gatekeeperism

English

Etymology

From gatekeeper +‎ -ism.

Noun

gatekeeperism (uncountable)

1. The attitudes, behaviours, and actions associated with being a gatekeeper (one who guards or controls access to a given area).
   • 2020, Matthew Farmer, Transnational LGBT Activism and UK-Based NGOs:

     That being said, they are also wary of 'gatekeeperism' within the movement that is overly critical of methods of public participation that might lack experience or engage in forms of online activism […]

See also

• overprotectivism