E-Government, E-Services and Global Processes

E-Government, E-Services and Global Processes
Author: Marijn Janssen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-08-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3642153453

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on E-Government and E-Services, EGES 2010 and the IFIP TC 8 International Conference on Global Information Systems Processes, GISP 2010, held as part of the 21st World Computer Congress, WCC 2010, in Brisbane, Australia, in September 2010. The 12 revised full papers presented at EGES were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on interoperability, participation, adoption and diffusion, back-end transformation, and new applications. The 6 revised full papers presented at GISP were carefully reviewed and selected from 13 submissions. They are organized in two parts: global case studies on process design issues with four papers covering the contextual settings of Singapore, Kuwait, Finland and South Africa, and globalized process design with two papers dealing with the demands of large scale process models and a process design project covering two continents.

Managing Democracy in the Digital Age

Managing Democracy in the Digital Age
Author: Julia Schwanholz
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2017-09-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3319617087

In light of the increased utilization of information technologies, such as social media and the ‘Internet of Things,’ this book investigates how this digital transformation process creates new challenges and opportunities for political participation, political election campaigns and political regulation of the Internet. Within the context of Western democracies and China, the contributors analyze these challenges and opportunities from three perspectives: the regulatory state, the political use of social media, and through the lens of the public sphere. The first part of the book discusses key challenges for Internet regulation, such as data protection and censorship, while the second addresses the use of social media in political communication and political elections. In turn, the third and last part highlights various opportunities offered by digital media for online civic engagement and protest in the public sphere. Drawing on different academic fields, including political science, communication science, and journalism studies, the contributors raise a number of innovative research questions and provide fascinating theoretical and empirical insights into the topic of digital transformation.

A History Shared and Divided

A History Shared and Divided
Author: Frank Bösch
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2018-09-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1785339265

By and large, the histories of East and West Germany have been studied in relative isolation. And yet, for all their differences, the historical trajectories of both nations were interrelated in complex ways, shaped by economic crises, social and cultural changes, protest movements, and other phenomena so diffuse that they could hardly be contained by the Iron Curtain. Accordingly, A History Shared and Divided offers a collective portrait of the two Germanies that is both broad and deep. It brings together comprehensive thematic surveys by specialists in social history, media, education, the environment, and similar topics to assemble a monumental account of both nations from the crises of the 1970s to—and beyond—the reunification era.

Political Participation in the Digital Age

Political Participation in the Digital Age
Author: Julia Tiemann-Kollipost
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2020-02-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3732848884

This book explores the potential of the Internet for enabling new and flexible political participation modes. It meticulously illustrates how the Internet is responsible for citizens' participation practices from being general, high-threshold, temporally constricted, and dependent on physical presence to being topic-centered, low-threshold, temporally discontinuous, and independent from physical presence. With its ethnographic focus on Icelandic and German online participation tools Betri Reykjavík and LiquidFriesland, the book offers plentiful advice for citizens, programmers, politicians, and administrations alike on how to get the most out of online participation formats.

Political Communication in the Online World

Political Communication in the Online World
Author: Gerhard Vowe
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2015-12-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317480023

As a consequence of the rapid diffusion of online media, the conditions for political communication, and research concerning it have radically changed. Is empirical communication research capable of consistently describing and explaining the changes in political communication in the online world both from a theoretical and methodological perspective? In this book, Gerhard Vowe, Philipp Henn, and a group of leading international experts in the field of communication studies guide the reader through the complexities of political communication, and evaluate whether and to what extent existing theoretical approaches and research designs are relevant to the online world. In the first part of the book, nine chapters offer researchers the opportunity to test the basic assumptions of prominent theories in the field, to specify them in terms of the conditions of political communication in the online world and to modify them in view of the systematically gained experiences. The second methodological section tests the variations of content analysis, surveys, expert interviews and network analyses in an online environment and documents how successful these methods of empirical analysis have proven to be in political communication. Written accessibly and contributing to key debates on political communication, this bookshelf essential presents an indispensable account of the necessary tools needed to allow researchers decide which approach and method is better suited to answer their online problem.

Women and Politics around the World [2 volumes]

Women and Politics around the World [2 volumes]
Author: Joyce Gelb
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 816
Release: 2009-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1851099891

A unique two-volume examination of the progress women have made in achieving political equality, Women and Politics around the World addresses both transnational and gender-related issues as well as specific conditions in more than 20 countries. Women and Politics around the World: A Comparative History and Survey is an exploration of the role of women in political systems worldwide, as well as an examination of how government actions in various countries have an impact on the lives of the female population. Women and Politics around the World divides its coverage into two volumes. The first looks at such crucial issues facing women today as health policy, civil rights, and education, comparing conditions around the world. The second volume profiles 22 different countries, representing a broad range of governments, economies, and cultures. Each profile looks at the history and current state of women's political and economic participation in a particular country, and includes an in-depth look at a representative policy. The result is a resource unlike any other—one that gives students, researchers, and other interested readers a fresh new way of investigating a truly global issue.

Handbook of Energy Governance in Europe

Handbook of Energy Governance in Europe
Author: Michèle Knodt
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1333
Release: 2022-09-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3030432505

This Handbook provides the most comprehensive account of energy governance in Europe, examining both energy governance at the European level and the development of energy policy in 30 European countries. Authored by leading scholars, the first part of the book offers a broad overview of the topics of energy research, including theories of energy transitions, strategies and norms of energy policy, governance instruments in the field, and challenges of energy governance. In the second part, it examines the internal and external dimensions of energy governance in the European Union. The third part presents in-depth country studies, which investigate national trajectories of energy policy, including an analysis of the policy instruments and coordination mechanisms for energy transitions. It closes with a comparative analysis of national energy governance. This book is a definitive resource for scholars in energy and climate research as well as decision makers in national governments and EU institutions.

Inspiring Democracy

Inspiring Democracy
Author: Dominik Hierlemann
Publisher: Verlag Bertelsmann Stiftung
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2013-05-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3867935181

Democracy lives and thrives on the participation of its citizens. But what is more to the point, without the participation of its citizenry, democracy would not exist at all. Yet traditional avenues for political participation such as elections or becoming involved in party work are being pursued less and less. In recent years, all around the world, in all the developed democracies, numerous new modes of participation have developed, putting the focus on dialogue and deliberation. Citizens are becoming involved in politics in ever newer and often more unconventional ways. In this study, exciting and effective means of participation are presented and compared, with informational graphics providing a quick understanding of the different formats. Interviews with experts and practitioners highlight developments and examples for participation and give the reader an outlook on the future of democracy and the coming diversity of political participation.

The Internet, Democracy and Democratization

The Internet, Democracy and Democratization
Author: Peter Ferdinand
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136332596

The Internet is transforming relations between states and citizens. This study gives examples of how it is creating new political communities at various levels, both in democracies and authoritarian regimes. It is also used by marginalized anti-democratic groups such as neo-Nazis.

Electronic Democracy

Electronic Democracy
Author: Norbert Kersting
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2012-06-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3866495463

The timely book takes stock of the state of the art and future of electronic democracy, exploring the history and potential of e-democracy in global perspective. Analysing the digital divide, the role of the internet as a tool for political mobilisation, internet Voting and Voting Advice Applications, and other phenomena, this volume critically engages with the hope for more transparency and political participation through e-democracy.