Problems and Purpose

In preparation of a reform of communes and local administration, “planning cells” (minipublics) were held in several parts of Rhineland-Palatinate (Vallendar, Pirmasens, Prüm, Arzfeld and Bendorf) in June 2008. Places were selected as to represent urban and rural areas equally.

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Each of the six planning cells included approximately 25 participants who met during four consecutive days. Meetings included information session with experts, small group (5 persons) workshops, collective deliberation phases, and hearings of politicians.

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

All the planning cells voted on several reform proposals. These recommendations were summarized and handed over to political authorities.

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

This entry is based on:

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