Rudolf Felix Geyer (born 13 October 1933) is a Dutch sociologist and cybernetician, former head of the methodology section of SISWO (Interuniversity Institute for Social Science Research) at the

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, known for his work in the fields of Social alienation, and on

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Biography

Born in

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, Geyer began studies in geology at the

in 1951 and received his BA in 1953. He continued with studies in sociology and received his MA at the University of Amsterdam in 1961. Later in 1980 he received his PhD under Hiddo M. Jolles with a thesis, entitled "Alienation theories : a general systems approach". In the 1960s Geyer started working in industry, where he worked in the fields of marketing and labor market research. In 1968 he joined the Interuniversity Institute for Social Science Research (SISWO) at the University of Amsterdam, where he became head of the methodology section. He held this position until his retirement in 1998. In 1970 Geyer was one of the co-founders of the Dutch Systems Group,

Gerard de Zeeuw Gerard de Zeeuw (born 11 March 1936) is a Dutch scientist and Emeritus professor Mathematical modelling of complex social systems at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He is known for his work on the theory and practice of action rese ...

(2006), "A forgotten message? von Bertalanffy's puzzle" in: ''Kybernetes'', Vol 35 Issue 3/4, pp. 433–440 DOI: 10.1108/03684920610653728 and served on its board.

Selected publications

* Geyer, R. Felix. ''Alienation Theories: A general systems approach.'' Pergamon Press, 1980. * Geyer, Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetic Paradoxes: observation, control and evolution of self-steering systems.'' Sage, 1986. * Geyer, R. Felix. ''Alienation, ethnicity, and postmodernism.'' No. 116. Praeger, 1996. * Geyer, R. Felix, and David R. Schweitzer, eds. ''Alienation, problems of meaning, theory, and method.'' Routledge/Thoemms Press, 1981. * Geyer, R. Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetics: Complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems.'' No. 132. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. Articles a selection * Felix Geyer and Johannes van der Zouwen.
Sociocybernetics
in: ''Handbook of Cybernetics'' (C.V. Negoita, ed.). New York: Marcel Dekker, 1992, pp. 95–124. * Felix Geyer.

. In: ''Kybernetes''. 24(4):6-32, 1995. Copyright MCB University Press1995 * Felix Geyer.
Sociocybernetics
In: ''Kybernetes'', Vol. 31 No. 7/8, 2002, pp. 1021–1042.

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Felix Geyer
at the University of Zaragoza {{DEFAULTSORT:Geyer, Felix Dutch sociologists Dutch systems scientists Cyberneticists 1933 births Living people University of Amsterdam alumni Academic staff of the University of Amsterdam Scientists from Amsterdam 20th-century Dutch scientists 21st-century Dutch scientists