THE SYSTEMIC CONCEPT OF THE POLITICAL. AN OUTLINE

Abstract

Based on a dialogue between the theories of social movements, the anthropology of the State, the political sociology of Niklas Luhmann and contemporary political philosophy, this article criticizes the conventional way in which the political dimensions of social movements have tended to be described. As an alternative that allows us to apprehend the rich and complex phenomenology of these movements, the author outlines a systemic concept of the political.

Keywords Social moviments; protest systems; anthropology of the State; social systems theory; philosophy of the political; conflict