Societalt
Societalt is a neologism used in some sociological and philosophical writings to describe the emergent, self-organizing features of modern society. It treats society as a distributed system in which agency is not confined to individuals or centralized institutions but resides in networks, practices, and norms that span multiple scales.
Origin and usage: The term arose in late 2010s discussions about digital platforms, governance, and urban systems,
Core concepts: Emergence, distributed agency, feedback loops, and nonlinear dynamics. The Societalt perspective emphasizes networks of
Applications: As a lens, it is used to study platform ecosystems, policy innovation, and resilient urban ecosystems.
Criticism and discussion: Some scholars argue that Societalt risks overgeneralization or vagueness, and that operationalizing a
See also: sociology, complexity theory, systems theory, digital sociology, network science.