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Self-organisation and Development: A Comparative Approach to Post-communist Transformations from the Perspective of Social Systems Theory

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  • Tea Golob
  • Matej Makarovič

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The article addresses post-communist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe through the conceptual apparatus of Luhmann’s social systems theory, which sees increasing functional differentiation in terms of subsystems’ autonomous autopoietic self-organisation as the key aspect of these transformations. By applying fuzzy-set analysis, it is demonstrated that a radical break with the former communist regime is sufficient for the self-organisation of the political subsystem, and necessary for the market reforms that are sufficient for the self-organisation of the economic subsystem. Moreover, the self-organisation of both functional subsystems has clearly contributed to development in terms of an increase in the Human Development Index after 1990.

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  • Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič, 2017. "Self-organisation and Development: A Comparative Approach to Post-communist Transformations from the Perspective of Social Systems Theory," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 69(10), pages 1499-1525, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:69:y:2017:i:10:p:1499-1525
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1399198
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    1. Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič, 2019. "Reflexivity and Structural Positions: The Effects of Generation, Gender and Education," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-23, August.
    2. Tea Golob & Matej Makarovič, 2022. "Meta-Reflexivity as a Way toward Responsible and Sustainable Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-18, April.

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