Discourse Analysis of the Documentary Method as "Key" to Self-Referential Communication Systems? Theoretic-Methodological Basics and Empirical Vignettes

Discourse Analysis of the Documentary Method as "Key" to Self-Referential Communication Systems? Theoretic-Methodological Basics and Empirical Vignettes

Niklas LUHMANN is well known for his deliberate departure from the classical focus on studying individual actions and directing attention on the actors' relatedness through so called (autopoietic) communication systems. In contrast to the gain of a new perspective of observation his focus on au...

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Main Author: Gian-Claudio Gentile
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FQS 2010-09-01
Series:Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Subjects:
epistemology
constructivism
methodology
systems theory
LUHMANN
documentary method
group discussion
first and second order observation
formulative and reflective interpretation
comparative analysis
empirical data
corporate social responsibility
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