DAO Thesis Map glossary

Definitions are derived from the current map’s confirmed foundations, working concepts, and governed decisions. M-001 and M-003 are confirmed; M-002, M-004, and M-005 remain open. Resource links are placeholders for later verified material.

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CONFIRMED foundation

Foundation-level RQ skeleton and estimand

The confirmed population-bounded question asks whether short-window abnormal governance-token returns differ across substantively different types of adopted decision-events in token-governed DeFi protocol DAOs with authoritative Ethereum Mainnet outcomes.

Map concept: Open G1 on the map
Aliases: Foundation RQ · estimand
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: Adopted-decision phenomenon, Substantive adopted DAO governance decision, One adopted governance decision-event, Short-window abnormal governance-token return, M-003: Target population and eligibility
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CONFIRMED foundation

Adopted-decision phenomenon

The baseline concerns adopted DAO governance decisions; non-adopted outcomes remain outside the baseline estimand while traceable in the candidate census.

Map concept: Open F1 on the map
Aliases: adopted DAO governance decisions · adopted DAO governance decision · adopted decision
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: Substantive adopted DAO governance decision, One adopted governance decision-event, M-001: Adoption and bindingness
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CONFIRMED foundation

Substantive adopted DAO governance decision

What the DAO actually decided to do, distinct from a proposal, vote, transaction, or other record used as evidence.

Map concept: Open F2 on the map
Aliases: substantive decision
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: One adopted governance decision-event, Governance source records, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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CONFIRMED foundation

One adopted governance decision-event

One analytically bounded adopted organisational occurrence; it is not automatically one proposal ID, vote, or transaction.

Map concept: Open F3 on the map
Aliases: adopted decision-event · decision-event
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: Substantive adopted DAO governance decision, One reconstructed event record, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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CONFIRMED foundation

One reconstructed event record

One dataset row representing one adopted governance decision-event, reconstructed from the authoritative governance-lifecycle record and linked evidence. Complex record-to-event treatment remains open under M-005.

Map concept: Open F4 on the map
Aliases: reconstructed event record · reconstructed record · dataset row
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: One adopted governance decision-event, Governance source records, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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CONFIRMED foundation

Substantive governance-decision type

The explanatory grouping construct required by the RQ. Its final categories, boundaries, coding rules, and economic rationales remain open under M-002.

Map concept: Open T1 on the map
Aliases: substantive decision type · taxonomy construct
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: Foundation-level RQ skeleton and estimand, M-002: Substantive decision taxonomy
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CONFIRMED foundation

Short-window abnormal governance-token return

A price-based return outcome around a predeclared event timestamp. It does not directly measure beliefs, interpretation, welfare, or causal mechanisms.

Map concept: Open F5 on the map
Aliases: short-window abnormal return · abnormal governance-token return · abnormal return
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: Foundation-level RQ skeleton and estimand, M-004: Event anchor and abnormal-return design
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CONFIRMED evidence

Governance source records

Records used to reconstruct a decision-event. The authoritative Ethereum Mainnet outcome establishes adoption; other lifecycle records may corroborate or document execution.

Map concept: Open SR1 on the map
Aliases: governance source records · evidence records · lifecycle records
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Foundation Charter v1.1
Related concepts: One adopted governance decision-event, One reconstructed event record, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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WORKING working concept

Time-bounded governance regime

Each eligible DAO is assessed within a documented governance regime. That requirement is confirmed; detailed historical regime operationalisation remains working and must preserve the confirmed M-001 and M-003 rules.

Map concept: Open GR1 on the map
Aliases: governance regime
Governance / evidence: WORKING · Decision Register v1.1
Related concepts: M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-003: Target population and eligibility, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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CONFIRMED decision

M-001: Adoption and bindingness

Adoption occurs when the authoritative governance mechanism records that its formal approval conditions were satisfied. Execution is recorded separately and does not automatically define adoption.

Map concept: Open M1 on the map
Aliases: M-001 · M1 · adoption and bindingness
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Decision Register v1.1; Baseline Population and Adoption Protocol v1.0
Related concepts: Adopted-decision phenomenon, Substantive adopted DAO governance decision, One adopted governance decision-event, One reconstructed event record, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules, M-003: Target population and eligibility, M-004: Event anchor and abnormal-return design
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OPEN decision

M-002: Substantive decision taxonomy

Defines the substantive decision taxonomy, including its categories, boundaries, coding rules, and treatment of hybrids or bundles.

Map concept: Open M2 on the map
Aliases: M-002 · M2 · substantive decision taxonomy
Governance / evidence: OPEN · Decision Register v1.1
Related concepts: Substantive governance-decision type, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules, M-003: Target population and eligibility
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CONFIRMED decision

M-003: Target population and eligibility

The baseline is token-governed DeFi protocol DAOs whose authoritative governance outcomes are recorded and verifiable through Ethereum Mainnet smart contracts during the relevant governance regime. Complete the candidate census before feasibility screening; Layer 2 and broader multichain governance are later extensions.

Map concept: Open M3 on the map
Aliases: M-003 · M3 · target population and eligibility
Governance / evidence: CONFIRMED · Decision Register v1.1; Baseline Population and Adoption Protocol v1.0
Related concepts: Time-bounded governance regime, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-002: Substantive decision taxonomy, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules, M-004: Event anchor and abnormal-return design
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OPEN decision

M-004: Event anchor and abnormal-return design

Defines the event anchor and abnormal-return design before final sample construction and return estimation.

Map concept: Open M4 on the map
Aliases: M-004 · M4 · event anchor and abnormal-return design
Governance / evidence: OPEN · Decision Register v1.1
Related concepts: Short-window abnormal governance-token return, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-003: Target population and eligibility, M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules
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OPEN decision

M-005: Event identity, linkage, and boundary rules

Defines which governance records belong to the same substantive decision-event and when they are merged, split, linked, treated as revisions, or excluded.

Map concept: Open M5 on the map
Aliases: M-005 · M5 · event identity, linkage, and boundary rules · event identity and linkage
Governance / evidence: OPEN · Decision Register v1.1
Related concepts: Substantive adopted DAO governance decision, One adopted governance decision-event, One reconstructed event record, Governance source records, M-001: Adoption and bindingness, M-002: Substantive decision taxonomy, M-003: Target population and eligibility, M-004: Event anchor and abnormal-return design
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