Data

General Issues
Economics
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Economic Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Calafell
Catalonia
Spain
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation and Democratic Legitimacy: The Case of Citizen Juries in Spanish Local Government
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
81
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
Citizens' Jury
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Academic Institution

CASE

Calafell Citizens' Jury

November 21, 2020 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
October 5, 2020 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Economics
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Economic Development
Collections
OECD Project on Representative Deliberative Processes
Location
Calafell
Catalonia
Spain
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Links
OECD Project Page for Innovative Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation and Democratic Legitimacy: The Case of Citizen Juries in Spanish Local Government
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
81
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
Citizens' Jury
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Listen/Watch as Spectator
Type of Organizer/Manager
For-Profit Business
Academic Institution

In 1998, the 81 members of the Calafell Citizens' Jury met to produce recommendations with regards to social and economic development.

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