WHY ELECTIONS ARE BAD FOR DEMOCRACY

Elections were never meant to make democracy possible. On the contrary, they are an aristocratic tool, invented to keep the masses at bay. How can we democratize democracy? Here’s an alternative. Motion design by Jan De Loore (Kitchhock). Script: David Van Reybrouck. The book Against Elections is published by The Bodley Head (UK), De Bezige Bij (Netherlands), Wallstein Verlag (Germany), Tiderne Skifter (Denmark), Natur och Kultur (Sweden), Font Forlag (Norway), Actes Sud (France), Feltrinelli (Italy), Debate (Spain), Galapagos (Korea) and Social Sciences Academic Press (China)