Democratic eGovernance
Approaches & Research Directions
Edited By Jan Olsson & Joachim Astrom
December 2006
Almqvist & Wiksell
Distributed by Coronet Books Inc.
ISBN: 9122021515
243
pages, 5 1/4 x 8 1/4"
$87.50 Paper Original
OUT OF PRINT
The relationship between late modern governance and new information and
communication technologies (ICT) is complex and dynamic, catching the attention
of scholars across disciplines. This book brings together research within
informatics, political science, media and communication studies and history,
and provides a critical perspective on approaches and research directions
from an interdisciplinary perspective.
The collective aim of the book is
to develop a more comprehensive understanding on the conditions for Democratic
eGovernance by pulling together insights from a variety of disciplines. Taking
on this challenge, the book summarizes empirical research and theoretical
questions ranging from the invigoration of formal politics to the 'explosion'
of informal politics, from global trends to local responses, and from political
ideas to technical practices. It its concluding part, a strategic interdisciplinary
research agenda is developed by combining the three intellectual virtues
of Aristotle: episteme, techne and phronesis. This book is essential reading
for all who have an interest in late modern governance, ICT and the possible
futures of democracy.
