do-ocratic

English

Etymology

From do +‎ -ocratic.

Adjective

do-ocratic (comparative more do-ocratic, superlative most do-ocratic)

1. (neologism, technology) Relating to or involving do-ocracies ("an organization in which power is held by those who do the most work").
   • 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:

     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.

Derived terms

• do-ocratically

 

Related terms

• do-ocracy