Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Solingen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Solingen - 2010: A Citizens' Report
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
25
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
Plan, map and/or visualise options and proposals
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Planning Cells
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
City of Solingen
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of the City of Solingen
Type of Funder
Local Government

CASE

Planning Cell on Solingen 2010

November 2, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
September 27, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Solingen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Solingen - 2010: A Citizens' Report
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
25
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
Plan, map and/or visualise options and proposals
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Planning Cells
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Primary Organizer/Manager
City of Solingen
Type of Organizer/Manager
Academic Institution
Funder
Budget of the City of Solingen
Type of Funder
Local Government

Across 4 days in 1987, 25 citizens took part in the Planning Cell on Solingen 2010. Their mandate was to contribute to city planning.

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.