Economic Participation Series No. 1
Published July 2026 by Innovorsa Press, an imprint of Innovorsa Ltd.
This paper examines how digital networks are weakening the historical alignment between territory, participation and governance. It introduces the concepts of participation mobility and participation flight, and considers how states can remain institutionally relevant when people and organisations can increasingly choose where, and through which institutions, they create value.
This paper was developed as a contribution to the emerging Digital Statecraft research agenda. The arguments and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Digital Statecraft programme or its contributors.
Economic Participation Series No. 1
Published July 2026 by Innovorsa Press, an imprint of Innovorsa Ltd.
This paper examines how digital networks are weakening the historical alignment between territory, participation and governance. It introduces the concepts of participation mobility and participation flight, and considers how states can remain institutionally relevant when people and organisations can increasingly choose where, and through which institutions, they create value.
This paper was developed as a contribution to the emerging Digital Statecraft research agenda. The arguments and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Digital Statecraft programme or its contributors.
