centralisation

process by which the activities of an organisation become concentrated within a particular location and/or group
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centralisation

Summary

centralisation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • centralisation's GND ID is recorded as 4129775-1[2].
  • centralisation's subclass of is recorded as process[3].
  • centralisation's Commons category is recorded as Centralisation[4].
  • centralisation's opposite of is recorded as decentralization[5].
  • centralisation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vs9c[6].
  • centralisation's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/centralization[7].
  • centralisation's has effect is recorded as iron law of oligarchy[8].
  • centralisation's different from is recorded as centralization[9].
  • centralisation's YSO ID is recorded as 13618[10].
  • centralisation's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as centralisation[11].
  • centralisation's NE.se ID is recorded as centralisering[12].
  • centralisation's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19657893[13].
  • centralisation's STW Thesaurus for Economics ID is recorded as 16312-1[14].
  • centralisation's UNESCO Thesaurus ID is recorded as concept4874[15].
  • centralisation's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as sentralisering[16].
  • centralisation's ASC Leiden Thesaurus ID is recorded as 294903836[17].
  • centralisation's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778786385[18].
  • centralisation's Lex ID is recorded as centralisering[19].
  • centralisation's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2778786385[20].

Why It Matters

centralisation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (113 views/month).[1] centralisation has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] centralisation is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

centralisation has been cited as an influence by political agenda[23].

FAQs

Who did centralisation influence?

centralisation has been cited as an influence by political agenda[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Jeanne Noiraud · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of process
    Opposite of decentralization
    Aliases
    Different from centralization
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q1639378]]"
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