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Observing International Relations: Niklas Luhmann and World Politics » Read Now
by Mathias Albert, Lena Hilkermeier. 256 pgs.

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Observing International Relations draws upon the modern systems theory of society, developed by Niklas Luhmann, to provide new perspectives on central aspects of contemporary world society and to generate theoretically informed insights on the possibilities and limits of regulation in global...
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Observing International Relations draws upon the modern systems theory of society, developed by Niklas Luhmann, to provide new perspectives on central aspects of contemporary world society and to generate theoretically informed insights on the possibilities and limits of regulation in global governance. The authors develop a Luhmannian theory of world society by contrasting it with competing notions of international society, critically discussing the use of modern systems theory in international relations theory and assessing its treatment of central concepts within international relations, such as power, sovereignty, governance and war.
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Insistence on Systems Theory: Perspectives from Germany-An Essay, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Niklas Luhmann. 12 pgs.

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...from Germany -- An Essay NIKLAS LUHMANN, Universitat Bielefeld Germany...Habermas, Jurgen, and Niklas Luhmann. 1976 . "Evolution und Geschichte...General Systems...
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The Boundaries of Abortion Law: Systems Theory from Parsons to Luhmann and Habermas, in Social Forces » Read Now
by Mathieu Deflem. 44 pgs.

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...theories of Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann, and Jurgen Habermas in light...developed by Talcott Parsons, Niklas Luhmann, and Jurgen Habermas. This undertaking...Habermas...
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Ethics and Economic Affairs (Chap. 15 "Niklas Luhmann's Sociology of the Economic System") » Read Now
by Alan Lewis, Karl-Erik Wärneryd. 388 pgs.

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Science and the Revenge of Nature: Marcuse & Habermas ("From Science to Luhmann's Systems Theory" begins on p. 119) » Read Now
by C. Fred Alford. 226 pgs.

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...SCIENCE AND THE REVENGE OF NATURE MARCUSE HABERMAS SCIENCE AND THE REVENGE OF NATURE MARCUSE HABERMAS C. Fred Alford UNIVERSITY PRESSES OF FLORIDA...
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Contemporary German Legal Philosophy (Discussion of Niklas Luhmann begins on p. 73) » Read Now
by James E. Herget. 162 pgs.

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...was developed somewhat later by Niklas Luhmann under the inspiration of the...critical rationalism, then later Niklas Luhmann, the main proponent of systems...see Jfirgen...
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Public Law and Political Theory (Discussion of Niklas Luhmann begins on p. 250) » Read Now
by Martin Loughlin. 292 pgs.

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Public Law and the Scientific Theory Public Law and Political Theory Interpretation in Public Law The Structures of Public Law Thought Foundations of Normativism Foundations of Functionalism Traditions of Public Law Thought Contemporary Thought in Public Law The Triumph of...
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Public Law and the Scientific Theory Public Law and Political Theory Interpretation in Public Law The Structures of Public Law Thought Foundations of Normativism Foundations of Functionalism Traditions of Public Law Thought Contemporary Thought in Public Law The Triumph of Liberal Normativism Public Law in the Face of the Future
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Complexity and the History of Economic Thought: Selected Papers from the History of Economics Society Conference ("Niklas Luhmann's Theory of Social Systems") » Read Now
by David Colander. 250 pgs.

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This work consists of 12 studies on the issues of complexity and the history of economic thought. The studies relate complexity to the ideas of specific economists such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Alfred Marshall and Ragnar Frisch.
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Trust as a Social Reality, in Social Forces » Read Now
by J. David Lewis, Andrew Weigert. 19 pgs.

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Realistic Socio-Legal Theory: Pragmatism and a Social Theory of Law ("Luhmann's Attempt to Overcome the Divide" begins on p. 111) » Read Now
by Brian Z. Tamanaha. 280 pgs.

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Combining philosophical pargmatism with a methodological foundation, Tamanaha formulates a framework for a realistic approach to socio-legal theory. The strengths of this approach are contrasted with that of the major schools of socio-legal theory by application to core issues in this area. Thus...
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Combining philosophical pargmatism with a methodological foundation, Tamanaha formulates a framework for a realistic approach to socio-legal theory. The strengths of this approach are contrasted with that of the major schools of socio-legal theory by application to core issues in this area. Thus Tamanaha explores the problematic state of socio-legal studies, the relationship between behaviour and meaning, the notion of legal ideology, the problem of indeterminacy in rule following and application, and the structure of judicial decision making. These issues are tackled in a clear and concise fashion while articulating a social theory of law which draws equally from legal theory and socio-legal theory.
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