In 2001, the 425 members of the Planning Cells on Consumer Protection in Bavaria (Bürgergutachten zum Verbraucherschutz) met to discuss issues of consumer protection.
Problems and Purpose
Background History and Context
Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities
In 2001-2002, the newly created ministry of health of the state of Bavaria initiated the 18 planification cells in four districts of the state (two cells in Oberpfalz, four in Oberbayern, four in Munich, four in Swabia and four in Mittelfranken) on consumer protection. [1]
Participant Recruitment and Selection
Methods and Tools Used
Each of the cells lasted four consecutive days (9 am to 5 pm) and included workshops in small groups, information session with experts and plenary sessions. [1]
What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation
Influence, Outcomes, and Effects
Policy recommendations were put forward (the final report was handed over to the health ministry in June 2002), but it is unclear how they were taken into account.
Analysis and Lessons Learned
See Also
References
External Links
Notes
[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
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.
