Fusion
Role / status
The criterion of the distinction fits in one sentence: a role is not claimed, status is claimed. A role belongs to the task, not to the person: it is distributed according to the capacity the task requires, it ends when the task ends, and the same person may be in another role the next moment. A role produces no ranking — two roles stand side by side, not one above the other; status is by definition a ranking. A role exists only as long as it is carried; status persists even when it is not.
— 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.
| Author | Evren Öztürk |
|---|---|
| Published | 19 September 2026 |
| Research program | Physis |
| First appearance | Physis: A Theory of Power |
| Developed in | Physis: A Theory of Power — Chapter 9, §4.1c |