rinkimais
Rinkimais is a term used in discussions of democratic innovation to describe a class of hybrid decision-making mechanisms intended to better reflect collective preferences than traditional voting. The concept serves as umbrella language for systems that blend deliberative processes with formal methods of preference aggregation.
Core ideas commonly associated with rinkimais include a two-stage structure: first, a deliberative phase where participants
Variants of rinkimais range from small-scale, offline assemblies paired with subsequent ballots to fully online platforms
Applications and evaluations are largely experimental and context-dependent. Proponents argue that rinkimais can increase legitimacy, deliberation
See also: deliberative democracy, participatory budgeting, ranked-choice voting, digital democracy. In practice, rinkimais remains a topic