# The Network State Wiki

[Jur](https://go.jur.io/wiki2site) is organizing this Wiki to bring awareness and clarity to the Network State movement, and stimulate a constructive, critical discussion on the topic in the [Jur Discord community](https://go.jur.io/wiki2discord).

The [Network State](https://gitbook.jur.io/wiki-network-state/what-is-a-network-state/network-state) movement is about empowering citizens to experiment with new forms of voluntary social organization. The Network State Wiki is an open-source resource that allows you to learn about the Network State as the concept evolves.

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In one informal sentence:

> A network state is a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states.

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Here’s a more complex definition that extends that concept and pre-emptively covers many edge cases:

> A network state is a social network with a moral innovation, a sense of national consciousness, a recognized founder, a capacity for collective action, an in-person level of civility, an integrated cryptocurrency, a consensual government limited by a social smart contract, an archipelago of crowdfunded physical territories, a virtual capital, and an on-chain census that proves a large enough population, income, and real-estate footprint to attain a measure of diplomatic recognition.
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<figure><img src="https://2444210079-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FINsrlnfz3ZQakiEgvXEN%2Fuploads%2FWMTd8U59rvXQRMW1H5Um%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0c95e973-8695-4ed9-a035-293bddee1521" alt=""><figcaption><p>From <a href="https://thenetworkstate.com/the-network-state-in-one-image">https://thenetworkstate.com/the-network-state-in-one-image </a></p></figcaption></figure>
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{% embed url="<https://twitter.com/balajis>" %}
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{% tab title="The Network State" %}
{% embed url="<https://twitter.com/thenetworkstate>" %}
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{% tab title="JUR" %}
{% embed url="<https://twitter.com/JurProject>" %}
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## How to get involved?

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[why-is-it-important-to-have-a-network-state-wiki](https://gitbook.jur.io/wiki-network-state/introduction/why-is-it-important-to-have-a-network-state-wiki)
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{% content-ref url="introduction/how-do-i-contribute" %}
[how-do-i-contribute](https://gitbook.jur.io/wiki-network-state/introduction/how-do-i-contribute)
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{% content-ref url="introduction/rules" %}
[rules](https://gitbook.jur.io/wiki-network-state/introduction/rules)
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{% content-ref url="introduction/who-is-maintaining-the-wiki" %}
[who-is-maintaining-the-wiki](https://gitbook.jur.io/wiki-network-state/introduction/who-is-maintaining-the-wiki)
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