Technocracy (bureaucratic)

Basic Information

A technocracy is a form of government where scientists, engineers, and other technical experts hold political power in their respective fields. They are selected for their positions based on bureaucratic processes on the basis of their knowledge and performance instead of democratic elections.

See Also

• Magocracy for a fantasy version of the technocracy.

Sources

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia entry

Game and Story Use

• In a society where political power is based on provable scientific or technical expertise, peer review is likely to be very intense - and might be the focus of some major intrigues as people submitting articles will go to any length that their articles get good reviews and are cited often.