Conflict and Consensus: A General Theory of Collective Decisions

by Moscovici, Serge
ISBN: 9780803984578
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Overview

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

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Moscovici, Serge
  • ISBN: 9780803984578
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 0.62
  • Number Of Pages: 224
  • Publication Year: 1994