Empowering the Citizens with Ostrakismos
Ancient Greece had an empowering civic practice known as ‘ostracism.’ This system allowed citizens to unite and form a cohort to exile a politician for a decade. Ostrakismos was designed to protect the integrity of democracy.
It was a punitive measure against politicians perceived as genuine or potential threats to Greecian democracy at the time. Quite a fascinating way to safeguard the democratic fabric!
