...Nicolas Hayoz Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the heuristic value of Niklas Luhmann’s social theory for the analysis of autocracies, particularly the regime in Russia. A dictatorship can very well challenge central achievements of modern society, such as functional differentiation, within...

... Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social systems theory Functional differentiation Fit theory Membership Zone of indifference Niklas Luhmann Having a job or living a career that fits your needs is said to matter. Despite being a recurrent...

...-economic governance-bias likely translates into dysfunctional governance and development at both the national and supra-national level. Social systems Functional differentiation Cabinet portfolios Governments Polyphonic organization In office since March 2018, the 24rd Federal Cabinet...