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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAgainst All Odds Diemer, Ulli Article 1985 The shadow haunting the power structure is the danger that those who are controlled will realize they are powerless only so long as they think they are. Once people stop believing they are powerless t... Blocking Progress: Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement  Ryan, Howard Article 1983 Howard Ryan maintains that consensus is wrong in principle and in practice: "The problem is not so much that individuals are being irresponsible or somehow abusing the consensus process. The problem l... Building Social Change Communities Training/Action Affinity Group Book 1979 Skills for creating and maintaining a collective or cooperative group, especially living communities. Excellent, concise chapters on consensus decision making, facilitation and conflict resolution. Building United Judgement: A handbook for consensus decision making Avery, Michel; Auvine, Brian; Streibel, Barbara; Weiss, Lonnie Book 1981 Describes the techniques and skills which groups can apply to make the principles of consensus work effectively. A Chill Descends On Occupy Wall Street: The Tangled Purse Strings Tucker, Fritz Article 2011 Undemocratic movements are vulnerable to being taken over by a vocal minority or a chraismatic individual. The collective decides... Landry, Charles; Morley, David; Southwood, Russell; Wright, Patrick Article 1991 The obsession with 'process politics' leads to an obsession with all aspects of internal structure and its working. As a result, the collective can often lose sight of its larger political objectives ... Connexions Library: Organizing Focus Page Website Selected articles from the Connexions Online Library. Consensus decision-making: Connexipedia Article Article 2010 Article about the group decision making process known as consensus decision-making. It Ain't the Meeting Its The Motion Devon, Alexandra Article A guide to conducting productive and inclusive meetings in the context of social change. A Manual for Group Facilitators Auvine, Brian; Densmore, Betsy; Extrom, Mary; Poole, Scott; Shanklin, Michel Book 1977 No Bosses Here!: A Manual on Working Collectively and Cooperatively Brandow, Karen; McDonnell, Jim; Book 1981 A perceptive and practical guide to working in a collective. On Organization Wetzel, Tom Article Discusses the democratic organizational forms appropriate to libertarian socialist organizations.
One Vote for Democracy: Consensus vs. democracy Diemer, Ulli Article 1986 Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making. Resource Manual for A Living Revolution: A Handbook of Skills & Tools for Social Change Activists Coover, Virginia, Deacon, Ellen, Esser, Charles, Moore, Christopher Book 1977 A manual for people who are concerned or angered by the deterioration of our society and who, because they have some sense that their efforts can have an effect on change, are looking for tools to tra... The Socialist Register 1968: Volume 5: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1968 The Theology of Consensus Kauffman, L.A. Article 2015 Consensus decision-making has dominated social movements for forty years. Let’s try something different. Outside of small-group settings, consensus process is unwieldy, off-putting, tiresome, and inef... The Tyranny of Structurelessness Freeman, Jo Article 1970 Contrary to what we would like to believe, there is no such thing as a "structureless" group. Any group of people of whatever nature that comes together for any length of time for any purpose will ine... Why Consensus Decision-making Won't Work for Grassroots Unionism Wetzel, Tom Article 2009 Wetzel contrasts consensus decision-making with democratic decision-making to explain why the latter is more suited to activist groups. Worker Cooperatives in America Jackall, Robert; Levin, Henry M. (ed.) Book 1984 A historical background of worker cooperatives as well as a contemporary discussion of small and large co-ops. Working Collectively Women's Self-Help Network for Change Book 1984 A handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryWords that Change Minds Mastering the Language of Influence Charvet, Shelle Rose A new way of thinking about individuals and groups, to help you influence and persuade groups and individuals. |
