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Against the background of a knowledgesociological perspective, this contribution evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the social theory underlying Hubert Knoblauch’s version of communicative constructivism. The discussion is focused, firstly, on the relational conceptualization of the social and, secondly, on the role of the subject within that relation. In order to solve the diagnosed problem of determining a ‘thin’ subject, I propose a revision that leads back to the tripolar dialectical model of Berger and Luckmann. Using a planetary metaphor, I conclude by trying to clarify how “open” communicative constructivism as an academic movement can indeed be understood.