Governing classes
Source shift
The shift of the system's condition of existence — its “indispensable” — away from the lower class, or the sharing of the functions that provide it with alternative sources (capital, bureaucracy, technology, external power). As the source loses its indispensable capacities, source hegemony declines too.
— 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 4, §9.3 · Chapter 5 |