%0 Journal Article
%T Intercameral Relations in a Bicameral Elected and Sortition Legislature
%A Christoph Niessen
%A John Pitseys
%A Min Reuchamps
%A Pierre-¨¦tienne Vandamme
%A Vincent Jacquet
%J Politics & Society
%@ 1552-7514
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0032329218789890
%X The idea of a hybrid bicameral system combining election and sortition is investigated. More precisely, the article imagines how an elected and a sortition chamber would interact, taking into account their public perception and their competing legitimacies. The article draws on a survey of a representative sample of the Belgian population and Belgian members of parliament assessing their views about sortition in political representation. Findings are combined with theoretical reflections on election¡¯s and sortition¡¯s respective sources of legitimacy. The possibility of conflicting legitimacies and mutually detrimental interactions leads to considerations of the effects of different possible distributions of power between the chambers as a crucial determinant of their interactions and perceived legitimacy
%K bicameralism
%K elections
%K sortition
%K legitimacy
%K conflict
%K power
%K public opinion
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0032329218789890