Consensus decision making, Northern Ireland, and indigenous movements

• Other Authors: Coy, Patrick G.
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Research in social movements, conflicts, and change ; v. 24.
• Subjects: Social movements.; Group decision making.; Conflict management.; Indians of North America > Social conditions.; Political structures & processes.; Demonstrations & protest movements.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; Political Science > Political Process > General.; Northern Ireland > Social conditions.

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...