TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cropf,Robert A.
AU  - Krummenacher,William S.
ED  - IGI eBooks.
ED  - IGI Global.
TI  - Information communication technologies and the virtual public sphere: impact of network structures on civil society 
SN  - 9781609601614 (ebook)
AV  - JF1525.A8 I4675 2011eb
U1  - 303.48/33 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hershey, Pa.
PB  - IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA)
KW  - Internet in public administration
KW  - Political participation
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Information technology
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Blended deliberative models
KW  - E-communicative mechanisms of government
KW  - E-financial reporting
KW  - E-participation in the public sphere
KW  - Factors affecting E-participation adoption
KW  - Global E-government and trust
KW  - Online public debate
KW  - Perspectives on E-government in Europe
KW  - Succession planning and E-government
KW  - Video blogging and ethics
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 1. Introduction / Robert Cropf, Scott Krummenacher -- 2. Deliberative machines in techno-political arrangements / Laurence Monnoyer-Smith -- 3. Communicative mechanisms of governance / Lori Anderson, Patrick Bishop -- 4. Habermas, networks and virtual public spheres / Veena Raman -- 5. Issues of digital disempowerment and new media networking (NMN) in relation to E-government / Kenneth Hacker, Eric Morgan -- 6. 'Videoblogging' human rights on YouTube / Jacques Gimeno, Bradley Freeman -- 7. Conceptualizing E-participation in the public sphere / Jenny Backhouse -- 8. An investigation of the use of computer supported arguments visualization for improving public participation in legislation formation / Euripidis Loukis, Alexander Xenakis, Nektaria Tserpeli -- 9. The role of trust in the global acceptance of E-government / John Burbridge, Jayoti Das, Cassandra DiRienzo -- 10. Perspectives on E-government in Europe / Sylvia Archmann, Just Iglesias -- 11. Exploring the ICT capabilities of civil society in Sub Saharan Africa / Joshua Nyirenda -- 12. Setting the foundation for E-democracy in Botswana / Kelvin Bwalya, Tanya Du Plessis, Chris Rensleigh -- 13. Challenges of E-disclosure in Romanian local public authorities / Adriana Tudor, Adina Popa, Rodica Blidisel -- 14. Making room for E-government through succession planning / Kim Loutzenhiser; Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers; Also available in print
N2  - "This book demonstrates how the virtual public sphere uses information communications technology to empower ordinary citizens to engage in effective public discourse and provide the technological means to effect political change"--Provided by publisher
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