Extracting and verbalizing the new values realized by the fusion of deliberative democracy and participatory Machidukuri, as seen in the Toyoyama Town's Tyomintogikaigi（Citizens' Assemblies）

Re-finding Machizukuri as a resource for sustainable world-part 6.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to find new values in Machizukuri that respond to the changing values of society. (Sixth article in the series) In this study, we took up the case of the " Tyomintogikaigi "(Citizens' Assemblies) in Toyoyama Town, where both deliberative democracy and participatory Machizukuri are combined, and interviewed its practitioners, and identified seven new values of Machizukuri. Through their participation in the " Tyomintogikaigi, " the residents of Toyoyama are considered to be acting as both residents, which is the premise of participatory Machizukuri, and citizens, which is the premise of deliberative democracy. The practice of " Tyomintogikaigi ," where deliberative democracy and participatory Machizukuri overcome their differences and learn from and complement each other, shows that a circuit can be established to solve global issues while remaining rooted in the local community.