"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"Japanese Consensus Conference on Genetically Modified Crops","rosekwame","","DefinitionIn 2000, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), a Japanese governmental administration, organized a National Consensus Conference on genetically- modified foods in Tokyo.This conference was brought about because consumer...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 23:40","18","500","2 weekends","4 weekends","US$300 000","US$300 000","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","Two preparatory weekends preceded the conference","National","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Agenda Formation, Co-Production, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","National Government","National Government"