Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Vorarlberg
Austria
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Neighborhood as a Topic at the Fourth Citizens' Council (Nachbarschaft als Thema bei viertem Bürgerrat)
Fourth Nationwide Citizens' Council Addresses "Neighborhood"
Wie gelingt gute Nachbarschaft?
Videos
landesweiter Bürgerrat - Wie gelingt Nachbarschaft?
Start Date
End Date
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
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
11
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
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Sortition
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Hearings/Meetings
Primary Organizer/Manager
Vorarlberg State Government
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in public policy
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

CASE

Mini-Public on How to Succeed as a Good Community (Vorarlberg, Austria)

March 20, 2021 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
March 18, 2021 Joyce Chen
March 16, 2021 Joyce Chen
March 12, 2021 Patrick L Scully, Participedia Team
March 11, 2021 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Planning & Development
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Vorarlberg
Austria
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Neighborhood as a Topic at the Fourth Citizens' Council (Nachbarschaft als Thema bei viertem Bürgerrat)
Fourth Nationwide Citizens' Council Addresses "Neighborhood"
Wie gelingt gute Nachbarschaft?
Videos
landesweiter Bürgerrat - Wie gelingt Nachbarschaft?
Start Date
End Date
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
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
11
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
Propose and/or develop policies, ideas, and recommendations
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Recruit or select participants
Specific Methods, Tools & Techniques
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Sortition
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
General Agreement/Consensus
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Hearings/Meetings
Primary Organizer/Manager
Vorarlberg State Government
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in public policy
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials

The Mini-Public on How to Succeed as a Good Community (Wie gelingt gute Nachbarschaft?) took place in Vorarlberg before a Landtags-Enquete (regional parliament commission). Over 1.5 days, 11 people met to form recommendations regarding the question, “How can good community succeed?”

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

As this was the fourth successful mini-public in Vorarlberg, the regional government already began drafting an amendment for the regional constitution to include participatory and direct democratic elements.

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Commissioned by the state government of Vorarlberg, the mini-public was professionally carried out by the Büro für Zukunftsfragen.

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Participants were selected using population registers (600 people were contacted; 11 participated). It is unclear, however, which criteria were applied.

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

The mini-public formulated policy recommendations, which were presented at the Landtags-Enquete (regional parliament commission) „Quartiersmanagement – wie kann gute Nachbarschaft gelingen?“ on November 16th 2012. The recommendations focused on (1) a mediation body for community conflicts; (2) on a so-called “Nachbarschaftsdemokratie” (neighborhood democracy) to implement direct democratic features on the community level; (3) on a neighborhood council, where issues should be solved in a calm and professional matter, while offering enough space for different opinions and arguments. Eventually, these recommendations resulted in a concrete government output, as they influenced the concept “Siedlungsarbeit in Vorarlberg” (settlement-work), which was later implemented.

Analysis and Lessons Learned

See Also

References

External Links

Notes

This entry is based on the POLITICIZE dataset. More information can be found at the following links:

  • Paulis, Emilien; Pilet, Jean-Benoit; Panel, Sophie; Vittori, Davide; Close, Caroline, 2020, "POLITICIZE Dataset", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/Z7X6GT, Harvard Dataverse, V1
  • Pilet J-B, Paulis E, Panel S.,Vitori D & Close C. 202X The POLITICIZE Dataset: an inventory of Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe. European Political Science.