Permisología
Permisología is a term used in some Spanish-language social sciences to describe the study of permissions as social, political, and administrative phenomena. It focuses on how individuals and groups seek, obtain, or resist authorization from authorities or institutions to perform actions, access resources, or exercise rights. The field emphasizes the production, distribution, and control of permissions and the power relations embedded in bureaucratic and institutional gatekeeping.
Origins and scope: The word is formed from permiso (permission) and -logía (study of). In scholarly use,
Key concepts: Permission regimes, bureaucratic legitimacy, licensing, compliance culture, and surveillance are recurrent themes. The approach
Methodologies and applications: Researchers employ ethnography, discourse analysis, policy analysis, and critical theory to understand permission
Critiques: The term can be diffuse or vague, risking overgeneralization of complex governance into permission dynamics
See also: bureaucracy, governance, regulatory studies, licensing, social control.