Contributions of Niklas Luhmann to the theory of complexity

Abstract

This article focuses on Nikls Luhmann’s systems theory and its contribution to the theory of complexity. From the need to observe and generate a new theory that could allow to show the various relationships that arise from social phenomena, Luhmann tries to build a theory by introducing several concepts that allow him to reduce complexity, but at the same time this operationalization enabled in Luhmann’s ideas an increasing complexity, being thus one of the first intellectuals who became interested and contributed significantly to the complexity theroy.