Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Environmental Conservation
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Maria Neustift
Upper Austria
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
BürgerInnenrat zum Start der Regionalen Agenda in der LEADER-Region Nationalpark, Maria Neustift
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
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
30
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
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
Budget of the Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Zukunftsakademie
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Staff
No
Volunteers
No

CASE

Citizens' Council on the Regional Agenda in the LEADER Region National Park

August 12, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
August 11, 2020 Joyce Chen
August 6, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Environmental Conservation
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Maria Neustift
Upper Austria
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
BürgerInnenrat zum Start der Regionalen Agenda in der LEADER-Region Nationalpark, Maria Neustift
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
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
30
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
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
Budget of the Office of the Upper Austrian Provincial Government, Zukunftsakademie
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Staff
No
Volunteers
No

The 30 members of the Citizens' Council on the start of the Regional Agenda in the LEADER Region National Park met in 2015 to work together to come up with solutions and suggestions for improvement on municipal issues related to the National Park.

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

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