The debates about the public sphere from social systems theory
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.3035
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the initial debate that generated the main contributions to the discussion of the public sphere from the perspective of systems theory. Although Luhmann consolidates himself as the… read more here.
Keywords: debates public; public sphere; sphere social; systems theory ... See more keywords
Environmental law and systems theory
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.3075
Abstract: In 1985, German sociologist Niklas Luhmann published a monograph on ecology, which appeared in English translation in 1989 as Ecological Communication. It contained many original insights for ecological thinking and, despite being well‐reviewed upon publication,… read more here.
Keywords: ecological communication; law systems; environmental law; systems theory ... See more keywords
Environments: Observed With Social Systems Theory. An Introduction
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.3148
Abstract: This article examines the concept of environments through the lens of social systems theory in the tradition of Niklas Luhmann, emphasising the inherent plurality and complexity of environments as observed by various systems. Rejecting the… read more here.
Keywords: theory introduction; systems theory; article; social systems ... See more keywords
Unveiling Regional Disparities: Exploring Cybersecurity Capabilities and Performance Through Systems Theory Approach
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DOI: 10.1002/sres.3204
Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between cybersecurity capabilities (CCs) and cybersecurity performance (CP) across diverse regional contexts, employing ordinary least squares (OLS) and random forest (RF) regression models. The research highlights how economic, political and… read more here.
Keywords: unveiling regional; cybersecurity capabilities; performance; systems theory ... See more keywords
In Memoriam: Erol Başar and the General Systems Theory—a personal reminiscence
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DOI: 10.1007/s00422-020-00836-8
Abstract: The scientist Erol Başar passed away at the end of 2017 (Guntekin et al. 2018; Herrmann 2018). He was a pioneer in brain research; he introduced the application of newly emerged methods for analysis of… read more here.
Keywords: research; systems theory; erol; book ... See more keywords
No goal is an island: the implications of systems theory for the Sustainable Development Goals
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DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-01043-y
Abstract: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have now been in place for 4 years, as the center-piece of the sustainable development program of the United Nations. This paper argues that the Earth system fundamentally represents the… read more here.
Keywords: island implications; sustainable development; systems theory; goal island ... See more keywords
Effectiveness of Family Systems Theory Interventions on Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-02069-0
Abstract: The purpose of this review is to synthesize the evidence and determine the efficacy of interventions based on family systems theory in diabetes-related family conflict, self-management, and glycemic control among adolescents with type 1 diabetes.… read more here.
Keywords: systems theory; family; theory interventions; family systems ... See more keywords
Fighting Smart: Living Systems Theory in the US Army's Strategic Thought
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DOI: 10.1017/s1479244324000210
Abstract: This article analyzes the relationship between living systems theory (LST) and the army's military doctrine in the 1980s. General Donn Starry, Colonel Mike Malone, and Major James Cary worked with James G. Miller, the founder… read more here.
Keywords: living systems; fighting smart; theory army; army strategic ... See more keywords
The suicide bomber as a medium of terrorist communication: a contribution from social systems theory
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DOI: 10.1080/03906701.2018.1529111
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper examines how suicide bombers are framed in terrorist communication, focusing on the empirical case of al-Qaeda’s suicide campaigns. Relying on the concept of media of communication in social systems theory, three main… read more here.
Keywords: social systems; terrorist communication; communication; systems theory ... See more keywords
A dual systems theory of incontinent action
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2017.1330950
Abstract: Abstract In philosophy of action, we typically aim to explain action by appealing to conative attitudes whose contents are either logically consistent propositions or can be rendered as such. Call this “the logical criterion.” This… read more here.
Keywords: system; systems theory; dual systems; system system ... See more keywords
Democratic innovations beyond the deliberative paradigm: a re-conceptualization based on Luhmann’s systems theory
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DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2024.2340636
Abstract: ABSTRACT The current research on deliberative-participatory democratic innovations conducted by state administration agencies exhibits empirical eclecticism and is dominated by a deliberative paradigm. However, this paradigm tends to conflate normative prescription with analytical description. In… read more here.
Keywords: deliberative paradigm; democratic innovations; systems theory; conceptualization ... See more keywords