The future is contested. What are the implications of the different social models that might
come into being? What is progress? Is it being richer, living longer, reduced inequality, or …

Complexity theory is essentially a formal attempt to question how coherent and purposive
wholes emerge from the interactions of simple and sometimes non-purposive components …

The paper reviews and argues for the importance of insights from the transdisciplinary
'complexity theory'for Sociology. Complexity theory addresses issues that lie at the heart of …

In a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the relationship between sociology and
cultural studies, Gregor McLennan lucidly guides us from central philosophical questions in …

Engaging with recent keynote reflections onsociology at the end of the millennium', this
article critically examines ways in which the current discourse of complexity can be related to …

The paper propose an empirical definition of sustainable development, which is used for
detailed conceptualization and operationalization into an index for comparing national …

As organizações, como sistemas abertos, dependem da interação com o ambiente externo
para obter os recursos necessários à sua sobrevivência, incluindo a informação. Essa …

The purpose of this research is to explore a complexity science paradigm shift, as it relates
tothe role, relationship, and methodological implications of complexity in qualitative policy …

World development under the “modernity project” over the last 200 years has resulted in the
chronic widening of economic and political gaps between the haves and the have-nots with …

The paper propose an empirical definition of sustainable development, which is used for
detailed conceptualiza-tion and operationalization into an index for comparing national …