David van Reybrouck makes an argument for sortition in addition to elections to make the system more legitemate and effective at the same time. Whilst the idea sounds interesting the author does not even conceptually try to analyse the risks of corruption in this new system. Reads more like a short introduction or a pamphlet to the idea.

The tone is quite suspicious, it tries to be provocative and challenging but it just doesn't make any sense to write in this tone if one wants to sell the idea to the politicians. Even the name of the book “Against Elections” is misleading — David van Reybrouck is not against the elections but against using only elections as a means for democracy.