In this paper we axiomatically characterize two recursive procedures for defining a social group. The first procedure … of the second procedure is the set of all individuals who define themselves as members of the social group. Both …

movement prediction. In addition, a consensus-based distributed approach is proposed for resource optimization, and a secure …

Decision-making in many standardization committees is consensus-based, but this can be difficult to achieve if … stakeholders have conflicting interests. This article develops an approach to consensus-building in standardization by applying the … ISO standard on sustainable wood. Some stakeholders were in favor of a new standard, others opposed it strongly. Consensus …

the consensus among stakeholders of the movement was easy on environment conservation and tourism due to ethic and … pragmatic reasons, but on collaboration management of land resource like paddy field and forest were difficult to make consensus …

governing through consensus. This encounter between democratic ideals on one side and its integration into socio …-technical projects on the other has had significant consequences for the purposes and meanings attached to consensus as a technique … consensus that has been rarely answered: to what degree is the meaning of consensus dedicated to decision-making and when is it …