1st Edition
E-government in Europe Re-booting the State
This book traces the development of e-government and its applications across Europe, exploring the effects of information and communication technology (ICTs) upon political action and processes.
Explores a range of concepts and topics underpinning e-government in Europe:
- the degree to which e-government translates into genuine reform of government and public administration
- the dual role of the EU as both a provider of e-government through its own internal activities and also as a facilitator or aggregator in the way it seeks to engender change and promote its ethos in member states across the EU
- cyberterrorism and its use both by terrorists and governments to pursue political agendas.
Featuring in-depth case studies on the progress of e-government in the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary, and Estonia. These case studies address the above issues, whilst at the same time highlighting commonality and diversity in practice and the paradox between top-down strategies and the effort to engage wider civil participation via e-government.
e-Government in Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of public policy, politics, media and communication studies, computing and information and communications technologies and European studies.
by Paul Nixon and Vassiliki Koutrakou
Chapter 1 E-government and Democratic Politics
by Mike Margolis
Chapter 2 Ctrl, Alt, Delete: Re-booting the European Union via E-government
By Paul Nixon
Chapter 3 E-government under Construction: Challenging Traditional Conceptions of Citizenship
by Miriam Lips
Chapter 4 Danger Mouse? The Growing Threat of Cyberterrorism
By Rajash Rawal
Chapter 5 E-government and the United Kingdom
By Nicholas Pleace
Chapter 6 The Digital Republic: Re-newing the French State via E-government
By Fabienne Greffet
Chapter 7 E-government in Germany
By Tina Siegfried
Chapter 8 Re-organizing Government using IT: The Danish Model
By Kim Viborg Andersen, Helle Zinne Henriksen & Eva Born Rasmussen
Chapter 9 E-government in the Netherlands: ‘From Strategy to Impact – The Pursuit for High Volume High Impact Citizens’ E-services in The Netherlands’
By Martin van Rossum and Desirée Dreessen
Chapter 10 The Reform and Modernization of Greek Public Administration via E-government
By Vassiliki N. Koutrakou
Chapter 11 ‘ALT-TAB’: From ICTs to Organizational Innovation in Portugal
By Gustavo Cardoso and Tiago Lapa
Chapter 12 Estonia: The Short Road to E-government and E-democracy
By Marc Ernsdorff and Adriana Berbec
Chapter 13 This Revolution will be Digitized! E-government in Hungary
By Katalin Szalóki and Paul Nixon
Chapter 14 E-government and Slovenia’s Multiple Transitions
By Darren Purcell
Conclusions
By Paul G. Nixon and Vassiliki N. Koutrakou
Biography
Nixon, Paul G.; Koutrakou, Vassiliki N.