# Network State

The term "Network State" is the most popular phrase used to describe a parallel polis or parallel society. Balaji Srinivasan coined the term in his book The Network State. He said, 

> "A network state is a highly aligned online community with a capacity for collective action that crowdfunds territory around the world and eventually gains diplomatic recognition from pre-existing states."

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