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Revolutionize meetings! Over 20,000 copies sold - the easy-to-use
guide for running democratic meetings of any size The key to
promoting true democracy in meetings is clear, easy-to-understand
rules of order that support the right of each member to participate
fully and equally, and the right of the majority to make decisions
while respecting minority rights. An alternative to Robert's Rules
of Order and other complicated and unwieldy guides, Democratic
Rules of Order is the guide for the rest of us. It lays out clear,
concise, easy-to-use rules for governing meetings from clubs and
non profits to formal meetings. Benefits include: A complete set of
laws for governing meetings Can be read in an hour Plain language,
free of complex protocol and jargon to enable equal and efficient
participation Tested and honed through thousands of successful
meetings Adoptable as the official rules of order for meetings of
any size Allows informality, including decisions by consensus, but
ensures formality when needed A sample meeting that uses all the
rules plus answers to 31 common questions. Now in its tenth
edition, and with over 20,000 copies sold, Democratic Rules of
Order will produce fair, efficient, and harmonious decisions in
meetings of any size or complexity.
Throughout history, comedians and clowns have enjoyed a certain
freedom to speak frankly often denied to others in hegemonic
systems. More recently, professional comedians have developed
platforms of comic license from which to critique the traditional
political establishment and have managed to play an important role
in interrogating and mediating the processes of politics in
contemporary society. This collection will examine the questions
that arise when of comedy and critique intersect by bringing
together both critical theorists and comedy scholars with a view to
exploring the nature of comedy, its potential role in critical
theory and the forms it can take as a practice of resistance.
Throughout history, comedians and clowns have enjoyed a certain
freedom to speak frankly often denied to others in hegemonic
systems. More recently, professional comedians have developed
platforms of comic license from which to critique the traditional
political establishment and have managed to play an important role
in interrogating and mediating the processes of politics in
contemporary society. This collection will examine the questions
that arise when of comedy and critique intersect by bringing
together both critical theorists and comedy scholars with a view to
exploring the nature of comedy, its potential role in critical
theory and the forms it can take as a practice of resistance.
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