Data

General Issues
Immigration & Migration
Specific Topics
Refugee Resettlement
Cultural Assimilation or Integration
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Salzburg
Salzburg
Austria
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Land Salzburg
Erster Bürgerrat für Integration
Avatar image Erster landesweiter Bürgerrat zum Thema Integration
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
15
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
Dynamic Facilitation
Sortition
Civic Lottery
Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
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
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials
Lay Public

CASE

Mini-Public on Successful Integration in Salzburg, Austria

General Issues
Immigration & Migration
Specific Topics
Refugee Resettlement
Cultural Assimilation or Integration
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Salzburg
Salzburg
Austria
Scope of Influence
Regional
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Land Salzburg
Erster Bürgerrat für Integration
Avatar image Erster landesweiter Bürgerrat zum Thema Integration
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
15
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
Dynamic Facilitation
Sortition
Civic Lottery
Deliberation
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Professional Facilitators
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
Type of Organizer/Manager
Regional Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Elected Public Officials
Lay Public

Due to the influx of refugees in Austria in 2015, the regional government in Salzburg decided to initiate its third mini-public on integration (Gelungene Integration). Across 1.5 days, 15 citizens created recommendations regarding the questions, “What do we need? What can we do? What can we expect?”

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Like the previous mini-public held in the Salzburg Region in 2014, the present one selected 300 people from population registers, to end up with 16 participants. It is unclear, however, which criteria were used in the recruitment process.

Methods and Tools Used

Dynamic Facilitation

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Through consensus, a set of recommendations were created by the mini-public. These consist of various aspects and can be grouped into a few main topics, including (1) what citizens can do themselves; (2) political measures; (3) codex for integration; (4) job; (5) language; (6) development of an open society; (7) civil service; (8) Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF); (9) housing, etc. On November 11th, 2015, a group of experts (with participants of the mini-public) discussed these recommendations and prioritized the list according to their view and feasibility. On November 26th, 2015, the mini-public publicly presented their recommendations to the regional government, public servants and interested citizens. Around 100 people attended the event at the Neue Mittelschule Thalgau. In February and March 2016, these recommendations were discussed with asylum seekers and reflected upon with the platform of integration by the Land Salzburg. These recommendations and discussions influenced the work of the region regarding integration policies. In May 2016, politicians gave feedback to the participants of the mini-public regarding the implementation and usage of their recommendations.

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.