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Presents a study of social movement decision making through seven case studies. This book focuses on Northern Ireland, where frustration with inter-community conflict resolution spawned a movement promoting intra-community or 'single tradition' programs.
List of contents
Conflicts and consensus decision making in social movements: claims-making and consensus in collective group processes, L. Woehrle; critiquing consensus - an analysis of processes designed for non-governmental collaboration, A. Snyder; communal interest and political decision-making in an emerging Mexican indigenous movement, M. Hebert; negotiating identity and danger under the gun - consensus decision making on peace brigades international teams, P.G. Coy; communicative rationality and decision making in environmental organizations, A. Whitworth; the new site of activism - on-line organizations, movement entrepreneurs, and the changing location of social movement decision-making, J. Earl, A. Schussman; social movement organization and network formation, Doowon Suh; consensus in context - a guide for social movements, J. Mansbridge. The "Troubles" and conflict resolution in Northern Ireland: resolving community relations problems in Northern Ireland - an intra-community approach, J. 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, S.L. Scott; parading persuasion - nonviolent collective action as discourse in Northern Ireland, L. Smithey, L.R. Kurtz. Identity and conflict resolution in Native American communities: Remember Kinzua! - the development of a history and conflict resolution curriculum for the Syracuse school district, B. Wulff, B. Blancke; nurturers and keepers of culture - the influence of Native American women on the development of collective action frames, T.B. Gongaware.
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Presents a study of social movement decision making through seven case studies. This book focuses on Northern Ireland, where frustration with inter-community conflict resolution spawned a movement promoting intra-community or 'single tradition' programs.
