Data

Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Usedom
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Files
Usedom als deutsch-polnische Insel - Bürgergutachten älterer Menschen der Gemeinde Heringsdorf
Links
Planning Cell on Usedom: A German-Polish Island
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
Total Number of Participants
26
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
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Planning Cells
Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Federal Ministry of Traffic, Construction and City Development
Type of Funder
National Government
Staff
No
Volunteers
No

CASE

Planning Cell on Usedom: A German-Polish Island

October 25, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 24, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 19, 2020 Joyce Chen
Specific Topics
Citizenship & Role of Citizens
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Usedom
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Files
Usedom als deutsch-polnische Insel - Bürgergutachten älterer Menschen der Gemeinde Heringsdorf
Links
Planning Cell on Usedom: A German-Polish Island
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
Total Number of Participants
26
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
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Planning Cells
Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Funder
Federal Ministry of Traffic, Construction and City Development
Type of Funder
National Government
Staff
No
Volunteers
No

In 2009, the 26 members of the Planning Cell on Usedom: a German-Polish Island met to discuss how to improve mutual cooperation of German and Polish citizens living in the island of Usedom.

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