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Luhmann on law and politics : critical appraisals and applications / edited by Michael King and Chris Thornhill.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Oñati international series in law and societyPublisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2006Description: 253 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1841136239
  • 9781841136233
  • 1841136247
  • 9781841136240
Other title:
  • Law and politics
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347
LOC classification:
  • K487.P65 L84 2006
Contents:
1. Reflecting on reflexive law / John Paterson -- 2. What's the use of Luhmann's theory? / Michael King -- 3. From subject to system : some unsystematic systems-theoretical thoughts on race equality and human rights / Tim Murphy -- 4. Luhmann's political theory : politics after metaphysics? / Chris Thornhill -- 5. Systems theory and the paradox of human rights / Gert Verschraegen -- 6. The problem of power in Luhmann's systems theory / Samantha Ashenden -- 7. What is modern power? / Jean Clam -- 8. Some observations on social anthropology and Niklas Luhmann's concept of society / Anne Friederike Muller -- 9. The theoretical context and foundations of Luhmann's legal and political sociology / Bernd R. Hornung -- 10. Dealing (with) paradoxes : on law, justice and cheating / Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos --
Reflecting on reflexive law / John Paterson -- What's the use of Luhmann's theory / Michael King -- From subject to system : some unsystematic systems-theoretical thoughts on race equality and human rights / Tim Murphy -- Luhmann's political theory : politics after metaphysics? / Chris Thornhill -- Systems theory and the paradox of human rights / Gert Verschraegen -- The problem of power in Luhmann's systems theory / Samatha Ashenden -- What is modern power? / Jean Clam -- Some observations on social anthropology and Niklas Luhmann's concept / Anne Friederike Müller -- The theoretical context and foundations of Luhmann's legal and political sociology / Bernd R. Hornung -- Dealing (with) paradoxes : on law, justice and cheating / Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos.
Summary: A collection of essays that provides evidence of Luhmann's extensive and diverse relevance to the issues facing contemporary society. This work also aims to enhance our understanding of the challenges posed by Luhmann's theoretical paradigm to more traditional conceptions of social theory.
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Papers from a workshop held in September 2003 at the International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Onati, Guipuzcoa, Spain.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Reflecting on reflexive law / John Paterson -- 2. What's the use of Luhmann's theory? / Michael King -- 3. From subject to system : some unsystematic systems-theoretical thoughts on race equality and human rights / Tim Murphy -- 4. Luhmann's political theory : politics after metaphysics? / Chris Thornhill -- 5. Systems theory and the paradox of human rights / Gert Verschraegen -- 6. The problem of power in Luhmann's systems theory / Samantha Ashenden -- 7. What is modern power? / Jean Clam -- 8. Some observations on social anthropology and Niklas Luhmann's concept of society / Anne Friederike Muller -- 9. The theoretical context and foundations of Luhmann's legal and political sociology / Bernd R. Hornung -- 10. Dealing (with) paradoxes : on law, justice and cheating / Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos --

Reflecting on reflexive law / John Paterson -- What's the use of Luhmann's theory / Michael King -- From subject to system : some unsystematic systems-theoretical thoughts on race equality and human rights / Tim Murphy -- Luhmann's political theory : politics after metaphysics? / Chris Thornhill -- Systems theory and the paradox of human rights / Gert Verschraegen -- The problem of power in Luhmann's systems theory / Samatha Ashenden -- What is modern power? / Jean Clam -- Some observations on social anthropology and Niklas Luhmann's concept / Anne Friederike Müller -- The theoretical context and foundations of Luhmann's legal and political sociology / Bernd R. Hornung -- Dealing (with) paradoxes : on law, justice and cheating / Andreas Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos.

A collection of essays that provides evidence of Luhmann's extensive and diverse relevance to the issues facing contemporary society. This work also aims to enhance our understanding of the challenges posed by Luhmann's theoretical paradigm to more traditional conceptions of social theory.

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