Data

General Issues
Environment
Specific Topics
Environmental Conservation
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Germany
Scope of Influence
National
Links
Citizens' Councils on the Integrated Environmental Program 2030
Bundesweite Bürgerräte zum Integrierten Umweltprogramm 2030
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
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
79
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
Civic Lottery
Deliberative Forum
Online Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Both
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 for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
Type of Funder
National Government
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

CASE

Citizens' Councils on the Integrated Environmental Program 2030

November 2, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 27, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Environment
Specific Topics
Environmental Conservation
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Germany
Scope of Influence
National
Links
Citizens' Councils on the Integrated Environmental Program 2030
Bundesweite Bürgerräte zum Integrierten Umweltprogramm 2030
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
Approach
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
79
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
Civic Lottery
Deliberative Forum
Online Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Both
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 for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
Type of Funder
National Government
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

In 2017, the 79 members of the Citizens' Councils on the Integrated Environmental Program 2030 met to gather the lifelong perspective of citizens on relevant environmental issues in order to incorporate them in the form of proposals in the new program.

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.