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
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
Deliberative systems theory and activism
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DOI: 10.1080/13698230.2019.1584842
Abstract: ABSTRACT Many have argued that deliberative democracy has, at best, an uncomfortable relationship with activism. It might be thought that deliberative democracy faces an inescapable dilemma: either restrict activist conduct in ways that might exacerbate… read more here.
Keywords: dilemma; systems theory; theory activism; world ... See more keywords
Is There a Core-semiperiphery Division in Housing? Applying World-systems Theory in European Comparative Housing Research
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DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2020.1813801
Abstract: ABSTRACT Theories conceptualizing the Southern European, and the Central and Eastern European housing systems (SEHS and CEEHS) are dominated by approaches explaining the ostensibly similar development of the two regions by distinct region-specific path dependencies.… read more here.
Keywords: applying world; systems theory; housing; comparative housing ... See more keywords
Dissipative open systems theory as a foundation for the thermodynamics of linear systems
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DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2016.0218
Abstract: In this paper, we advocate the use of open dynamical systems, i.e. systems sharing input and output variables with their environment, and the dissipativity theory initiated by Jan Willems as models of thermodynamical systems, at… read more here.
Keywords: theory foundation; thermodynamics; systems theory; dissipative open ... See more keywords
Navigating the Ti-C-O and Al-C-O ternary systems through theory-driven discovery
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.123801
Abstract: Joseph R. Nelson, 2, ∗ Richard J. Needs, and Chris J. Pickard 2 Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom Advanced Institute for Materials… read more here.
Keywords: cambridge; navigating ternary; theory driven; systems theory ... See more keywords
Moral communication observed with social systems theory. An introduction
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DOI: 10.1108/k-01-2022-0059
Abstract: PurposeThe present article pertains to recent advances in social systems theoretical analyses of moral communication.Design/methodology/approachAn introduction to basic concepts and requirements for systems-theoretical approaches to morality and communication is provided, as is an introduction to… read more here.
Keywords: communication; observed social; systems theory; moral communication ... See more keywords
From Goal-Oriented to Constraint-Oriented Design: The Cybernetic Intersection of Design Theory and Systems Theory
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DOI: 10.1162/leon_a_00862
Abstract: ABSTRACT This article traces the changing notions of constraints in design and of systems since the mid-20th century in the intersection of design theory and systems theory. Taking a second-order cybernetic perspective, the article develops… read more here.
Keywords: design theory; systems theory; theory systems; oriented design ... See more keywords