Niklas Luhmann as a Theorist of Exclusion : A Journey from the Greek Polis to the Brazilian Favelas
This article looks at a vital feature in Niklas Luhmann’s social theory: the pair formed by inclusion and exclusion. In these pages, Luhmann’s understanding of “inclusion” and “exclusion” serve to study two crucial political landscapes in contemporary social theory: the Greek polis, still a foundati...
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| Udgivet i: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/transtexts, |
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Transtext(e)s Transcultures
2020
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | This article looks at a vital feature in Niklas Luhmann’s social theory: the pair formed by inclusion and exclusion. In these pages, Luhmann’s understanding of “inclusion” and “exclusion” serve to study two crucial political landscapes in contemporary social theory: the Greek polis, still a foundational reference for European political thought, and the shantytowns of the Global South, sites that question the promises of Western modernity. |
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