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Building Consensus. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, April 2009, Pages: 124
The processes through which we construct consensus
are important,
since they can contribute both to destructive
groupthink, as well as
rationally justified consensus. Taking Searle’s
speech act theory and
Habermas’ theory on communicative action as a
starting point this
study explores how individuals contribute to the
construction of
consensus. In addition, practical tools, which can be
used to help
individuals become aware of their contribution to
consensus as well
as
to create rationally justified consensus are
provided. Our account of
these processes is developed through a case study on
a Swedish
non-
governmental organization: AIESEC Sweden. This book
provides
insights for anyone interested in learning more about
team
dynamics,
opinion creation and the ways in which individuals
attempt to
influence
the construction of consensus in a team setting.
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