promise and peril of epistocracy},
	doi = {10.1080/0020174X.2019.1663019},
	abstract = {Jason Brennan’s Against Democracy makes a strong case that democratic majorities’ right to rule rests on shaky grounds so long as their ballot box decisions are heavily influenced by ignorance and bias. But his “epistocratic” alternative - empowering the better-informed segments of society - has significant flaws of its own. Ironically, the biggest shortcoming of epistocracy may be that we lack the knowledge necessary to make it work well. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.},
	journal = {Inquiry (United Kingdom)},
	author = {Somin, I.},
	year = {2019},
	keywords = {11 Ignorance and democracy, Democracy, PRINTED (Fonds papier), epistocracy, irrationality, political ignorance, rationality, voting},
}

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