Niklas Luhmann

Informationen zum Autor Christian Borch is an Associate Professor at the Department of Management! Politics and Philosophy! Copenhagen Business School! Denmark. His research interests include sociological systems theory! power! sociology of crowds and architecture. Klappentext Offers an introduction to the sociology of Niklas Luhmann. This book presents the key concepts in Luhmann's systems theory! including social systems! autopoiesis! self-reference! and second-order observation. It also introduces to his analysis of modern society as differentiated into a number of distinctive function systems. Zusammenfassung This book offers an accessible introduction to the sociology of Niklas Luhmann. It presents the key concepts in Luhmann's theory of social systems, as well as his analysis of modern society. The book also compares Luhmann's sociology to other contemporary theories, and an examination of Luhmann’s contribution to contemporary sociological thinking. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Social Systems 3. Observing Systems 4. The Functional Differentiation of Modern Society 5. Consequences of Function Differentiation 6. Power and Politics 7. Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Christian Borch, Christian (Copenhagen Business School Borch, Borch Christian
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.03.2011
• EAN: 9780415490931
• ISBN: 978-0-415-49093-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Key Sociologists; Key Sociologists
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Western philosophy from c 1800, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -