Consideration on the current status and issues of the planning cell conference in Germany

through an interview with Professor Lietzmann of the University Wuppertal

Abstract

Half a century has passed since Planungszelle was invented, and in recent years, expectations have been rising for PZ as a citizen-participatory solution. Current status and evaluation of PZ were conducted in Germany through an interview survey with Professor H.J. Lietzmann of the "Institute for Democracy and Participation" (Institut für Demokratie-und Partizipationsforschung:IDPF) of the University of Wuppertal, which has many PZ achievements. As a result of the interview many findings could be obtained, like his own PZ theory, democracy philosophy, practical know-how, and challenges in the corona pandemic, which can not gained by literature and rinternet research.