Conflict and Consensus : A General Theory of Collective Decisions

Serge Moscovici

ISBN 10: 080398457X / ISBN 13: 9780803984578

Edité par SAGE Publications Ltd, 1994

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book presents a bold new theory of the processes of collective decision-making that draws on theoretical influences ranging from group decision theory through to the authors' own social representations theory. Moscovici and Doise offer a novel analysis of group conflict and the construction of consensus to produce a general theory of collective decisions.Going beyond the traditional view that compromise is a negative process where group members merely comply in order to sustain cohesion, the authors argue that the conflict at the root of group decisions can be a positive force leading to changes in opinion and to innovation. Their theoretical framework is illustrated in depth with numerous empirical investigations from around the world.

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• Titre: Conflict and Consensus : A General Theory of Collective Decisions
• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 080398457X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780803984578
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 12 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 12 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 329 grammes

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This book presents a bold new theory of the processes of collective decision-making that draws on theoretical influences ranging from group decision theory through to the authors′ own social representations theory. Moscovici and Doise offer a novel analysis of group conflict and the construction of consensus to produce a general theory of collective decisions.

Going beyond the traditional view that compromise is a negative process where group members merely comply in order to sustain cohesion, the authors argue that the conflict at the root of group decisions can be a positive force leading to changes in opinion and to innovation. Their theoretical framework is illustrated in depth with numerous empirical investigations fro