Paper's abstract

Pierre Guibentif, After Niklas Luhmann
Just after Niklas Luhmann's death, it seems convenient to consider the significance of his work for the development of sociology generally speaking and of sociology of law in particular. The theoretical contribution of his work in itself is beginning to be better known. It is also worth underlining the contribution represented by the arguments which took place about this work, to stress what Luhmann's example may mean in such different fields as the practice of social theory and the policy of disciplines in social sciences, and to see how Luhmann's theoretical propositions may translate into very tangible suggestions to empirical work in social sciences.

Key Words : Germany, Luhmann
t. 43, 1999 : p. 379-388

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