technocratization
TEK-nuh-kruh-tuh-ZAY-shun
Definition
The process of shifting authority or decision-making power from elected officials or public discourse to specialized experts, bureaucratic technocrats, or institutional management.
Etymology
Derived from 'technocrat' (a blending of Greek 'tekhne', meaning 'craft or art', and 'kratos', meaning 'power') with the suffix '-ize' and '-ation' added to indicate the process of turning a field into one dominated by technical management.
In the news
The article warns that transitional justice projects risk becoming overly managed by expert systems, losing their connection to genuine social or political struggles through excessive technocratization.
Symposium on Reframing Transitional Justice: Transitional Justice’s “Unit of Analysis” Problem
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