Data

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Location
Bruxelles
Bruxelles
Belgique
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Start Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Citizenship building
Civil society building
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Mixed
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Facilitate decision-making
Recruit or select participants
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Trained, Nonprofessional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Written Briefing Materials
Decision Methods
Voting
If Voting
Plurality
Type of Organizer/Manager
Non-Governmental Organization
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Volunteers
Yes

CASE

Citizen channel

General Issues
Planning & Development
Specific Topics
Public Participation
Location
Bruxelles
Bruxelles
Belgique
Scope of Influence
City/Town
Start Date
Ongoing
No
Time Limited or Repeated?
A single, defined period of time
Purpose/Goal
Develop the civic capacities of individuals, communities, and/or civil society organizations
Approach
Citizenship building
Civil society building
Spectrum of Public Participation
Inform
Total Number of Participants
36
Open to All or Limited to Some?
Mixed
General Types of Methods
Deliberative and dialogic process
General Types of Tools/Techniques
Facilitate dialogue, discussion, and/or deliberation
Facilitate decision-making
Recruit or select participants
Legality
Yes
Facilitators
Yes
Facilitator Training
Trained, Nonprofessional Facilitators
Face-to-Face, Online, or Both
Face-to-Face
Types of Interaction Among Participants
Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation
Information & Learning Resources
Expert Presentations
Written Briefing Materials
Decision Methods
Voting
If Voting
Plurality
Type of Organizer/Manager
Non-Governmental Organization
Type of Funder
Regional Government
Volunteers
Yes

Problems and objectives

History and background

Organizing, supporting and financing organizations

Recruitment and selection of participants

Methods and tools used

What happened: process, interactions and participation

Influence, results and effects

Analysis and lessons learned

See as well

References

external links

Notes

The full version of this text was originally published in French in the weekly Courrier du CRISP (www.crisp.be) and is available online at CAIRN https://www.cairn.info/revue-courrier-he Weekly-du- crisp-2020-32-page-5.htm

Source: Vrydagh, J., Devillers, S., Talukder, D., Jacquet, V., & Bottin, J. (2021). Mini-publics in Belgium (2000-2018): experiences of deliberative citizen panels. Weekly mail from the Center for Socio-political Research and Information.