Full Description
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.
Contents
Introduction 1. Conceptualizing Knowledge CirculationTheories 2. Bounding Luhmann: Different Strategies to Appropriate Foreign Knowledge 3. Luhmanization: Identity and Circulation 4. The Circulation of Luhmann's Theory from a Comparative Perspective Conclusion
