... second-order cybernetics, systems theory, complexity studies, 4E/enactive cognition, and media theory. Using theory as method and abductive analysis, Attack on Titan (2013–2023) is examined as a theoretically productive case through close reading. The analysis focuses on informational opacity...

... organizations remain viable in digitally mediated environments characterized by complexity, uncertainty and rapid technological change. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on second-order cybernetics and systems theory, digital ambidexterity and digital agility are interpreted as mechanisms of structural...

...Jörg Räwel Purpose This study investigates how digital communication is transforming social addressing in modern, functionally differentiated society. Drawing on Niklas Luhmann's systems theory, it examines the shift from polycontextural addressing – where individuals are addressed differently...

... of this licence may be seen at Link to the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence . Second-order cybernetics Communication Information theory Systems theory Social cybernetics Mathematical modeling This paper explains, in simple terms, how everyday communication can be described with a small set...

... Licensed re-use rights only Systems theory Suicidology Systems-theoretical theory of suicide Self-reference Autopoiesis Suicide is observed as one of the most puzzling human behaviors (Millner et al., 2020 ; Nock and Wang, 2026), with some authors framing it as an “evolutionary...

...@gmail.com Observations of social change through digital forms of communication based on systems theory include, e.g. Baecker (2007) , Nassehi (2019) , or Räwel (2022) . Studies examining the influence of digital media on social theory and on management and organizational theories include Roth (2019...

...YJ Sohn; Heidi Hatfield Edwards; Theodore Petersen Purpose This paper aims to enhance the understanding of the distinct origins, mechanisms, growth paths and societal impacts of misinformation and disinformation through the theoretical lens of Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory, particularly...

... between the concept of form from “Laws of Form” and Niklas Luhmann's sociological systems theory are presented. Design/methodology/approach Methodologically, the paper uses the ternary logic of discrete mathematics, which extends {0, 1} by “don't care” to {0, 1, -}. George Spencer-Brown's...

... Governance Viable systems Systems theory Social engineering I acknowledging Alexander Bogdanov as an early Systems thinker [1] and his ideas and contributions to his society are undoubtedly worthy of in-depth exploration. However, in a short paper it is impossible to do justice to his ideas...

... Luhmann. To achieve this aim, it draws upon the systems-theory work of Jacques Ellul, a philosopher of technology who focuses on the autonomous potential of technological evolution. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on the work of Niklas Luhmann and Jacques Ellul to explore the theme...

... semantic of “transformation” also comes with a price – namely that it dissolves the certainties of structures, which results in conflicting expectations. Originality/value The paper draws on systems theory, including its notions of time and entropy, to analyse the evolution of public administration...

...@uniandes.edu.co 03 08 2021 13 12 2021 21 02 2022 01 03 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainability Ecology Qualitative research System dynamics Systems theory The indiscriminate and unsustainable...

... rights only. Creativity Ethics Systems theory George Spencer-Brown Laws of Form William Blake This paper is in two parts. The first part explores two key influences on the work of George Spencer-Brown (1923–2016), a complex and often misunderstood genius – a remarkably clear thinker...

...Shih-Hui Lo; Cheng-Da Liu Purpose The purpose is to forward systems theory one more step towards social theory and integrate problem-solving and theory-building, and search for the integration and unity of science by revealing the nature and role of critical systems thinking (CST). Design...

... in Niklas Luhmann's system theory. Findings This paper finds that systems theory has a critical potential. Originality/value To the best of the authors' knowledge the anti-totalitarian element of Niklas Luhmann's system theory has not be discussed before the present contribution. Today, we have...

...), “ From Kant to Clausewitz - an investigation of war systems with Luhmann's systems theory ”, Arto Laitinen, Jussi Saarinen, Haikki Ikäheimo, Pessi Lyyra, Petteri Niemi (red.): Sisäisyys and Suunnistautuminen : Juhlakirja Jussi Kotkavirralle , University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskula , pp. 375 - 410...

... be contacted at: ahiguchi@fukuoka-u.ac.jp 28 11 2020 01 06 2021 07 07 2021 08 07 2021 09 07 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Moral Sociology Communication Systems theory This research...

... the perspective of Niklas Luhmann’s social systems theory. Applying the method of second-order observation, it describes three cases of moral semantics disseminated via mass media and social media, and it examines their connection with the structural situation of subsystems of society during the pandemic crisis...

...Jacob A. Miller Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the US society’s insignificant mitigation of climate change using Niklas Luhmann’s ( 1989 ) autopoietic social systems theory in ecological communication. Specifically, the author’s analysis falls within the context of Luhmann re...

... extremely unlikely. The purpose of this study is to explain how this was nevertheless achieved. Design/methodology/approach From the perspective of systems theory, social action in principle does not present itself as a problem but as a solution to (latent) social problems. In the sociological analysis...