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  1. Blocking Progress
    Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 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 lies in giving individuals that kind of power in the first place. Consensus turns majority rule into minority rule. That's not democracy."
  2. Clearness
    Processes for Supporting Individuals and Groups in Decision-Making

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
  3. Connexions Digest
    Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook

    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1988
  4. Connexions Library: Organizing Focus Page
    Resource Type: Website
    Selected articles from the Connexions Online Library.
  5. Consensus decision-making
    Connexipedia Article

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2010
    Article about the group decision making process known as consensus decision-making.
  6. Critique of Nonviolent Politics
    From Mahatma Gandhi to the Anti-Nuclear Movement

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2002
    Ryan accepts that sometimes nonviolence can be effective, but says that sometimes it is not: "a principled insistence on nonviolence can in some circumstances be dangerous to progressive social movements." He says that nonviolence theory "is troubled by moral dogma and mechanical logic."
  7. Educating for a Change
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1991
    For the authors of Ecuating for a Change, genuine democracy does not happen solely through our political and educational work. Democratic processes and practices are essential elements in achieving a truly participatory society. The books offers theory and practical tools for consciously applying the principles of democratic practice to daily work.
  8. How to Make Meetings Work
    The New Interaction Method

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1976
  9. It Ain't the Meeting Its The Motion
    Resource Type: Article
    A guide to conducting productive and inclusive meetings in the context of social change.
  10. Joining Together: Group Theory and Group Skills
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1975
    A practical learning guide that includes both theory and activities to improve understanding and skills in subjects such as group dynamics, leadership, conflict, communication and group decision making.
  11. A Manual for Group Facilitators
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1977
  12. One Vote for Democracy
    Consensus vs. democracy

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1986
    Makes the case that the democratic model is better than the consensus model for activist group decision-making.
  13. Resource Manual for A Living Revolution
    A Handbook of Skills & Tools for Social Change Activists

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1985
    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 transform it. It is a working reference for those who are prepared to act to create a better life for themselves and others.
  14. Traite du Savoir-Vivre for the Occupy Wall Street Generations
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2011
    Once upon a time, twenty thousand people descended on Wall Street, the capitol of capital, occupied it nonviolently, and won exactly what they demanded. This is not a fairy tale. It really happened. This is the story of how it happened.
  15. The Tyranny of Structurelessness
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 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 inevitably structure itself in some fashion. The structure may be flexible; it may vary over time; it may evenly or unevenly distribute tasks, power and resources over the members of the group. But it will be formed regardless of the abilities, personalities, or intentions of the people involved.
  16. Untying the Knot
    Resource Type: Book
  17. What is Consensus?
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1984
    Consensus evolved from the meeting process of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is a non-violent way for people to relate to each other as and in a group. Successful use of a consensus process depends on people understanding the idea and wanting to use it.
  18. Working Collectively
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1985
    A handbook for people wishing to form collectives, or established collectives seeking solutions to problems such as power imbalances, conflict meditation, and setting priorities.
  19. Working for Peace
    A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1985
    A survey of the attitudes and tools that can be used in working for peace.

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