Data

General Issues
Identity & Diversity
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Specific Topics
Gender Equality & Equity
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Leverkusen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
German Planning Cell: "We Want More"
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
19
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
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
Planning Cells
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Funder
Federal Agency for Civic Education
Type of Funder
National Government
Staff
No

CASE

German Planning Cell: "We Want More"

November 11, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
November 8, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 4, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Identity & Diversity
Human Rights & Civil Rights
Specific Topics
Gender Equality & Equity
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Leverkusen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
German Planning Cell: "We Want More"
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
19
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
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
Planning Cells
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Funder
Federal Agency for Civic Education
Type of Funder
National Government
Staff
No

Across 3 days in 1986, the 19 members of the Leverkusen Planning Cell on "We Want More" met to determine "tasks and actions for the municipal equality bodies".

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