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- Blocking Progress
Consensus Decision Making In The Anti-Nuclear Movement
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
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."
- Clearness
Processes for Supporting Individuals and Groups in Decision-Making
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1976
- Consensus decision-making
Connexipedia Article
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 2010
Article about the group decision making process known as consensus decision-making.
- 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."
- 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.
- It Ain't the Meeting Its The Motion
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
A guide to conducting productive and inclusive meetings in the context of social change.
- A Manual for Group Facilitators
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1977
- One Vote for Democracy
Consensus vs. democracy
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 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
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 effet for 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.
- Traité du Savoir-Vivre for the Occupy Wall Street Generations
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
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.
- The Tyranny of Structurelessness
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
Published: 1970
Unstructured groups may be very effective in getting women to talk about their lives; they aren't very good for getting things done. It is when people get tired of 'just talking' and want to do something more that the groups flounder, unless they change the nature of their operation.
- Untying the Knot
Resource Type: Book
- What is Consensus?
Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
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.
- Working for Peace
A Handbook of Practical Psychology and Other Tools
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1985
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