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Systemic Instruments for Regional Development
This paper is the English Summary of the report “Systemische Instrumente für die Regionalentwicklung”. The research project was induced by the following considerations: “Regions” – or more precisely: the actors of regional development and addressees of regional policies and their … Continue reading
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A Cognition-based View of Decision Processes in Complex Social–Ecological Systems
This synthesis paper is intended to provide an overview of individual and collective decisionmaking processes that might serve as a theoretical foundation for a complexity-based approach to environmental policy design and natural resource management planning. Human activities are the primary … Continue reading
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Autopoiesis and Socialization: on Luhmann’s reconceptualization of Communication and Socialization
In 1984, Niklas Luhmann published Soziale Systeme in which he applies the idea of autopoiesis (self-production) to social systems. Abstracted from its biological connotations, the concept of autopoiesis leads to a sharp distinction between different kinds of autopoietic organization, i.e. … Continue reading
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The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory
In The Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory Bausch summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing thinkers. Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current … Continue reading
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