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 {{d|High modernism|haɪ ˈmɒdᵊnɪzᵊm|n}}A form of modernism, characterised by an utmost faith in the power of science and technology to organise, explain and manage the social and natural worlds.
-As {{author|James C. Scott}} articulates it in {{br|Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed}}, a “muscle-bound” self-confidence in the expansion of production; our growing ability to satisfy human needs and master nature (including human nature) “and, above all, the rational design of social order commensurate with the scientific understanding of natural laws”.
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-It translates to a rational, ordered, geometric (hence “[[legible]]”) view of the word and depends on central state vision to bring about big projects (enormous infrastructure projects, genocidal agricultural programmes, [[banner IT project]]s and so on).
 To be contrasted with “[[metis]]”: the local expert applying knowhow, folk knowledge, experience to deal with situations on the ground when you see them. The high-modernists inhabit your management layers and the management consultancy profession. “[[Metis]]” is possessed by our old friend, the [[subject matter expert]].