Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Public Amenities
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Morioka
Iwate
Japan
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Citizen Deliberation Meetings (Shimin Tougikai)
Morioka City: Efforts to formulate plans for optimizing public facility ownership and extending life [Japanese]
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Workshop
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Negotiation & Bargaining
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government
International Organization
Funder
The budgets of Morioka City and Junior Chamber International Morioka
Type of Funder
Local Government
Volunteers
No
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

CASE

Morioka Citizen Deliberation Meeting for Future Public Facilities

August 3, 2020 Joyce Chen
July 21, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
July 18, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
July 18, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Public Amenities
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Morioka
Iwate
Japan
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Citizen Deliberation Meetings (Shimin Tougikai)
Morioka City: Efforts to formulate plans for optimizing public facility ownership and extending life [Japanese]
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
Planning
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Workshop
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
No
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Ask & Answer Questions
Negotiation & Bargaining
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Local Government
International Organization
Funder
The budgets of Morioka City and Junior Chamber International Morioka
Type of Funder
Local Government
Volunteers
No
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

In 2014, the 36 members of the Morioka Citizen Deliberation Meeting for Future Public Facilities met to deliberate residents' opinions and raise public awareness on public faculties restructuring in response to depopulation.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

Citizen Deliberation Meeting on the Second Municipal Implementation Plan, Shinjuku City

Citizen Deliberation Meeting on the Utilization of the Tama River Riverbed

Citizen Deliberation Meetings on Public Transportation in Sagamihara City

Planning Cell

References

External Links

Notes

Data was sourced from OECD (2020), Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/339306da-en