do-ocratic
adjEtymology From do + -o- + -cratic.
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Technology Neologism Relating to or involving do-ocracies ("an organization in which power is held by those who do the most work").
- The Project is not democratic, it is consensus-based; but its do-ocratic and cooperative approach infuses the event.2013 May, Kerry D. Rohrmeier, Welcome Home to Black Rock City: Urban Geography of the Burn (thesis), Reno, N.V.: University of Nevada, Reno, page 15:
- Specifically, I propose that frictions in hacker- and makerspaces relate to competing values such as inclusivity and fairness versus "do-ocratic" tendencies. The notion of "do-ocracy" refers to the (explicit or implicit) assumption that expertise is decisive for agency within a community. In examining how hacker-/makerspaces negotiate values and rules, I shed light on tensions emerging between two main sets of values and related dynamics: efforts aimed at facilitating inclusivity and ultimately diversity are negotiated and occasionally collide with do-ocratic principles.2022, Aagje Swinnen, Amanda Kluveld, Renée van de Vall, editors, Engaged Humanities: Rethinking Art, Culture, and Public Life, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 109:
- Derived terms
- do-ocratically
- Related terms
- do-ocracy