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.