Principle of subsidiarity

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Subsidiarity is a principle of social organization that issues should be dealt with at the most immediate / local level that can resolve them. Common examples in Europe and the US are enshrined in law.

Within wiki movements, variations on this have focused on federation (fedwiki, wikimedia language-projects) and explicit subsidiarity (discussions about wikimedia governance, software development, fundraising, and hubs generally).

Related discussions

an incomplete list

Technical development

How technical efforts should change (2019, @ CEE)

Funds

Fundraising and donor management (2012 (WMUK), 202x)
Funds dissemination and small grants (FDC, funding microgrant programs, 2021 regional grants committees)
Prioritization of focus (for directing attention, funds, technical resources) (?, wishlists [DE + global + per-project])

Project policy

Dispute resolution (CoC framework)
Copyright (fair use + non-free content exemption framework)

Media and outreach

Swag (better stores + gardens)

Publications (books, calendars, ...)

Legal support

Early wikilegal-l, regional support

Overall governance

Futures of WM governance (2021, WMDE)