complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Felix Geyer and Johannes van der Zouwen.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Greenwood Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Contributions in sociology,
Volume Designation
no. 132
ISSN of Series
0084-9278 ;
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Preface; Introduction to the Main Themes in Sociocybernetics; Part I: Growing Societal Complexity; Part II: Autopoiesis; Part III: Observation of Social Systems; Index; About the Contributors.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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In an effort to shed light on recent developments in sociocybernetic research, this volume represents recent and advanced thinking in this rapidly developing field. The authors address the core problems in social science caused by increasing societal complexity and analyze the inadequacy of many of the methodological tools still used for grappling with nonlinear, self-organizing systems. Together, the 18 contributors propose elements of a new methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, the contribution of autopoiesis of.