Data

General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Wolfsburg
Lower Saxony
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Planning Cells on the Concept of Citizen Participation for Wolfsburg
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Bürgergutachten zum Konzept Bürgerbeteiligung Wolfsburg
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over 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
Citizenship building
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
90
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
Targeted Demographics
Youth
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
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
Civic Lottery
Planning Cells
Deliberative Forum
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
City of Wolfsburg
Type of Funder
Local Government

CASE

Planning Cells on the Concept of Citizen Participation for Wolfsburg

November 3, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 4, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Governance & Political Institutions
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Wolfsburg
Lower Saxony
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
Planning Cells on the Concept of Citizen Participation for Wolfsburg
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Bürgergutachten zum Konzept Bürgerbeteiligung Wolfsburg
Start Date
End Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
Repeated over 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
Citizenship building
Consultation
Total Number of Participants
90
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
Stratified Random Sample
Targeted Demographics
Youth
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
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
Civic Lottery
Planning Cells
Deliberative Forum
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
City of Wolfsburg
Type of Funder
Local Government

In 2013, the 90 members of the Planning Cells on the Concept of Citizen Participation for Wolfsburg met to help develop a concept for citizen participation.

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.