May 3 - 7, 2006. De-differentiation and Modern Systems Theory: Conceptual Developments and Empirical Applications
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Teaching personnel
Boris Holzer, Ph.D. - LMU Munich
in cooperation with Prof. Dr. André Kieserling - Univ. Mainz and Prof. Dr. Stefan Kühl - UniBW Hamburg
Course Description
Modern systems theory is an increasingly popular yet heavily contested theoretical approach in sociology. In particular, Niklas Luhmann’s theory of self-referential social systems consisting of communications (rather than persons) has attracted both ardent followers and fierce criticism.
in cooperation with Prof. Dr. André Kieserling - Univ. Mainz and Prof. Dr. Stefan Kühl - UniBW Hamburg
Course Description
Modern systems theory is an increasingly popular yet heavily contested theoretical approach in sociology. In particular, Niklas Luhmann’s theory of self-referential social systems consisting of communications (rather than persons) has attracted both ardent followers and fierce criticism.
The seminar will be concerned with important new ideas, concepts and questions of theory building in the field of systems theory.
In addition, the seminar will also discuss the possibilities and limits of empirical applications that cover broad areas in sociology such as organizations, social stratification, tourism, and war. Again, the seminar will be conducted in cooperation with Prof. Dr. André Kieserling (Univ. Mainz) and Prof. Dr. Stefan Kühl (UniBW Hamburg), two experts in the theory of social systems and its empirical application.
- N. Luhmann, The Differentiation of Society, New York: Columbia University Press 1982
- Social Systems (transl. by John Bednarz Jr. with Dirk Baecker), Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press 1995
- Theories of Distinction (ed. by William Rasch), Palo Alto: Stanford U.P. 2002.
Contact
Chiara Bianchini
Tel. + 39 041 2719511
Fax. + 39 041 2719510
Chiara Bianchini
Tel. + 39 041 2719511
Fax. + 39 041 2719510
