Draft for feedback: Protocological Governance

Thank you for sharing your work.

I believe the concept of prefigurative protocols could potentially strengthen your framework. Prefigurative protocols are designed to steer systems toward a desired future by implementing small, deliberate changes in the present. Through continuous feedback and refinement, governance structures evolve gradually. Establishing mechanisms for small-scale experimentation, for example, would allow participants to engage dynamically with governance and adapt protocols as needed. This gradual, iterative approach to change, I think, aligns with the self-organizing principles you describe while reinforcing the long-term stability and inclusivity of protocological governance.

The concept of a “protocological chiasm” is interesting. Prefigurative protocols could offer a practical means to shape both the abstract and embodied aspects of protocol development. This chiasm framework could help explain how small, intentional changes in protocol design can influence both theoretical and practical aspects, while helping navigate the tension between sovereignty and entanglement.

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