Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Altmünster
Upper Austria
4813
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Altmünster Citizens' Council
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Regionalmanagement OÖ GmbH Hauptplatz - Bürgerrat Altmünster
Videos
Bürgerrat Altmünster (9. - 10.11.2012)
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
16
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
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
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Deliberative Forum
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and the Agenda 21 project
Type of Funder
National Government

CASE

Altmünster Citizens' Council

August 24, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
August 20, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Altmünster
Upper Austria
4813
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Altmünster Citizens' Council
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Regionalmanagement OÖ GmbH Hauptplatz - Bürgerrat Altmünster
Videos
Bürgerrat Altmünster (9. - 10.11.2012)
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
16
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
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
The Vorarlberg Bürgerrat model, aka Citizens' Councils
Deliberative Forum
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management and the Agenda 21 project
Type of Funder
National Government

In 2012, the 16 members of the Altmünster Citizens' Council met to discuss future cooperation between the administration and the citizens of Altmünster.

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