eTransformation in governance : new directions in government and politics / [edited by] Matti Mälkiä, Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, and Reijo Savolainen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mälkiä, Matti.

Anttiroiko, Ari-Veikko.

Savolainen, Reijo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet in public administration.

Physical Description:

xiv, 317 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA : Idea Group Pub., [2004]

Summary:

eTransformation in Governance: New Directions in Government and Politics is about transformation in government and governance due to the information society development. The book provides conceptual clarification of the e-transformation in governance, and presents empirical findings on the recent developments in Western countries. The book provides innovative and fresh views to recent developments and practices of e-governance.

Contents:

Chapter I. eTransformation in Government, Politics and Society: Conceptual Framework and Introduction / Matti Malkia, Reijo Savolainen 1

Chapter II. Introduction to Democratic e-Governance / Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko 22

Section II Involving Citizens

Chapter III. Teledemocratic Innovations that Public Officials Ignore

At Our Great Peril / Ted Becker 51

Chapter IV. Public Involvement in Public Administration in the Information Age: Speculations on the Effects of Technology / John Clayton Thomas 67

Chapter V. ICTs and the Communicative Conditions for Democracy: A Local Experiment with Web-Mediated Civic Publicness / Seija Ridell 85

Section III Restructuring Public Administration

Chapter VI. Public Administration for a Democratic Society: Instilling Public Trust through Greater Collaboration with Citizens / Christa Daryl Slaton, Jeremy L. Arthur 110

Chapter VII. Bureaucratic Discretion and Deliberative Democracy / Christian Hunold, B. Guy Peters 131

Chapter VIII. The Moderator in Government-Initiated Internet Discussions: Facilitator or Source of Bias? / Arthur R. Edwards 150

Section IV Building Urban and Regional Communities

Chapter IX. Metropolitan Governance and Telecommunications Policy: Changing Perceptions of Place and Local Governance in the Information Society / Roger Richman 169

Chapter X. Building Regional Communities in an Information Age: The Case of Greater Western Sydney / Kevin Sproats, Trevor Cairney, David Hegarty 197

Chapter XI. Responding to the Information Needs of Citizens in an Open Society: The Role of Smart Communities / Roger W. Caves 216

Section V Citizen Access to Information in the Information Age

Chapter XII. What's New? Perspectives on Freedom of Information and the Internet / Sonja Bugdahn 235

Chapter XIII. Bridging the Digital Divide: Developments in Scotland / Anna Malina, Ann Macintosh 255

Chapter XIV. Globalization, Citizenship and New Information Technologies: From the MAI to Seattle / Peter J. Smith, Elizabeth Smythe 272.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

159140276X

1591401305

1591401313

OCLC:

52214995