Luhmann and Socio-Legal Research: An Empirical Agenda for Social Systems Theory

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This book discusses the designs and applications of the social systems theory (built by Niklas Luhmann, 1927–1998) in relation to empirical socio-legal studies. This is a sociological and legal theory known for its highly complex and abstract conceptual apparatus. But how to change its scale in order to study more localised phenomena, and to deal with empirical data, such as case law, statutes, constitutions and regulation? This is the concern of a wide variety of scholars from many regions engaged in this volume. It focuses on methodological discussions and empirical examples concerning the innovations and potentials that functional and systemic approaches can bring to the study of legal phenomena (institutions building, argumentation and dispute-settlement), in the interface with economy and regulation, and with politics and public policies. It also discusses connections and contrasts with other jurisprudential approaches – for instance, with critical theory, law and economics, and traditional empirical research in law. Two decades after Luhmann’s death, the 21st century has brought countless transformations in technologies and institutions. These changes, resulting in a hyper-connected, ultra-interactive world society bring operational and reflective challenges to the functional systems of law, politics and economy, to social movements and protests, and to major organisational systems, such as courts and enterprises, parliaments and public administration. Pursuing an empirical approach, this book details the variable forms by which systems construct their own structures and semantics and ‘irritate’ each other. Engaging Luhmann’s theoretical apparatus with empirical research in law, this book will be of interest to students and researchers in the field of socio-legal studies, the sociology of law, legal history and jurisprudence.
Copyright:
2021

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Book Size:
270 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000261110
Related ISBNs:
9780367637323, 9781003120391, 9780367439712
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
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Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Celso Fernandes Campilongo, Lucas Fucci Amato, and Marco Antonio Loschiavo Leme de Barros
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No
Language:
English
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Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
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Edited by:
Celso Fernandes Campilongo
Edited by:
Lucas Fucci Amato
Edited by:
Marco Antonio Loschiavo Leme de Barros

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