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Consensus Social Movements and the Catholic Worker

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2012

Paul V. Stock
Paul V. Stock*
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University of Otago
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Paul V. Stock, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, New Zealand. E-mail: paul.stock@otago.ac.nz
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Abstract

This article proposes a revised conceptual definition of consensus social movement. By using the example of the Catholic Worker, I construct a workable concept of a consensus social movement based on Quaker consensus and indigenous decision-making. The new definition of consensus social movement brings theoretical strength as demonstrated in the illustration of the Catholic Worker. The concept of a consensus social movement offers a revised theoretical tool for the social movement literature toolkit.

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Politics and Religion , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , April 2012 , pp. 83 - 102
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Copyright © Religion and Politics Section of the American Political Science Association 2012

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