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Citizen Advisory Group

Composed of representatives of the public interest, who are appointed by government bodies, with the aim of ensuring a broad representation and providing a forum for ongoing consultation.
The results of the participation are normally formulated as recommendations.

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Citizens' Panels

A citizens' panel aims to be a representative consultative body of local residents and is typically used by statutory agencies, particularly local authorities and their partners, to identify local priorities and to consult service users and non-users on specific issues. In reality, panels are rarely ...

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Citizens' Jury

In a Citizens Jury project, a randomly selected and demographically representative panel of citizens meets for four or five days to carefully examine an issue of public significance. The jury of citizens, usually consisting of 18-24 individuals, serves as a microcosm of the public. Jurors are paid a ...

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Consensus Conference

Consensus conferences offer a way of obtaining and understanding informed citizens' views on controversial issues. The outcomes can be used to develop materials on the subject for public use as well as to inform media debates on the issue. In general, consensus conferences are used for issues that ...

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Delphi Survey

A Delphi Survey is a series of questionnaires that allow experts or people with specific knowledge to develop ideas about potential future developments around an issue. The questionnaires are developed throughout the process in relation to the responses given by participants. Delphi surveys can be carried ...

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Discussion Meetings

A discussion group is a forum of individuals who are discussing various topics amongst each other. In this type of meeting, people add and respond to comments that have been raised. These groups deal with one topic and personal exchanges are normally discouraged.

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Expert Group

An Expert Group is composed of a number of experts who cover different fields of expertise and often different view points on the issue at stake. It can provide input and support to discursive issues that are complex and require highly specific input. The experts may produce written opinions and share ...

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Focus Groups

Small groups of people (typically 10-30 people) are invited or recruited to discuss a theme or proposal and provide insight on their values, concerns and perspectives (NEA 2004).
Focus groups allow for an in depth discussion on a specific topic with a few people over a couple of hours.

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Future Search

A Future Search conference is a way for a community or organisation to create a shared vision for its future. It engages around 60 to 80 participants, in groups of 8 (interest, stakeholders, and mixed groups), who take part in a highly structured process lasting ideally two and a half days. It is usually ...

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Information Center/Citizens Information Office/ Field Office

An Information Centres or Offices are developed either at the selected site or in the centre of the nearest large town/village. Their aim is to distribute information about the specific project and act as a focal point for discussion.

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Interviews with key persons

Interviews are designed primarily to elicit the interviewee's reactions and suggestions. The goal is to learn about the person's views and get feedback on certain issues.

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Local Partnership

Local partnerships are usually based on a contractual agreement between the local community and the Government or project implementer, and have sometimes involved the creation of legal entities. These partnership agreements also usually provide the community with resources (funding) to facilitate their ...

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Media Releases

Media releases can disseminate information quickly to a large number of people. It can raise publicity and awareness. Media releases can help an organisation to make a contact with the media.

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Mediation forum

A Mediation Forum consists of a group of stakeholders who actively work together with the operator. The aim of the collaboration is to discuss different options for realising the project and to find a solution acceptable to all parties. The Mediation Forum is led by a mediation team and operates according ...

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Mobile Information Displays

Mobile Information Displays are mobile Information Centres. Their aim is to distribute information about a specific project. They make use of the opportunity to come to the people rather than expecting peple to come to a certain location. They can be used at large events that attract many visitors (e.g. ...

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Newsletter

Newslettersaim to reach the interested public in order to inform them about a specific project. A newsletter can either be distributed in a printed version in a specific geographical area or can be delivered via Email to certain mailinglists. They can be used to keep interested people updated about the ...

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Newspaper article

Newspaper arcticles can help to increase the awareness of a certain issue in the broader public. They can be used to inform the public about project updates and important events or to give background information.

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Newspaper Inserts

Newspaper inserts aim to reach and inform the majority of people in a targetted geographic area about an issue. Newspaper inserts will increase awareness of a proposal or issue.

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Open House

Open house events allow those promoting development initiatives to present them to a wider public and secure reactions in an informal manner. They are less structured than a workshop. The venue will be arranged with a number of displays on the proposals and options using a variety of interactive display ...

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Open Space Workshop

Open space workshops provide a highly democratic framework for enabling any group of people to create their own programme of discussions on almost any theme without much preparation. They are particularly useful for dealing with general policy issues, for generating enthusiasm and for dealing with urgent ...

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Opinion Polls

Opinion Polls use established methodologies to obtain a statistically valid representation of the opinions held in a given population on a specific issue. They require random samples, trained interviewers and pre-tested questionnaires - which may use closed questions offering a choice between a pre-determined ...

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Press Conference

Press Conferences have the benefit that all media can be reached at one setting. It is a good medium for informing about the latest development of a project or to give statements related to recent events.

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Printed Information

Printed information is one of the easiest and most familiar methods for increasing awareness of an issue. Printed material aims to to inform in words and drawings about an issue. It can provide a short overview about an issue or to give background information in various forms such as fact sheets, newsletters, ...

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Public Debate/Public Meeting

Public meetings are familiar, established ways for people to come together to express their opinions, hear a public speaker, or plan a strategy. They can build a feeling of community and attendance levels provide an indicator of the level of interest within a community on a particular issue.
The meeting ...

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Public Hearings

Public Hearings aim to gather information and feedback on a specific topic. They may be: Focused on concrete policy proposals or be exploratory in nature; Directed at experts or a broader public; Presided over by a panel appointed by government, an elected body or nominated by stakeholders; Based on ...

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RISCOM Process

The RISCOM process is based on an agreement, between stakeholders participating in the RISCOM reference group, with the aim to improve clarity and mutual understanding. The process contains certain specific tools, most notably the RISCOM hearing and structured dialogue with “meaningful levels of debate”. ...

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Roundtables

Representatives of different views or interests come together on an equal footing. In some cases these may last for several days, and tend to be best used at the beginning of a process to identify broad policy approaches (NEA 2004).

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Scenario Workshop

The aim of a Scenario Workshop is to form a basis for action and to gather knowledge about how participants view possible future developments. The workshop is used to understand the barriers and participants’ experiences and visions of the topic as well as their attitudes towards previously defined ...

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Seminar

A seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is ...

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Surveys

Surveys enable the measurement of attitudes or characteristics of a group through the use of a structured questionnaire applied to a representative sample of the population. Questionnaires may include open-ended questions allowing respondents to offer their own views.
One advantage is that they can ...

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Websites

Websites provide information in a free, easy accessible and effective form. Websites can be used to increase the awareness of an issue, to inform about project updates and important events or to give background information.They have the capability of reaching very large numbers with enormous amounts ...

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Working groups

In a Working Group, around 5 to 15 stakeholders or experts focus on a specific topic. Their aim is to discuss this topic in detail in order to create new ideas, develop alternatives or identify the best solution to a particular problem. Their results are then presented either directly to the operator/decision ...

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Workshops

A workshop normally involves a group of interested or invited stakeholders who meet together on a single occasion to explore specific issues or learn particular techniques.

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