From the time of its inception in sociology, it emerged this
hitherto unpublished text, Niklas Luhmann just changed his theses
central on the structure of modern politics, on the
dynamic differentiation system is within the society and its
own internal differentiation in politics and administration. But this
work not only it constitutes the first systematic treatment of
political sociology in the path of Luhmann, but presents
also the richest of all his writings on the subject content.

On
based on the concept of role, the three partial systems System
political are treated in sequence gradual differentiation
dynamic. First, administration, the more differentiated
dynamically, you do not know any other legitimate consideration
own roles of officials. Then politicians publicly
visible, exposed to public observation and therefore, where
case, should also not politically justify political action
when this has critical implications affecting confidence. Y
Finally, the roles of the public, the less differentiated
Dynamically, the voter roles, the author of a motion or
Interested in policy that seeks to influence legislation where
perception of self-interest is as legitimate only be
by sociological analyzes show preventions, however
existing, against a solution in purely private and
particular which they are also integrated in these roles