Consensus decision making, Northern Ireland, and indigenous movements

Decision making is the oil that greases the wheel of social movement organizing. Done poorly, it derails organizations and coalitions; done well, it advances the movement and may model those changes movements seek to effect in society. Despite its importance, movement decision making has been little...

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Other Authors Coy, Patrick G.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2003.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesResearch in social movements, conflicts, and change ; v. 24.
Subjects
Social movements.
Group decision making.
Conflict management.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
Northern Ireland > Social conditions.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849501064
1849501068
0762307870
ISSN0163-786X ;
DOI10.1016/S0163-786X(2002)24
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 446 p.) : ill., map

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Patrick G. Coy
  • Part I: Conflicts and consensus decision making in social movements
  • Claims-making and consensus in collective group processes / Lynne M. Woehrle
  • Critiquing consensus : an analysis of processes designed for non-governmental collaboration / Anna Snyder
  • Communal interest and political decision making in an emerging Mexican indigenous movement / Martin Hébert
  • Negotiating identity and danger under the gun : consensus decision making on Peace Brigades international teams / Patrick G. Coy
  • Communicative rationality and decision making in environmental organizations / Andrew Whitworth
  • The new site of activism : on-line organizations, movement entrepreneurs, and the changing location of social movement decision making / Jennifer Earl and Alan Schussman
  • Leadership effectiveness and interorganizational solidarity formation / Doowon Suh
  • Consensus in context : a guide for social movements / Jane Mansbridge
  • Part II: The troubles and conflict resolution in Northern Ireland
  • Resolving community relations problems in Northern Ireland : an intra-community approach / Joanne Hughes
  • The silent construction of class, religion and conflict through organizational procedures and civic practices : a case study of the Northern Ireland Women's Festival Day Project / Shaunna L. Scott
  • Parading persuasion : nonviolent collective action as discourse in Northern Ireland / Lee A. Smithey and Lester R. Kurtz
  • Part III: Identity and conflict resolution in Native American communities
  • "Remember Kinzua!" Developing a history and conflict resolution curriculum / Bianca Wulff and Brian Blancke
  • Nurturers and keepers of culture : the influence of Native American women on the development of collective action frames / Timothy B. Gongaware.

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