Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically Mediated Innovations in Political Practice in Western Europe (Routledge ECPR Studies in European Political Science)

Drawing on case studies from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK, this book discusses new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Contributors argue that ICTs play an important role in the process of restructuring and redefining basic relations within the political systems of Western democracies. The focus of this book is the relationship between new forms of information and communication technology (IGT) and the current restructuring and redefinition of many of the fundamental relations within the political systems of the Western European countries. Drawing on case studies from Denmark, The Netherlands and the UK, this book discusses new information and communication technologies. It explores their role in the restructuring of Western democratic political systems Edited By Ivan Horrocks, Jens Hoff, And Pieter Tops. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.