Social Systems and Modern Society

Emilio Costales () and Anica Zeyen ()
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Emilio Costales: Royal Holloway, University of London
Anica Zeyen: Royal Holloway, University of London

Chapter Chapter 3 in Social Entrepreneurship and Grand Challenges, 2022, pp 33-49 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Meeting the grand challengesgrand challenges and wicked problemswicked problems of our time requires an in-depth understand of how the systemssystems of society emerge and evolved into the modern societymodern society. This chapter introduces a systems lens, specifically a Luhmannian view of systems to understand grand challenges differently and examine the role of social entrepreneurshipsocial entrepreneurship in initiating systems changesystems change. Seen through Lohmann’s sociological perspective, we argue that wicked problems arise due to the challenges of communicationcommunication across the social systems of modern society. Through this Luhmannian view, this chapter seeks to discuss why society is complexcomplexity, how changes in one subsystem leads to adaptations in others, and briefly introduce the role of humans in the modern society.

Keywords: Systems theory; Social systems; Action theoryAction theory; Communicationcommunication; Autopoiesis; Institutionsinstitutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07450-9_3

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