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Alexander D. Ornella, Stefanie Knauss, Anna-Katharina Höpflinger - Commun(icat)ing Bodies

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Alexander D. Ornella (ed.), Stefanie Knauss (ed.), Anna-Katharina Höpflinger (ed.)

Commun(icat)ing Bodies

Series: Religion - Wirtschaft - Politik

Volume 11 2015

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Enzo Pace Body-God. Religion and Systems Theory S. 300-325

„… Enzo Pace Body-God Religion and Systems Theory Introduction According to Rig Veda, an ancient …” „… angle, precisely from the perspective of systems theory, syncretism is really a code of complexity that …” „… of symbols, old and new ones. In systems theory, the arguments I have presented refer to the idea …”

Ruy Llera Blanes The Possessed Body. Anthropologies of Corporeality in Religious Contexts S. 236-257

„… . Blanes/Fedele 2011. The Possessed Body 237 Therefore, one must acknowledge the mutual influences of theory on …” „… ,”11 exploring the symbolic systems that lie behind particular bodily practices. Evans-Pritchard, on …” „… theory.15 Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of practice and habitus, as well as Michel Foucault’s analysis of …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-11

„… Body-God Religion and Systems Theory …” „… (eds.) Commun(icat)ing Bodies Body as a Medium in Religious Symbol Systems …”

Contributors S. 426-429

„… Studies at the University of Zurich. Main fields of research: sociology of religion, ritual theory …” „… Studies. Her research focusses on media studies, body criticism, performance art and film theory. She is …” „… history of religion as well as images as media in religious communication systems. …”

Rebecca Sachs Norris Methodology of the Study of Body and Religion. Reflections on Salience and Reflexivity S. 326-367

„… participant observation, phenomenology, grounded theory, textual analysis and so forth. Methods and …” „… presumably not her aim, so does it matter? In theory, the more that body becomes an integral element of …” „… , interviews (which are also experiential), grounded theory etc. In each of these three categories I will …”

Rafael Walthert Ritual and Discursive Practices. Community and Body in a Bourdieuian Perspective S. 188-213

„… Bourdieu offers, his theory of practice is chosen as the starting point for this undertaking. First, this …” „… approaches, refer to these passages of Marx, who can be seen as the founder of practice theory.6 Another …” „… major factor in the development of Bourdieu’s theory of practice was his critical stance towards French …”

Anna-Katharina Höpflinger, Stefanie Knauss, Alexander Darius Ornella Introduction. Body, Communication and Religion S. 12-25

„… systems, bodies perform different functions in various ways and consequently, most of our contributors …” „… how body functions as a medium in religious symbol systems in processes of communicating and …” „… systems. From these, three main forms in which bodies are medium in religion emerge, namely by mediating …”

Anna-Katharina Höpflinger The Circuit of Gender Constructions. Interrelating Religion, Gender and Body S. 280-299

„… systems of thought of which they are a part. As Mary Douglas points out, although – or maybe precisely …” „… body are interrelated with socio-cultural ideas of beauty, systems of politics, economic processes …” „… systems, depending on context and individual as well as collective interpretations. Again the covering …”

Sophie Caflisch Bodies on a Mission. A Historical Approach through Textual Analysis S. 368-387

„… When dealing with bodies as parts of communication systems of their present time, observers can …” „… as a medium in religious communication systems.9 Discussing the text in six steps, I will provide an …” „… systems in the history of western Christianity, Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages provide interesting …”

Alexander Darius Ornella Opening Up and Closing Down. Bodies – Technologies – Boundaries S. 132-187

„… Wegenstein 2006, Getting Under the Skin: Body and Media Theory, in which I argue for an understanding of the …” „… , Getting Under the Skin. Body and Media Theory, Cambridge: The MIT Press. Wegenstein, Bernadette, 2009 …” „… model or symbol for similarly complex (social) systems and communities: “The body is a model which can …”

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Bernd Spanier

Europe, anyone?

Series: Kommunikation in Politik und Wirtschaft

Volume 4 2012

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Systems Theory Perspective S. 102-104

„… structural macro-perspective is needed.Systems Theory PerspectiveThe principle of a functionally …” „… differentiated society, as represented by Luhmann’sfunctional-structural systems theory, has become a central …” „… subsequently tried to integrate systems theory with action theory. What is common tomost of these approaches is …”

Institutional Perspective S. 104-105

„… f).Institutional PerspectiveCompared to the two main sociological approaches action theory and systems theory, the …” „… (cf. Schimank 1996: 247). As outlined,structural systems theory approaches in their strict …” „… overboard. The application of systems theory in communication science, as proposed by Scholl/Weischenberg …”

Action Theory Perspective S. 100-102

„… his systems theory5.100related «onion model». Both approaches emphasise the multi-layered nature of …” „… operating on different theoretical levels. Systems theory, (new-)institutionalism, and action theory have …” „… Luhmann’sfunctional-structural systems theory, has become a central feature in the conceptof the media as constituting an …”

Overview of European Public Sphere Concepts S. 59-64

„… holistic systems theory terminology. The functional aspects of a public sphere as 1) conveying information …” „… macro sociologicalapproaches based on Luhmann’s systems theory. The constructive debate of …” „… seems to be a consensusin theory-building that the «Europeanisation of national public spheres …”

Integrated Approaches S. 105-108

„… of prominent branches of research entirely overboard. The application of systems theory in …” „… of three dimensions: social systems, institutional norms and actor constellations. Each of these …” „… : 165). On the otherhand, systems, institutions and actor constellations are permanently reproduced …”

Re-focus on Multilevel Democracy Concepts S. 49-51

„… notably beenshaped by comparisons to national political systems.28 There are obvious theoretical …” „… predicaments when applying nation state frameworks to multilevel systems asan evaluation of democratic …” „… shortcomings of real-life political systems in practice ratherthan adhering to conceptual textbook models …”

The European Public Sphere S. 53-59

„… ballast» as inthe original discourse theory while making use of a holistic systems theory terminology. The …” „… Luhmann’s systems theory. The constructive debate of actor-centredand systems theoretical premises have …” „… as vitalfor the survival of political systems as it transcends a purely output-oriented formof …”

References S. 155-172

„… Massenmedien und die politische Agenda des parlamentarischen Systems. In: Neidhardt, Friedhelm (ed …” „… S. (1990): Foundations of Social Theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.Collignon, Stefan …” „… enough.pdf.Collignon, Stefan / Al-Sadoon, Majid (2006): A theory of stochastic consensus. Center forEuropean Studies …”

Open Questions S. 64-65

„… system is organised, i.e. the organisation in national media systems or a singleEuropean media …” „… may offer a viable theory of how European communication could be structured. Yet Eder/Kantner (cf …” „… means as homogeneous as it seems). In actualfact there are 27 different social welfare systems.49 …”

Preface S. 7-12

„… Theoretical Model of Interaction5. 100Action Theory Perspective5.1 101Systems Theory Perspective5.2 102 …”

Historic Foundations: Federalist vs. Functionalist logic S. 68-73

„… systems by its high degree of complexity (Kohler-Koch et al. 2004: 18). A framework for EU Communication …” „… important for political systems, they provide a sense of identity and, in doing so, theyalso provide a …” „… theory in that the establishment of federations was all toooften regarded as a means in itself and …”

Methodology S. 112-117

„… Lewin. The theoretical underpinning therebyfollows the Grounded Theory and the principle of theory-based …” „… theory-guided,hypothesis-related questions (cf. Flick 2009: 203). The total number of questionswas determined by the estimated …” „… means reducing the observation of therespective systems and subsystems to a self-description of the …”

At the Centre of European Media Relations S. 98-100

„… influence» model and Weischenberg (1992: 68) in his systems theory5.100 …”

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Michael Krail - System-Based Analysis of Income Distribution Impacts on Mobility Behaviour

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System-Based Analysis of Income Distribution Impacts on Mobility Behaviour

Series: Karlsruher Beiträge zur wirtschaftspolitischen Forschung - Karlsruhe Papers in Economic Policy Research

Volume 28 2009

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Systems Theory and Cybernetics S. 27-28

„… field of Systems Theory covers all these approaches. The following chapters describe the development of …” „… Systems Theory, the characteristics of systems and the simulation of systems with the System Dynamics …” „… for the first time by the fluid dynamicist Theodore von Kármán. 28 2.1 Systems Theory and Cybernetics …”

System Analysis S. 28-32

„… 28 2.1 Systems Theory and Cybernetics In the mid of the 20th century, Ludwig von Bertalanffy was …” „… the first scientist attempting to develop a theory of systems. The biologist discovered that an …” „… Systems Theory. He defined the search for common principles in physical, biological and social systems as …”

System Dynamics Modelling S. 32-37

„… theory of information feedback systems applied to social systems, • the mathematics of differential …” „… Society defines System Dynamics as “a methodology for studying and managing complex feedback systems, such …” „… as one finds in business and other social systems” (SDS 2008). System Dynamics is an aspect of System …”

Objectives S. 21-25

„… thinking in many disciplines of science, he determined the Systems Theory. Princples of this theory were …” „… overview of the underlying System Dynamics methodology. The historical development of Systems Theory …” „… impacts of policies have to be assessed. Models simplifying real world systems can be regarded as suitable …”

References S. 179-185

„… Control Theory”, published in: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control, vol.98G, no.2, ASME …” „… 179 References Ackoff RL, Emery FE (1972): “On Purposeful Systems”, Aldine Atherton, Chicago. ADAM …” „… , vol.2, pp.135–151, Mohr, Tübingen. Bertalanffy Lv (1968): “General System Theory – Foundations …”

Theory of Income Distribution S. 73-94

„… Productivity TheorySocio-Economic GroupsFactor PropertyTheory of PowerDemand BehaviourKeynesianDistribution …” „… TheoryDistribution based on Figure 12: Overview of Macroeconomic Distribution Theories 4.3.1.3.3 Explanation of the …” „… the quantification of impacts on income distribution. 4.3.1 Theory of Income Distribution The main …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 2-20

„… 1.2 Course of Investigation 25 2 System Dynamics 27 2.1 Systems Theory and Cybernetics 28 2.2 System …” „… http://www.d-nb.de . Zugl.: Karlsruhe, Univ., Diss., 2008ISBN 978-3-8329-4579-45 Foreword of the Editor Systems …” „… Distribution Model 73 4.3.1 Theory of Income Distribution 73 4.3.1.1 Overview of Income in Economics 73 4.3.1.2 …”

Model Calibration S. 145-147

„… description of the behaviour of systems reflected by the established model. As described in section 2, the …” „… modelling of complex social and economic systems can only provide a simplified picture of reality. In order …” „… feedback structure of the ASTRA-S model significantly. In theory, it was imaginable that the models …”

Course of Investigation S. 25-26

„… overview of the underlying System Dynamics methodology. The historical development of Systems Theory …” „… distribution on mobility. This part of the thesis begins with an overview of the theory of trip generation and …”

Baseline Scenario Definition S. 148-152

„… present road charging systems. In theory, the German high-technology system Toll Collect could be used 149 …” „… on economy, transport and environment systems of several transport policies, were estimated. In the …”

Regional Economics Module S. 50-55

„… socio-economic systems of the EU27+2 countries. After years of development and practical application, one …” „… category. As in real transport systems, passenger and freight transport modes are not available for all …” „… discrete choice modelling approach that is based on random utility theory (DOMENICH/MCFADDEN 1975). Basic …”

Macroeconomic Module S. 44-49

„… other influences like exports. Moreover, also characteristics of Endogenous Growth Theory can be found …” „… all other important macroeconomic indicators. Improvements in transport systems like efficient …”

Modelling of Income Distribution S. 94-112

„… bounds between the income classes are computed under consideration of three different taxation systems …” „… introduction to the theory of passenger trip generation as the first stage of the classical …” „… four-stage-transport model. After this overview of the underlying theory, the available travel surveys are analysed …”

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Dimitrios Koukiadis - Reconstituting Internet Normativity

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Reconstituting Internet Normativity

Series: Frankfurter Studien zum Datenschutz

Volume 43 2015

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The Systems Theory Approach to Internet Regulation S. 104-166

„… The Systems Theory Approach to Internet RegulationSystems theory, the role of “complexity” and the …” „… .1-11, at 3.5.1 Systems theory, the role of “complexity” and the need of “steering”101exists as a …” „… systems theory, self-regulation refers to the self-governing capacity of social systems which is atonce a …”

Bibliography S. 357-382

„… , Transnational Legal Pluralism, in: 1 Transnational Legal Theory,pp. 141-189 (2010).Zumbansen, Peer, Debating …” „… ).Atiyah, Patrick S., Essays on Contract – Essay No 6: The Liberal Theory of Contract -(Oxford University …” „… ).Balkin, Jack, Digital Speech and Democratic Culture: A theory of Freedom of Expression for the …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-20

„… Speech, Internet Jurisdiction and theefficiency of International Private Law4.3.291The Systems Theory …” „… Approach to Internet Regulation5. 100Systems theory, the role of “complexity” and the needof “steering …” „… . Especially the attendance and the participation in his legal theory “Mittwoch Seminare” was a real …”

The role of ‘State’ and ‘Government’, as major actors of internet regulation, re-examined S. 287-356

„… mercatoria/lex informatica approach, thelaw&economics analysis, the systems theory approach, and the …” „… to achieve a common end is not unknown to legal theory.Hugo Grotius’ vision of a world regulated by a …” „… with other similar internet normative systems,considering the typical and formal requirements needed …”

Introduction: Internet, a space inside or outside the “realm” of law ? S. 21-52

„… autopoietic and systems theory,see infra in the text, chapter 5 on systems theory and autopoietic law.1.2 …” „… sameregulatory/normative questions keep puzzling legal theory, legalphiloshophy, legal practice, and the online community …” „… pliable, and operates through the technology itself. Lawrence Lessig, in 1999, introducedhis theory that …”

The Paradigms of “Lex Mercatoria” and “ICANN” S. 167-286

„… , 112 (1968).375 Rene David, Les grands systemes de droit contemporain, at 4-6 (Dalloz, Paris,1982).376 …” „… commercial disputes, solutions independent from national legal systems and nation-state authorities …” „… , derived from afunctional comparative analysis of the ‘common core’ of domestic legal systems,of the usages …”

The issue of legitimacy and accountability of non-state rule-making. S. 75-103

„… efforts to regulate internet,has been the systems theory, which claims that the norms and laws applying to …” „… theory and specially of constitutional lawhas been that law cannot accept norms as law if they are not …” „… expressionof the capacity of the “people” or the “nation” to rule itself. This is thereason why, in theory, the …”

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Michael Strautmann - Interorganisational Coordination in Development Cooperation

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Interorganisational Coordination in Development Cooperation

Series: Entwicklungstheorie und Entwicklungspolitik

Volume 24 2022

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Theorization: Conceptualizing Cooperation Using Luhmann’s Systems Theory S. 65-98

„… 3 Theorization:Conceptualizing Cooperation Using Luhmann’s Systems TheoryBased on the main research …” „… section 3.1.3.3.1.2 Luhmann’s Systems Theory’s Core ConceptsHaving sketched its differences from …” „… Systems TheoryShannon-Weaver model (1963), and Bühler’s (1999: 24-33) Organon-model,describe communication …”

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis S. 1-16

„… . Neo-institutionalism 673.1.2 Luhmann’s Systems Theory’s Core Concepts 693.1.3 Luhmann’s Systems Theory in Research on …” „… existing research, a) an elaborated theoretical concept was developedusing Luhmann’s systems theory, and b …” „… Research Questions 623 Theorization:Conceptualizing Cooperation Using Luhmann’s Systems Theory 653.1 …”

Bibliography S. 215-232

„… - A Critical View of EconomicTheory. In: A Multi-Disciplinary Mosaic: Reflections on International …” „… BibliographyBaecker, D. (2009). Systems, Network, and Culture. Soziale Systeme, Zeitschrift für Soziolo-gische Theorie …” „… ., Corsi, G., & Espositom, E. (1997). GLU Glossar zu Niklas Luhmanns Theoriesozialer Systeme. Suhrkamp …”

Methods: Research Approach towards Cooperation in Partner Countries S. 99-132

„… using Luhmann’s systems theory. Dur-ing this investigation, hypotheses were deduced to develop one …” „… sys-tems theory was used to develop a novel theoretical approach, conceptualize3 See for example Mey and …” „… . They particularly lack systematicresearch that is both theory-led and conducted at the partner country …”

Current State of Research: Previous Theoretical Analyses of Cooperation in DC S. 29-64

„… chapter:“Organizational theory has helped anthropologists show how bureaucratic systems(NGO or state) tend to prioritize …” „… theoretical conceptualiza-tion from the perspective of Luhmann’s systems theory. In the forthcomingChapter 3 …” „… it, as thenext section will demonstrate.Principal-Agent TheoryThe analyses of other NIE scholars …”

Conclusion: A Call for a Context-sensitive Approach to Cooperation S. 207-214

„… their impacton organizational behavior.Luhmann’s systems theory provided just this: a fine-grained …” „… which drew on the principal-agent theory to argue that the extraordinarylong delegation chains in DC …” „… this end, I searched for a theory thatcould provide a detailed understanding of these two concepts and …”

Introduction: Does Development Cooperation Need more Cooperation? S. 17-28

„… ofsociology’s grand theories: Niklas Luhmann’s systems theory. This theoryconnects the macro-, meso-, and …” „… particularly lacks systematic, theory-led research at partner country level36 Renzio et al. (2004: 10 …” „… theory-backed research atthe partner country level. First, previous studies on the internal dynamics ofDOs and …”

Analysis II: Regulations and Visibility Requirements Limit Cooperation S. 159-180

„… Luhmann’s systems theory it could be subsumedthat, in line with section 5.3.1, cooperation is just a purpose …” „… : 268.2 Even though they share the system references to the political and economic systems,they “import …” „… concretely:“Reporting systems are an issue again and again. Some players demand quarterlyreports, others want biannual …”

Analysis III: Quasi-Formal Meetings are Key for Coordination and Cooperation S. 181-206

„… they can best be describedand categorized from the perspective of Luhmann’s systems theory …” „… characterizes as anorganization, but eventually do not qualify as such, from the perspective ofhis theory, for …” „… inter-systems represent quasi-organizations.From a systematic organization theoretical point of view, they are …”

Annex S. 233-231

„… research)(d) the political and economic systems are the decisive references for developmentcooperation …” „… hypothesesmultiple parallel reference systems in DCdiffering specific reference systems in individual …” „… potent (size/experts)similar reference systems necessary for joint activitiesvisibility concerns …”

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