Editing Autonomy (section)

== Limits to autonomy ==
Autonomy can be limited. For instance, by disabilities, civil society organizations may achieve a degree of autonomy albeit nested within—and relative to—formal bureaucratic and administrative regimes. Community partners can therefore assume a hybridity of capture and autonomy—or a mutuality—that is rather nuanced.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=O'Hare|first=Paul|date=March 2018|title=Resisting the 'Long-Arm' of the State? Spheres of Capture and Opportunities for Autonomy in Community Governance|journal=International Journal of Urban and Regional Research|volume=42|issue=2|pages=210–225|doi=10.1111/1468-2427.12606|url=https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/620226/1/Resisting%20the%20long%20arm%20of%20the%20state.pdf|access-date=2020-06-04|archive-date=2020-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506073104/https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/620226/1/Resisting%20the%20long%20arm%20of%20the%20state.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Semi-autonomy===
The term ''semi-autonomy'' (coined with prefix [[semi-]] / "half") designates partial or limited autonomy. As a relative term, it is usually applied to various semi-autonomous entities or processes that are substantially or functionally limited, in comparison to other fully autonomous entities or processes.

===Quasi-autonomy===
The term ''quasi-autonomy'' (coined with prefix [[quasi-]] / "resembling" or "appearing") designates formally acquired or proclaimed, but functionally limited or constrained autonomy. As a descriptive term, it is usually applied to various quasi-autonomous entities or processes that are formally designated or labeled as autonomous, but in reality remain functionally dependent or influenced by some other entity or process. An example for such use of the term can be seen in common designation for [[quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations]].