From Neglect to Resonance?-The Twin Transition and Luhmann’s Legacy

Margit Neisig

From Neglect to Resonance?-The Twin Transition and Luhmann’s Legacy

Bidragets oversatte titel: Fra neglekt til resonans?- the twin transition og Luhmanns arv

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

Luhmanns teori om økologisk kommunikation undersøger, hvordan det moderne samfund tackler klima- og økologiske udfordringer gennem sin funktionelt differentierede struktur. Selvom den funktionelle differentiering gør det muligt for samfundet at håndtere kompleksitet, fører det også til udfordringer i forhold til at håndtere tværgående spørgsmål som klima og økologiske problemer. Dette har resulteret i neglekt af sådanne problemer, da intet enkelt socialt system, hverken funktionelle eller organisatoriske systemer, er udstyret til at imødegå økologiske problemer på en omfattende måde. Luhmann foreslår, at samfundets reaktion på økologiske udfordringer afhænger af de sociale systemers evne til at tilpasse deres kommunikationsprocesser, så de kan opfange økologisk kommunikation.

Denne artikel fremhæver betydningen af de sociale systemers kapacitet til reflektion, knyttet til Luhmanns begreb om observation, semantik og kommunikation. Artiklen diskuterer, om the Twin Transition, siden Luhmann gik bort, har ændret den tilbagevendende kritik af det moderne samfunds neglekt, og hvad det betyder for organisationer, især små og mellemstore virksomheder (SMV'er). Vigtige problemstillinger relateret til observation, refleksion og semantik har ændret sig, men temaet omkring neglekt er stadig relevant. Artiklen diskuterer også en interventionsstrategi baseret på en digital læringsplatform og aktionsforskning i et regionalt polycentrisk netværk. Artiklen finder en potentiel regional indvirkning på inklusion af udfordrede SMV'er, men for at opnå bredere europæiske effekter skal sådanne initiativer skaleres op og skræddersyes til de specifikke kontekster i hele Europa.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Fra neglekt til resonans?- the twin transition og Luhmanns arv
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Management Revue
Vol/bind	36
Udgave nummer	1
ISSN	0935-9915
Status	Accepteret/In press - 2025

Emneord

Twin Transition
Små og mellemstore virksomheder
Inklusion og eksklusion
Luhmann's kritik
semanik og strukturel ændring

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22/09/2023 → 21/09/2026
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From Neglect to Resonance?-The Twin Transition and Luhmann’s Legacy

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