Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Land Use
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Austria
Scope of Influence
National
Links
Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg
Report: Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Erster Bürgerrat zu Grund und Boden
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Grund und Boden-Vorschläge ernst genommen
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Bürgerrat beschäftigt sich mit Bodenpolitik
Initiative BürgerInnenRat zum Thema Flächenwidmung in Vorarlberg
Bürgerratsbericht "Umgang mit Grund und Boden in Vorarlberg"
POLITICIZE Project
Start Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over 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
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
27
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
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Recruit or select participants
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Civic Lottery
Deliberation
Conversation Cafés
Dynamic Facilitation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
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
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Public Hearings/Meetings
Traditional Media
Primary Organizer/Manager
Vorarlberg State Government
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
Budget of the Government of Vorarlberg
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Changes in civic capacities
Implementers of Change
Lay Public
Appointed Public Servants
Formal Evaluation
Yes
Evaluation Report Links
Report: Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg

CASE

Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Land Use
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Austria
Scope of Influence
National
Links
Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg
Report: Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Erster Bürgerrat zu Grund und Boden
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Grund und Boden-Vorschläge ernst genommen
Vorarlberg.orf New Stories - Bürgerrat beschäftigt sich mit Bodenpolitik
Initiative BürgerInnenRat zum Thema Flächenwidmung in Vorarlberg
Bürgerratsbericht "Umgang mit Grund und Boden in Vorarlberg"
POLITICIZE Project
Start Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over 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
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
27
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
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Recruit or select participants
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Civic Lottery
Deliberation
Conversation Cafés
Dynamic Facilitation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
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
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
New Media
Public Hearings/Meetings
Traditional Media
Primary Organizer/Manager
Vorarlberg State Government
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Funder
Budget of the Government of Vorarlberg
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Changes in civic capacities
Implementers of Change
Lay Public
Appointed Public Servants
Formal Evaluation
Yes
Evaluation Report Links
Report: Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg

From September to October 2017, the 27 members of the Citizens' Council for Dealing with Land in Vorarlberg convened to discuss what a careful and forward-looking use of land in Vorarlberg might look like.

Problems and Purpose

Two key questions were at the center of this mini-public:

  1. What can a diligent and forward-looking handling of land and soil look like?
  2. How can future generations find a healthy and sustainable living space as well, which satisfies todays’ needs? [1]

Background History and Context

This mini-public was the first of its kind in Vorarlberg.[1]

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

The mini-public was a bottom-up initiative of a network of people concerned with soil and land. They collected almost 1400 signatures (1000 needed), handed it to the regional government, which then had to commission a mini-public (Bürgerrat) on this topic. The organization of the initiative was handed to the “Büro für Zukunftsfragen” and the department “Raumplanung und Baurecht” – in consultation with the initiating group. [1]

Participant Recruitment and Selection

All participants were selected on the basis of representative criteria. It is unclear however which ones exactly were applied. Out of around 600 first-round invitations, 29 responded positively and 27 attended. The final sample comprised people aged between 22 and 72 years old, while they were 17 men and 10 women. [1]

Methods and Tools Used

Dynamic Facilitation

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

The mini-public formulated a set of policy recommendations, which can be clustered around three main topics: (1) affordable housing, (2) keeping natural space, (3) agriculture. [1]

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Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

The recommendations were presented at a public Bürgercafé (Citizens’ Café) in front of interested citizens and politicians on October 3rd 2017 in Rankweil (Vinomnasaal). Eventually, a “stakeholder meeting” (Resonanzgruppe) on October 11th 2017 was held, discussing on how the recommendations can be used in the policy process. Along with the participants of the mini-public, politicians, public servants, environmentalists, citizens, and the initiators of the mini-public participated. Recommendations were promised by politicians to be used for the development of the process “Raumbild 2030” – a long term strategy on soil. [1]

Analysis and Lessons Learned

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See Also

Citizens' Council on Mobility in Vorarlberg

Citizens' Panel on Child-Friendly Vorarlberg

References

[1] Paulis, Emilien; Pilet, Jean-Benoit; Panel, Sophie; Vittori, Davide; Close, Caroline, 2020, "POLITICIZE Dataset", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Z7X6GT, Harvard Dataverse, V1

External Links

https://vorarlberg.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2847644/ , https://vorarlberg.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2917409/ , https://vorarlberg.orf.at/v2/news/stories/2870186/ , http://vonunten.at/br-boden/ , https://issuu.com/burofurzukunftsfragen/docs/b_c3_bcrgerratsbericht_grund_20und_

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