Data

General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Wolfurt
Vorarlberg
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Bürgerinnen-Rat Wolfurt
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Research
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
12
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
Roundtable Discussion
Public Hearing
Dynamic Facilitation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
State of Vorarlberg and the community of Wolfurt
Type of Funder
Local Government
Regional Government

CASE

Wolfurt Citizens' Council

Wolfurt Citizens' Council – Credit: Partizipation & nachhaltige Entwicklung in Europa
August 24, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
August 24, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Wolfurt
Vorarlberg
Austria
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Bürgerinnen-Rat Wolfurt
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Make, influence, or challenge decisions of government and public bodies
Approach
Consultation
Research
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
12
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
Roundtable Discussion
Public Hearing
Dynamic Facilitation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Express Opinions/Preferences Only
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
State of Vorarlberg and the community of Wolfurt
Type of Funder
Local Government
Regional Government
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From September to November 2006, the 12 members of the Wolfurt Citizens' Council convened to discuss possible ways of effective citizen engagement in policy and community matters.

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. 

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