Observing international relations : Niklas Luhmann and world politics /: Niklas Luhmann and world politics. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mathias Albert and Lena Hilkermeier.
• Other Names: Albert, Mathias; Hilkermeier, Lena, 1971-
• Contents: Introduction / Mathias Albert -- On the modern systems theory of society and IR. Contacts and disjunctures between different kinds of theorizing / Mathias Albert -- Politics, modern systems theory and the critical purpose of international relations theory / Thomas Diez -- "Corpus mysticum": Niklas Luhmann's evocation of world society /Stefan Rossbach -- The "English school" and world society / Chris Brown -- Sociological institutionalism and the empirical study of world society / George M. Thomas -- World society from the bottom up / Lothar Brock -- World society, systems theory and the classical sociology of modernity / Dietrich Jung -- Systems and sovereignty -- a systems theoretical look at the transformation of sovereignty / Anders Esmark -- "World opinion" and the turn to post-sovereign international governance / Hans-Martin Jaeger -- Society's war: the evolution of a self-referential military system / Gorm Harste -- Organizations in/and world society: a theoretical prolegomenon / Mathias Albert and Lena Hilkermeier -- Governance in a world society: the perspective of systems theory / Dieter Kerwer -- Constructivism and international relations: an analysis of Luhmann's conceptualization of power / Stefano Guzzini -- Concluding remarks / Mathias Albert.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 327.1/01; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General; International relations -- Social aspects; Relations internationales -- Aspect social; International relations -- Social aspects; Relations internationales -- Sociologie; Weltpolitik; Weltgesellschaft; Systemtheorie; Relations internationales - Aspect social; Internationale Politik; Systemtheorie; Weltgesellschaft; Weltpolitik; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; Aufsatzsammlung
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781134376490; 1134376499
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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