Part of Society
Society & Politics
Power, law, social movements, work and the structures of collective life.
Concepts
- Park LibraryA park library is an urban architectural typology that integrates book lending and educational facilities into public parklands, botanical gardens, or community gathering…
- PericlesPericles was an Athenian statesman and general of the 5th century BCE, who led Athens in the period often called its Golden Age. Issue.7 opens its trip to Ancient Athens…
- Platonic StateThe Platonic state is an idealized model of political organization formulated by Plato, in which social roles correspond organically to the triadic divisions of the human…
- PropagandaPropaganda is the systematic dissemination of biased information designed to manipulate public perception and behavior. It relies on emotional triggers, selective…
- Quiet QuittingQuiet quitting is a workplace phenomenon where employees fulfill only the minimum duties outlined in their job descriptions without taking on extra discretionary labor…
- Regulatory ArbitrageRegulatory arbitrage is a business strategy where an enterprise exploits discrepancies, gaps, or obsolete barriers within legal frameworks to gain competitive advantage…
- Siddharth KaraSiddharth Kara is an author and researcher on modern slavery, who wrote Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives. Issue.24, the edition about cobalt…
- Social IdentitySocial identity is a person sense of who they are based on their group memberships, affiliations, and cultural allegiances. Formulated in social psychology, it explains…
- Socialization of LossesThe socialization of losses describes a political and economic arrangement in which private corporations keep financial profits during booms but transfer catastrophic…
- State of NatureThe state of nature is a foundational philosophical concept used to hypothesize the human condition prior to the establishment of organized political societies, civil…
- Status-Based JusticeStatus-based justice is a legal paradigm where penalties, rights, and procedural protections are explicitly differentiated according to an individual's social rank. In…
- The WireThe Wire is a TV series. In Issue.16, it is named alongside The Sopranos, Mad Men and Breaking Bad as one of the critically acclaimed drama series that pushed boundaries…
- Twelve TablesThe Twelve Tables was the foundational legislation that established written law in ancient Rome around 450 BC. Created to protect plebeians from arbitrary patrician…
- Ubuntu PhilosophyUbuntu is an African humanist philosophy emphasizing the communal interconnectedness of human existence through the shared bond of community. It asserts that individual…
- Worldview PluralismWorldview pluralism is the philosophical stance recognizing that multiple distinct, coherent systems of meaning and belief can simultaneously interpret the same physical…
- Zygmunt BaumanZygmunt Bauman was a Polish sociologist and philosopher, known for the idea of liquid modernity. In the Agency editorial, Issue.6 presents him as the thinker who…
Terms
- Settlementnoun
- A small community or newly established village formed by migrating individuals settling in an area.
- Smugglingnoun
- The clandestine and illegal transport of goods, currency, persons, or natural commodities across jurisdictional borders to evade tariffs, customs controls, or legal bans.
- Soliditynoun
- The state or quality of being firm, coherent, and durable in physical or organizational form. In cultural theory, it describes the stable structures and long-lasting institutions of classical modernity.
- Stigmanoun
- A mark of social disgrace, shame, or prejudice associated with a particular circumstance, trait, or behavior.
- Subordinationnoun
- The act of placing in a lower rank or secondary position, or the state of being subject to the authority of another.
- Subproletarianadjective
- Relating to or belonging to an impoverished social stratum positioned below the regular industrial working class.
- Taboonoun
- A social, cultural, or religious prohibition restricting a particular practice, discussion, or association under moral penalty.
- Technocratnoun
- An exponent of technocracy, or an expert whose authority derives from technical or managerial proficiency rather than democratic mandate.
- Urbanismnoun
- The study, discipline, and design practice of planning, organizing, and developing cities and human settlements.
- usurpationnoun
- The wrongful seizure of sovereign power or throne through rebellion, military coup, or assassination without legal right.
