Abstract
The potential of cosnensus building is dependent upon overcoming difficulties associated with the challenges in getting parties to the table. This article builds a framework for understanding the factors and vaiables most fundamentally involved in the initial of consensus‐building efforts. Nine factors involved at the beginning of a consensus‐building process are identified and outlined. The framework is structured on three major functions of the initiation phase: the definition of the porblem, the stucture of negotiation, and the motivation to participate.
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