Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley +1 more source
The three stages of religious decline around the world. [PDF]
Nat CommunStolz J +3 more
europepmc +1 more source
Public Engagement Proposal for Developing Ethical Governance for Science: The Ethna Experience
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The concept of Public Engagement (PE) is related to progress toward responsible and open science. This article aims to analyse how to define and integrate PE into the development of ethical governance systems for research and innovation. Multistakeholder consultation on the governance of Responsible Research and Innovation was carried out ...
Rosana Sanahuja‐Sanahuja +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Empirical evidence for the spread of Cooperation through copying successful groups. [PDF]
Sci RepKido Y, Takezawa M.
europepmc +1 more source
Freedom of Scientific Inquiry and Democracy. A Systems‐Theoretical Approach
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The article examines the relationship between democracy and one of its inherent features: freedom of scientific inquiry—a multi‐layered concept closely intertwined with the broader notion of academic freedom—both of which are increasingly under threat worldwide. The paper advocates for the use of Luhmann's theoretical framework to analyse this
Krešimir Žažar, Steffen Roth
wiley +1 more source
A study of Chinese law on restricting personal liberty for public health protection: taking the COVID-19 epidemic as the entry point. [PDF]
Front Public HealthLiu T, Ma Z.
europepmc +1 more source
Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse
Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley +1 more source
The health-driven security for older adults with partial dependency in activities of daily living who experience loneliness: a research and development. [PDF]
BMC GeriatrVivarakanon P +4 more
europepmc +1 more source