structuresis
Structuresis is a theoretical framework that emphasizes the primacy of structural relationships in complex systems. Proponents argue that the arrangement and interdependencies of components largely determine behavior and outcomes, often more than the properties of individual parts. Structuresis seeks to analyze how networks, hierarchies, and spatial or organizational configurations constrain possibilities and enable emergent phenomena.
Origins of the term are debated, but structuresis has appeared in interdisciplinary discourse as scholars cross
Core concepts include the primacy of structure over substance, the idea that function follows form, and the
Applications span organizational design, urban planning, software architecture, education, and comparative anthropology, where analysts study how
See also structuralism, systems theory, network theory, complexity theory.