Inclusionism Core
Stratification Systems
Structures that distribute participation, legitimacy, agency, ownership, mobility, and recognition unevenly across civilizations.
This page presents the Inclusionism canon's treatment of Stratification Systems. Inclusionism was developed by James Felton Keith and is published with the Keith Institute.
Definition
Structures that distribute participation, legitimacy, agency, ownership, mobility, and recognition unevenly across civilizations.
Inclusionist Perspective
Stratification systems influence:
- coordination capacity
- social trust
- collective intelligence
- adaptive resilience
- informational access
- participation legitimacy
Major Systems
Inclusionist Perspective
Healthy civilizations reduce rigid exclusionary stratification while preserving pluralism, identity, and adaptive diversity.
Questions
- Can civilizations exist without stratification?
- What forms of hierarchy are legitimate?
- How should network civilization distribute participation?