Data

General Issues
Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice & Corrections
Specific Topics
Police
Regional & Global Governance
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Denmark
Scope of Influence
National
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Folkehøring om retsforbeholdet
Folkehøringen om retsforbeholdet: Deltagernes oplevelse
380 vælgere bliver eksperter på retsforbeholdet i weekenden
Denmark rejects further EU integration in referendum
Folkehøring om retsforbeholdet
Folkehøring 14.-15. november 2015 i DOKK1 i Aarhus
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
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
384
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
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
Sortition
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Hearings/Meetings
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Lay Public
Elected Public Officials

CASE

Danish Deliberative Poll on Denmark's Full Integration in the European Police Force (National folkehøring om Europæisk politi)

March 27, 2021 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
March 22, 2021 Joyce Chen
March 21, 2021 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice & Corrections
Specific Topics
Police
Regional & Global Governance
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
Denmark
Scope of Influence
National
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
Folkehøring om retsforbeholdet
Folkehøringen om retsforbeholdet: Deltagernes oplevelse
380 vælgere bliver eksperter på retsforbeholdet i weekenden
Denmark rejects further EU integration in referendum
Folkehøring om retsforbeholdet
Folkehøring 14.-15. november 2015 i DOKK1 i Aarhus
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
Approach
Consultation
Spectrum of Public Participation
Consult
Total Number of Participants
384
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Limited to Only Some Groups or Individuals
Recruitment Method for Limited Subset of Population
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
Sortition
Deliberation
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Idea Generation
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Hearings/Meetings
Type of Organizer/Manager
National Government
Evidence of Impact
Yes
Types of Change
Changes in people’s knowledge, attitudes, and behavior
Implementers of Change
Lay Public
Elected Public Officials

The Deliberative Poll on Denmark's Full Integration in the European Police Force (National folkehøring om Europæisk politi) was organized by the Danish Parliament. Across 3 days in 2015, 384 citizens deliberated on the advantages and disadvantages of the European police force.

Problems and Purpose

Like in 2000, in preparation of the referendum on the topic, the Danish Parliament decided to organize a deliberative poll in order to improve the quality of information on the advantages and disadvantages of the European police force. The deliberative poll had two goals. The first was to study whether participants tend to change opinion before and after the deliberative events. They are surveyed several times in that respect. The second goal is to organize a visible public event that would improve the quality of information on the topic (here, furthering European integration). The event was therefore quite visible in the media, and parts of it were broadcasted on Danish National Television.

Background History and Context

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

The Deliberative Poll on Denmark's Full Integration in the European Police Force followed the typical model of Danish deliberative poll, in which citizens are purely randomly selected from official registers. They are contacted by phone, and then those who have declared interest are re-contacted to make sure they will attend. After several contacts, 384 citizens ultimately took part in the event.

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Participants had the opportunity to discuss with experts and politicians (Prime minister, Deputy PM, leaders of parliamentary groups), and then to deliberate in small tables of 18-20 participants about the advantages and disadvantages of furthering the integration of police forces.

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

Here, the deliberative poll was linked with a referendum about the issue, in which Denmark rejected further EU integration in police services.

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.