Exploring System Boundaries

Exploring System Boundaries: Complexity Theory and Legal Autopoiesis

Autopoiesis is normally considered to be the systems theory in law. In this paper complexity theory is presented as an alternative systems approach. In order to position complexity theory as a plausible alternative to autopoiesis I discuss the differing understanding of boundary within each theory, and use this as a vehicle to critique autopoiesis. My critique is situated within systems theory ...

Exploring high-dimensional classification boundaries

Given p-dimensional training data containing d groups (the design space), a classification algorithm (classifier) predicts which group new data belongs to. Typically, the classifier is treated as a black box and the focus is on finding classifiers with good predictive accuracy. For many problems the ability to predict new observations accurately is sufficient, but it is very interesting to lear...

Exploring the Boundaries of Co-determination

The results of the structural change in the economy and in the working environment also reveal the “discontinuities, fractures, and erosions” (Schmierl 2001: 7) of industrial relations and their counterpart: the extension of “co-determination-free zones”. This problem is emphasized by the Commission on Co-determination (Kommission Mitbestimmung 1998): it observed a dramatic rise in areas withou...

Exploring boundaries in the hybrid environment

In this paper, we explore how individuals negotiate boundaries in environments with varying degrees of hybridity and we explore the role of the hybrid in this. Boundaries constitute a topical issue as workers move to more flexible, project-based work arrangements (Yeow, 2014). Organizations, for example, are increasingly seen as ‘boundaryless’, as traditional boundaries have been overcome by ne...

Exploring the boundaries of caries detection