Imagined futures in science, technology and society
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In: Routledge studies in science, technology and society 34
In: Journal of Law and Society, Band 45, S. S163-S184
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In: Van oude vragen en nieuwe media: een stand van zaken van media studies in Vlaanderen en Nederland; Tijdschrift voor Sociologie, Band 23, Heft 3-4
ISSN: 0777-883X
This article examines the effects and implications of the new media for cultural communication. Drawing on an already large literature in the field of sociology and 'medium theory', it is argued that the computer media revolution affects all stages of cultural communication, (acquisition, manipulation, storage, distribution) and all types of media (text, images, moving images, sound). The specific characteristics of new media and their cultural effects are analysed via a historically informed comparison between traditional media (printing press, photography, etc.) and new computerised media. It tums out that a lot of the commonly held characteristics of new media can already be found in traditional media. One can however distinguish some general tendencies of a culture undergoing computerisation, such as increasing possibilities for modulation and transformation of data, the variability of new media objects and a tendency towards de-centralisation. From a sociological point of view however, the most important tendency is the 'individualisation' of mass communication, The new media create a segmented, differentiated audience that, although massive in terms of numbers, is no longer a mass audience in terms of simultaneity and uniformity of the messages it receives. Because computers can intervene actively on the contents they diffuse and present them at any point in time in the format corresponding to the interests and needs of the individual user.
In: Tijdschrift voor Sociologie, Band 21, Heft 3
ISSN: 0777-883X
This article describes the evolution of morality from the perspective of Niklas Luhmanns Systems theory ("Geselhchaflsstruktur und Semantik"). The author examines the connection between the specific historical-semantic form of morality and the dominant form of differentiation. Firstly, morality in segmentary differentiated societies is characterized by a principle of reciprocity. Secondly, the hierarchical morality of stratified societies is examined. Special attention is being paid to the coupling of the religious code and the moral code. Finally, the connection between functional differentiation and modern moral semantics is being looked at.
Between Cosmopolitan Ideals and State Sovereignty explores how philosophers and political theorists have recast principles of justice and human rights in the light of challenges posed by globalization. It discusses ethical issues that arise at a global level and considers whether human rights and sovereignty can ever be reconciled
In: Citizenship studies, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 43-60
ISSN: 1469-3593
In the summer of 2015, a wave of solidarity washed across the European continent as 1.3 million refugees arrived. While many recent studies have explored how 'ordinary' men and women, NGOs and governments momentarily reacted to the arrival of refugees, this issue examines whether the arrival of refugees and the subsequent rise of civil support initiatives has also resulted in more structural cultural and political changes. The contributions assembled in this issue all delve into the enduring implications of Europe's 'long summer of migration'. They address four sites of change: the dynamics between civil and state actors involved in refugee protection; the gradual politicisation of individual volunteers and organisations; the reproduction of pre-existing cultural imaginaries; and the potential of cities to foster new forms of solidarity.
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In: Social Inclusion, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 48-52
ISSN: 2183-2803
In the summer of 2015, a wave of solidarity washed across the European continent as 1.3 million refugees arrived. While many recent studies have explored how "ordinary" men and women, NGOs and governments momentarily reacted to the arrival of refugees, this issue examines whether the arrival of refugees and the subsequent rise of civil support initiatives has also resulted in more structural cultural and political changes. The contributions assembled in this issue all delve into the enduring implications of Europe's "long summer of migration". They address four sites of change: the dynamics between civil and state actors involved in refugee protection; the gradual politicisation of individual volunteers and organisations; the reproduction of pre-existing cultural imaginaries; and the potential of cities to foster new forms of solidarity.
In: iCourts Working Paper Series, No 43 2016
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In: Tijdschrift voor Sociologie; Europese integratie en europeanisernig: sociologische perspectieven, Band 32, Heft 3-4
ISSN: 0777-883X
In: Societies without borders, Band 2, Heft 2, S. 157-174
ISSN: 1872-1915
In: Tijdschrift voor Sociologie, Band 18, Heft 3
ISSN: 0777-883X
In Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft (1997), Niklas Luhmann systematizes his theory of society. This article discusses the main lines of the book. Attention is given, first, to Luhmann's notion of society. According to Luhmann, society is the momentary whole of all Communications. Each observation of society takes place within society. Thus, sociology can't consider itself to be an independent observer who studies society from the outside. Next, we focus on Luhmann's theory of evolution. We indicate how the evolution of society as a closed communicative system runs simultaneously with the evolution of communicative media. After marking the difference between Luhmann's theory of evolution and history, we connect the concept of evolution with Luhmann's differentiation theory. Finally, it is shown how evolution in forms of differentiation are being translated into societal self descriptions.
In: Bloomsbury collections
Making human rights intelligible : an introduction to a sociology of human rights /Mikael Rask Madsen and Gert Verschraegen --State building, constitutional rights and the social construction of norms : outline for a sociology of constitutions /Chris Thornhill --Differentiation and inclusion : a neglected sociological approach to fundamental rights /Gert Verschraegen --Beyond prescription : toward a reflexive sociology of human rights /Mikael Rask Madsen --Human rights between brute fact and articulated aspiration /Paul Stenner --International human rights versus democracy promotion : on two different meanings of human rights in US foreign policy /Nicolas Guilhot --Towards a socio-legal analysis of the European Convention on Human Rights /Steven Greer --In defence of societies /Judith Blau and Alberto Moncada --From citizenship to human rights to human rights education /Francisco O. Ramirez and Rennie Moon --(Human) rights and solidarity : restructuring the national welfare space /Frederik Thuesen --Adapting locally to international health and human rights standards : an alternative theoretical framework for progressive realisation /Lesley A. Jacobs --"Legal form" and the purchase of human rights discourse in domestic policy-making : the achievement of same-sex marriage in Canada /Luke McNamara --Activating the law : exploring the legal responses of NGOs to gross rights violations /Loveday Hodson --The complexities of human rights implementation within the Costa Rican police system /Quirine Eijkman.
In: Humanity: an international journal of human rights, humanitarianism, and development, Band 7, Heft 2, S. 273-293
ISSN: 2151-4372
In: Planning theory, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 263-283
ISSN: 1741-3052
In this article, we argue that Niklas Luhmann has a lot to offer present-day planning theory. Until now, planning theory has been engaged with Luhmann's work only minimally. Convinced of its potential, we want to show how Luhmann's systems theory offers fresh insight into both limits and possibilities of planning in contemporary society. We argue that Luhmann's understanding of society as functionally differentiated into self-referentially closed subsystems (politics, economy, law, science, etc.) creates space for a complex and subtle analysis of planning practice. In particular, we look at the role of planning within an autopoietic account of society, and its ability to steer other social subsystems. Planning is seen as the form of steering aiming to coordinate processes of spatial organization, therefore an activity dealing with steering problems. We illustrate key concepts of the systems theory in brief analyses of planning situations and interpret these situations using the systems theoretical framework. The analyses center around the questions of planning's steering capacity and the role of the planner, thus creating linkages with mainstream discussions in planning theory.