It may refer to [[personal]] conduct or [[family]] units but more commonly refers to larger scale activities, i.e., [[professions]], industry bodies, religions and [[political]] units (usually referred to as Local Government), up to and including autonomous regions and [[aboriginal]] peoples (or others within nation-states who enjoy some [[sovereign]] rights). It falls within the larger [[context]] of [[governance]] and principles such as consent of the governed, and may involve non-profit organizations and corporate governance. | It may refer to [[personal]] conduct or [[family]] units but more commonly refers to larger scale activities, i.e., [[professions]], industry bodies, religions and [[political]] units (usually referred to as Local Government), up to and including autonomous regions and [[aboriginal]] peoples (or others within nation-states who enjoy some [[sovereign]] rights). It falls within the larger [[context]] of [[governance]] and principles such as consent of the governed, and may involve non-profit organizations and corporate governance. |