Sociological Observations of the Third Sector Through Systems Theory
An Analytical Proposal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12249192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sílvia Ferreira (0000-0003-0646-1601), Sı́lvia Ferreira (0000-0001-5549-5168, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1671-1693 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Voluntas Revista Internacional de Filosofia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2179-3786 • E-ISSN: 1573-7888 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11266-014-9469-7 |
| OpenAlex | W1999690535 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
In this article, I apply the contributions of Luhmannian systems theory to the analysis of the third sector, accepting, in realistic terms, the diagnosis of current societies as increasingly complex and the descriptions of third sector as hybrid. After identifying some of the main analytical elements and concepts, I propose applying it in two ways. First, with the illustration of organizations’ self-descriptions, I show how third sector organizations may be analyzed in light of the concepts of self-reference, reflexivity, and reflection to evidence both their operational closure and their structural couplings with other systems. Second, I refer to the self-descriptions of “sector” in terms of its self-reflection and semantics as different from other sectors and show that it is a paradoxical heterogeneous unity. I conclude by arguing for the usefulness of this analytical framework to understand contextually the meaning of the third sector in functionally differentiated societies
Closure (psychology · Economics · Epistemology · Management science · Meaning (existential · Political science · Reflection (computer programming · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Management and Organizational Studies · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Philosophy
Political Theory in the Welfare State
Law As A Social System
The iron cage revisited institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields
Dilemmas of Law in the Welfare State
Hybrid Organizations and the Third Sector
High Ideals and Noble Intentions
Luhmann Observed
Nonprofits for Hire
The Sociology of Nonprofit Organizations and Sectors
The Differentiation of Society
Griffins or Chameleons? Hybridity as a Permanent and Inevitable Characteristic of the Third Sector
Formes institutionnelles, rationalité axiologique et conventions
Tipping the Balance
Problems of Form
The Sage Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism
The Iron Cage Revisited
Observando a indecidibilidade da participação do terceiro setor na governação em rede
Nonprofits for hire
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |