The Circulation of European Knowledge: Niklas Luhmann in the Hispanic Americas [electronic resource] /
Medina, Leandro Rodriguez.author.
This book studies the circulation of social knowledge by focusing on the reception of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory in Hispanic America. It shows that theories need active involvement from scholars in the receiving field in order to travel.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Conceptualizing Knowledge Circulation: Methods and Theories; 1.1 Work life narrative: a methodological approach; 1.2 Circulation of knowledge: state of the art; 1.3 Understanding the circulation of social knowledge; 2 Bounding Luhmann: Different Strategies to Appropriate Foreign Knowledge; 2.1 The first generation: conceptual boundaries; 2.2 The second generation: geographical boundaries; 2.3 The third generation: theoretical boundaries (to break); 2.4 Conclusion
3 Luhmannization: Identity and Circulation3.1 Some theoretical ideas about complexities; 3.2 Dealing with complexity; 3.2.1 From intensive reading to comprehensive reading; 3.2.2 The embodied exegesis; 3.2.3 Theoretical power; 3.3 Situated complexity; 4 Comparing Knowledge Circulation: Euro-American Social Theories in Latin America; 4.1 Reception studies of Euro-American social theories in Latin America: some similarities; 4.2 From differences to classification; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book studies the circulation of social knowledge by focusing on the reception of Niklas Luhmann's systems theory in Hispanic America. It shows that theories need active involvement from scholars in the receiving field in order to travel.
Luhmann, Niklas, 1927-1998.
Social sciences-Philosophy.
Ethnology-Latin America.
Intellectual life-History.
Sociology of Culture.
Social Theory.
Latin American Culture.
Sociology, general.
Cultural Studies.
Intellectual Studies.