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Laouris, Y., Laouri, R., & Christakis, A. N. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability: The ethics of the tree of action: Dialogue and breaking down the wall in Cyprus. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 25, 331–348.

Christakis, A. N. (1996). A people science: The CogniScope system approach, Systems. Journal of Transdisciplinary Systems Sciences, 1(1), 16–19.

Christakis, A. N., & Bausch, K. C. (Eds.). (2006). CoLaboratories of Democracy: How People Harness Their Collective Wisdom to Create the Future. IAP.

Laouris, Y., & Christakis, A. N. (2007). Harnessing collective wisdom at a fraction of the time using structured dialogic design process in a virtual communication context. International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 1, 131–153.

Schreibman, V., & Christakis, A. N. (2007). New agora: new geometry of languaging and new technology of democracy: the structured design dialogue process. International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 1(1), 15-31.

Flanagan, T. R., & Christakis, A. N. (2009). The talking point: creating an environment for exploring complex meaning. IAP.

Laouris, Y. (2012). The ABCs of the science of structured dialogic design. International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 4(4), 239–257.

Laouris, Y., & Michaelides, M. (2018). Structured Democratic Dialogue: An application of a mathematical problem structuring method to facilitate reforms with local authorities in Cyprus. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(3), 918-931.

Laouris Y., Dye K.M.C., Michaelides M., Christakis A.N. (2014) Co-laboratories of Democracy: Best Choices for Designing Sustainable Futures. In: Metcalf G. (eds) Social Systems and Design. Translational Systems Sciences, vol 1. Springer, Tokyo

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Laouris, Y., & Dye, K. (2017). “Democratic” voting without prior exploration of relationships between alternatives favors ineffective actions. Systems Research (submitted)

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Laouris, Y., Laouri, R., & Christakis, A. N. (2008). Communication praxis for ethical accountability: The ethics of the tree of action: Dialogue and breaking down the wall in Cyprus. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 25, 331–348.

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Laouris, Y., & Dye, K. (2019). “Democratic” voting without prior exploration of relationships between alternatives favors ineffective actions. Systems Research & Behavioral Science (submitted for publication).

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Cronin K, Midgley G and Skuba Jackson L (2014). Issues Mapping: A Problem Structuring Method for Addressing Science and Technology Conflicts. European Journal of Operational Research, 233, 145-158.

Laouris talk at the European parliament on the occasion of launching the ONLIFE Manifesto (Dec 13, 2014). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWRW2sSqVGU