Special Luhmann Conferences 2023 and 2024 double issue of Systems Research and Behavioral Science on “Environments” and “Guiding distinctions”. Observed with Social Systems Theory

The proofs of the full special double issue are available for download here (PDF 8.2 Mb), while the issue is also available on the official SRBS website.

Luhmann Conference 2023: Environments: Observed with Social Systems Theory

Steffen Roth, Augusto Sales, and Tilia Stingl de Vasconcelos Guedes: Environments: Observed with Social Systems Theory. An introduction (PDF)

1. Erik Aal: The World According to the Project
2. Eric Brezovec and Stefan Schweiger: What is Green Capitalism? Insights from the Social System
3. Nico Buitendag: Environmental Law and Systems Theory
4. Emer Hunt and Geraldine Doyle: Observing Systemic Values in a Tax Avoidance Environment
5. Michal Kaczmarczyk: The Reality of Environment Reimagined 
6. Dong-Huy Kim: The Paradox of Standards and Innovation 
7. Tanja Lindacher: Inclusive Education and its Potential for Irritation
8. Richard Pretorius, Gunter Bombaerts, Madi Talmar, and Bob Walrave: Unilateral Consensus in Luhmannian Systems Theory
9. Steffen Roth, Augusto, and Lars Clausen: Rainmaking. Observed with Social Systems Theory (PDF)
10. Jesper Tække: From Media Evolution to the Anthropocene
11. Ermanno Tortia: Stakeholders Self-Organization in Social Enterprises 
12. Vladislav Valentinov and Constantine Iliopoulos: Moral and Managerial Perspectives on Cooperatives
13. Steve Watson: Observing the Environment of Technology
14. Krešimir Žažar and Lars Clausen: Towards the Sociology of Pets (PDF)

Luhmann Conference 2024: Guiding Distinctions: Observed with Social Systems Theory

Steffen Roth, Lars Clausen, and Kresimir Zazar: Guiding Distinctions: Observed with social systems theory. An introduction (PDF)

1. Erik Aal: The end user takes the final decision’. AI and Decision–Communication in Organisations
2. Erik Brezovec, Josip Ježovita, and Steve Watson: Theory and methodology in sociology – guiding distinction
3. Hugo Neri and Veridiana Cordeiro: Reimagining Sociality in the Digital Age: Transcending the Interaction/Society Dichotomy
4. Asma Bakrim and Albrecht Fritzsche: Transformative Services and Systemic Well-Being – Towards a Better Understanding of Distinction in Service Design
5. Vincent Lien: Decolonising special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): a systems theoretical framework for global inclusivity (PDF)
6. Margit Neisig: The regenerative semantics and structural change: social systems using nature as a regenerative medium
7. Steffen Roth, Austė Kiškienė, Dovilė Gaižauskienė, and Jari Kaivo-oja: N-Factorial Scenarios: A Systems-Theoretical Approach to Scenario-Planning (PDF)
8. Steffen Roth, Augusto Sales, and Vladislav Valentinov: Value plurality and multifunctional commensuration in organisation. A systems-theoretical approach (PDF)
9. Augusto Sales, Juliana Mansur, Vladislav Valentinov, and Steffen Roth: Willing unwillingness. A Luhmannian perspective on followership and leadership in organizations (PDF)
10. Jesper Tække: Sociological Perspectives on AI, Intelligence, and Communication