Data

General Issues
Health
Science & Technology
Specific Topics
Aging
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
France
Scope of Influence
National
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
La conférence des citoyens favorable au suicide médicalement assisté
Conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie
Fin de vie : la conférence citoyenne favorable au suicide assisté et à une exception d'euthanasie
Liste des personnalités auditionnées par la conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie
Conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie: Note méthodologique de l’Ifop
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
18
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
Sortition
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
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

French Mini-Public on End of Life Care

April 17, 2021 Jaskiran Gakhal, Participedia Team
March 22, 2021 Joyce Chen
General Issues
Health
Science & Technology
Specific Topics
Aging
Collections
The POLITICIZE Project on Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe
Location
France
Scope of Influence
National
Links
The POLITICIZE Dataset of 105 Deliberative Mini-Publics (DMPs) in Europe, 2000–2020
The POLITICIZE Project
La conférence des citoyens favorable au suicide médicalement assisté
Conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie
Fin de vie : la conférence citoyenne favorable au suicide assisté et à une exception d'euthanasie
Liste des personnalités auditionnées par la conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie
Conférence de citoyens sur la fin de vie: Note méthodologique de l’Ifop
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
18
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
Sortition
Civic Lottery
Legality
Yes
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Decision Methods
Voting
Communication of Insights & Outcomes
Public Report
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 French Mini-Public on End of Life Care (Conférence citoyenne sur la fin de vie) was held in the framework of a national debate on bioethics in 2013. 18 participants were gathered across 1 day to discuss a possible revision of laws regulating end-of-life care.

Problems and Purpose

Background History and Context

The mini-public was held in the framework of a national debate on bioethics (“Etats généraux de la bioéthique”) in 2013. National debates are mandatory for every revision of bioethics laws (these revisions occur at least every 7 years).

Organizing, Supporting, and Funding Entities

Participant Recruitment and Selection

Methods and Tools Used

What Went On: Process, Interaction, and Participation

Influence, Outcomes, and Effects

On December 16, 2013, participants issued a list of policy recommendations. They endorsed physician-assisted suicide, sedation of terminally ill patients, and euthanasia under certain exceptional conditions. As of November 2019, neither euthanasia nor physician-assisted suicide are allowed in France. A law was enacted in 2016, allowing sedation of terminally ill patients. It is yet unclear whether this reform is related to the outcome of the public deliberation or simply follows recommendations issued by bodies of medical experts.

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.