Analysis of
Autopoiesis Mailing List 

List Name: autopoiesis@thinknet.orange.ca.us 


Listserver: listserve@thinknet.orange.ca.us 
  

Description: 

 
  
The Autopoiesis mailing 
    list provides an ongoing discussion about recent developments in the theory 
    of Autopoiesis. Originally a descriptive term developed by Maturana and Varela 
    to describe the self-organizing properties of the brain, the theory has become 
    of increasing import to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Science & 
    Technology Studies. Of particular interest is the theory of autopoietic social 
    systems developed by Niklas Luhmann through which a black-boxing of the social 
    (the micro-action level of individuals) permits a higher order analysis of 
    the distribution of mediated communications. The primary aim of this list 
    is to discuss these and other important aspects of Autopoietic Theory for 
    both the Natural and Social sciences.




Web Archives: http://www.webconn.com/mail/autopoiesis/ 
  


Period of Observation: 9 
  / 5 / 96 -- 6 / 11 / 98

    

    

  

  

 
  

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      Duration 
        in Days
      Number 
        of Subscribers
      Total 
        Number of Mails
      Activity: 
        Mails per Day
      Participation 
        %
      Threaded 
        Mails %
      Subscribers 
        in Threaded Mails %
    

    
 
       
        

          

          
551

        

      		
       
        

          300  
        

      		
       
        

          

          
653 
        

      		
       
        

          

          
1.19  
        

      		
       
        

          

          
39.33 
        

      		
       
        

          

          
66.92 
        

      		
       
        

          

          
26.67

        

      		
    

  

  
    





  
  
  
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       Threads
       Number of Messages 
       Number of Subscribers
       Duration in Days
       Number of Countries
       Country Codes
       Type of Thread
    

    
 
       1
       20
       6
       17
       4
       AAA, E, Var., A
       Theory
    

    
 
       2
       4
       4
       3
       3
       AAA, Var., A
       Theory
    

    
 
       3
       2
       2
       2
       1
       AAA
       Query
    

    
 
       4
       4
       3
       3
       2
       AAA, E
       Query
    

    
 
       5
       3
       2
       10
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       6
       12
       6
       48
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       7
       3
       2
       8
       1
       AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       8
       1
       2
       10
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       9
       3
       3
       7
       3
       A, E, AAA
       Announcement
    

    
 
       10
       5
       4
       8
       3
       AAA, E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       11
       4
       4
       5
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       12
       3
       2
       4
       2
       E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       13
       2
       2
       3
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       14
       13
       8
       15
       4
       AAA, Var., E, A
       Theory
    

    
 
       15
       2
       2
       4
       2
       Var., A
       Theory
    

    
 
       16
       5
       5
       12
       3
       Var., AAA, E
       Administrative
    

    
 
       17
       4
       3
       14
       2
       E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       18
       4
       4
       7
       2
       AAA, E
       Announcement
    

    
 
       19
       17
       10
       32
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       20
       6
       3
       17
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       21
       3
       2
       4
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       22
       9
       6
       11
       3
       AAA, A, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       23
       3
       2
       9
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       24
       2
       2
       4
       2
       E, AAA
       Announcement
    

    
 
       25
       9
       6
       9
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       26
       3
       3
       4
       2
       A, Var.
       Announcement
    

    
 
       27
       3
       2
       47
       2
       Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       28
       3
       3
       2
       2
       E, A
       Query
    

    
 
       29
       3
       3
       10
       2
       Var., E
       Query
    

    
 
       30
       4
       3
       12
       2
       E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       31
       13
       10
       14
       4
       A, E, Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       32
       7
       5
       8
       3
       AAA, Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       33
       9
       6
       39
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       34
       2
       2
       2
       2
       E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       35
       2
       2
       12
       2
       Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       36
       3
       3
       2
       2
       AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       37
       3
       3
       3
       2
       AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       38
       10
       4
       10
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       39
       4
       4
       3
       2
       E, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       40
       10
       5
       42
       3
       Var., AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       41
       5
       4
       9
       3
       E, AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       42
       4
       4
       6
       3
       AAA, Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       43
       7
       4
       6
       3
       E, Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       44
       3
       2
       45
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       45
       8
       6
       9
       3
       E, Var., AAA 
       Theory
    

    
 
       46
       5
       2
       9
       1
       E
       Theory
    

    
 
       47
       3
       3
       7
       3
       E, A, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       48
       3
       3
       4
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       49
       2
       2
       3
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       50
       16
       7
       17
       4
       A, E, Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       51
       13
       4
       22
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       52
       2
       2
       3
       1
       AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       53
       2
       2
       4
       2
       A, Var.
       Query
    

    
 
       54
       4
       4
       9
       3
       E, AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       55
       4
       3
       4
       1
       E
       Theory
    

    
 
       56
       3
       3
       3
       3
       Var., A, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       57
       2
       2
       4
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       58
       6
       3
       12
       1
       E
       Theory
    

    
 
       59
       4
       3
       12
       3
       Var., E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       60
       3
       2
       8
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       61
       2
       2
       7
       2
       E, AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       62
       3
       3
       9
       1
       AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       63
       3
       3
       4
       2
       AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       64
       2
       2
       2
       2
       AAA, E
       Query
    

    
 
       65
       5
       3
       8
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       66
       5
       4
       24
       2
       Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       67
       3
       3
       18
       2
       A, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       68
       2
       2
       4
       2
       AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       69
       10
       7
       10
       3
       E, AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       70
       3
       3
       12
       3
       E, AAA, A
       Theory
    

    
 
       71
       2
       2
       3
       2
       E, A
       Query
    

    
 
       72
       2
       2
       9
       2
       A, AAA
       Announcement
    

    
 
       73
       6
       5
       10
       3
       AAA, A, Var.
       Query
    

    
 
       74
       4
       4
       10
       2
       AAA, E
       Announcement
    

    
 
       75
       2
       2
       10
       1
       E
       Query
    

    
 
       76
       4
       4
       8
       3
       Var., A, E
       Administrative
    

    
 
       77
       3
       3
       13
       2
       Var., E
       Query
    

    
 
       78
       2
       2
       3
       2
       Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       79
       3
       3
       72
       3
       A, Var., AAA
       Query
    

    
 
       80
       4
       3
       51
       2
       AAA, Var.
       Announcement
    

    
 
       81
       15
       7
       84
       3
       E, Var., AAA
       Theory
    

    
 
       82
       2
       2
       9
       1
       E
       Theory
    

    
 
       83
       3
       3
       13
       2
       AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       84
       4
       4
       10
       3
       A, AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       85
       5
       3
       5
       3
       AAA, Var., E
       Theory
    

    
 
       86
       2
       2
       13
       1
       E
       Query
    

    
 
       87
       3
       3
       9
       2
       E, Var.
       Query
    

    
 
       88
       5
       5
       8
       3
       A, AAA, E
       Theory
    

    
 
       89
       4
       3
       16
       1
       Var.
       Theory
    

    
 
       90
       3
       2
       16
       2
       AAA, Var.
       Theory
    

  

  
E = Europe, A = The 
    Americas, AAA = Asia, Australia, Africa, Var. = .com, .net, .org, etc. 
  


      



 
  

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          Announcement 
        

      		
       
        

          Administrative 
        

      		
       
        

          Theory  
        

      		
       
        

          Query 
        

      		
       
        

          Maintenance 
        

      		
       
        

          Miscellaneous 
        

      		
    

    
 
       
        

          7.78 
        

      		
       
        

          2.22


      		
       
        

          75.56 
        

      		
       
        

          14.14 
        

      		
       
        

          0 
        

      		
       
        

          0 
        

      		
    

  


 
 



  
  




  Moses 
  A. Boudourides, mboudour@duth.gr 
  

  Andres 
  G. Zelman, zelman@chem.uva.nl 
  

  Apostolis Salkintzis, 
  salki@duth.gr


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