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Three Societal Function Systems and the Impact of Digital Media

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The aim of this chapter is to explain the concept of societal function systems, especially focusing on three function systems with the highest relevance for universities: education, science, and (academic) mass media. This perspective may lead to a better understanding of the different rationales in the three functional domains and serves as a grid to observe the impact of digital media on these three function systems.

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Pfeffer, T. (2012). Three Societal Function Systems and the Impact of Digital Media. In: Virtualization of Universities. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2065-1_3

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