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Group–whole tension

The tension between two structures sharing the same ground — a community within a state, an autonomous subsidiary of a holding, a region in a federal structure, a minority within a nation-state — arising not from intention but from the structural incompatibility of two logics of organization.

— Physis: A Theory of Power — Concept Glossary

The definition is from the Concept Glossary of Physis: A Theory of Power; the book will be published on Zenodo in October 2026. The English wording is provisional until the official English glossary is published.

AuthorEvren Öztürk
Published19 September 2026
Research programPhysis
First appearancePhysis: A Theory of Power
Developed inPhysis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 5, §6.8. Chapter bu başlığın betimleyici olduğunu kendi başında söyler

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