There is considerable evidence for heterarchical social and political formations in the past. The archaeological record records many forms of social power (Angelbeck and Grier, 2012; Chapman, 2003; Crumley, 2003; Ehrenreich et al., 1995; Ko…As Scott (1987, 1999, 2012) demonstrates in his analysis of progress—and simplification-driven goals of the state, governing elites devalue local knowledge and undermine individuals’ capacities for self-governance. This hyper-hierarchical, …
Wynne-Jones
archaeologist · 2 mentions across 1 reading
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Wynne-Jones appears in the readings as an archaeological source on heterarchical social formations and non-hierarchical power structures in the past, contributing to Kohring's work on alternative models of social organization beyond state-centered governance. They're cited alongside other scholars examining how pre-modern and non-Western societies organized collective power without centralized authority, which frames a counterargument to the simplification and hierarchization that Scott identifies as inherent to state administrative logic. In the context of this seminar, their work provides historical precedent for decentralized systems of coordination—a crucial reference point for theorizing how algorithmic and cybernetic systems might or might not replicate state-like hierarchies.
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