The results of debate within the Strategic Group on Participation are summarized and published as “Worksheets on Participation". In addition, the knowledge and experience of the experts in the Strategic Group have been incorporated in the Participation Manual.
All 6 worksheets, compiled by the Strategic Group on Participation to support the quality of procedures, are now available in one publication.
>> Worksheets on Participation, No. 1-6 (pdf)
Cite as: Strategic Group on Participation (2010): Worksheets on Participation, No. 1-6, Vienna.
The Manual gives details of what it takes for participation to succeed, of the necessary preconditions, of the foreseeable costs and of successful case histories.
The reflection sheet "How does sustainability get into participation processes?" copes with different approaches how to introduce sustainability into participation processes.
Cite as: Strategic Group Participation (2011): Reflection sheet „How does sustainability get into participation processes?“, Vienna.
Worksheets on Participation
Worksheet No. 6 on Participation discusses possible expectations in participation processes.
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2009): Worksheet on Participation No. 6: Coping with expectations in participation processes, Vienna.
Worksheet No. 5 on Participation deals with the reaching of decisions in participation processes.
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2008): Worksheet on Participation No. 5: Reaching decisions in participation processes, Vienna.
Worksheet No. 4 on Participation focuses on the dealing with statements in public participation processes.
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2004): Worksheet on Participation No. 4: dealing with statements in public participation processes, Vienna.
Worksheet No. 3 on Participation is concerned with the limits of participation, with possible obstacles in participation processes and with the possible misuse of participation processes.
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2004): Worksheet on Participation No. 3: limits of and obstacles to participation; the possible misuse of participation processes, Vienna.
Worksheet No. 2 on Participation provides a survey of the benefits of participation processes from the point of view of the various groups of agents.
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2004): Worksheet on Participation No. 2: benefits of participation processes from the point of view of the various groups of agents, Vienna.
Worksheet No. 1 on Participation contains the “Checklist on preconditions and quality criteria for participation processes in the public sphere“:
Citation: Strategic Group on Participation (2003): Worksheet on Participation No. 1: checklists on preconditions and quality criteria for participation processes in the public sphere, Vienna.
Utilizing the worksheets is permitted and encouraged, provided that reference is made to the “authorship of the ÖGUT Strategic group on Participation“. Responses and comments are welcome, and will be taken into account as revised versions are generated.