Overview
- Brings together international scholars to provide the theoretical and practical contexts for understanding the nature of Web 2.0 technologies
- Examines the impact of Web 2.0 applications on politics, policy and public management
- Provides a much-needed resource for policy-makers setting policy goals and developing Web 2.0 strategies that initiate new interactive ways of policy-making, improve data and information management, and stimulate the development and use of knowledge for effective public management
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Public Administration and Information Technology (PAIT, volume 1)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Government Policy and Uses of Web 2.0 for Management of Service Delivery
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Section I: Government Policy and Uses of Web 2.0 for Management of Service Delivery
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Web 2.0 as Tools for Mobilization, Protests and Governance
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Section II: Web 2.0 as Tools for Mobilization, Protests and Governance
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Section III: Effects of Web 2.0 on Political Campaigns and Participatory Democracy
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About this book
Web 2.0 has become the buzz word for describing social media available on the Internet, such as blogs, photo and file sharing systems and social networking sites. These Web 2.0 applications are rapidly transforming citizen-citizen and citizen-government interactions in a manner not seen before. In recognition of these trends, governments are already taking a very close look at Web 2.0 and online communities in order to leverage them for designing products and services and for providing citizen services. This book brings together international scholars to provide the theoretical and practical contexts for understanding the nature of Web 2.0 technologies and their impact on political, public policy and management processes, and to explore how best Web 2.0 applications can be leveraged and aligned with the strategic goals of government organizations to add value and ensure effective governance. Drawing from experiences from countries around the globe, the book provides the theoretical context of the potential for Web 2.0 applications to transform government services, as well as practical examples of leading public sector institutions that have attempted to use Web 2.0 applications to enhance government operations, policy making and administration. There are three parts to the book, namely 1) Perspectives on Web 2.0 and Democratic Governance, 2) The Political, Policy and Management Impacts of Web 2.0 in Government, and 3) Leveraging Web 2.0 Applications for Effective Governance. This book differs from existing edited books on Web 2.0 technologies that focus primarily on politics and e-democracy because it examines the impact of the applications on politics, policy and public management. The book contributes toward the literature by filling the existing void and expanding knowledge in the field of public administration and policy, making it of interest to both academics and policy-makers.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Web 2.0 Technologies and Democratic Governance
Book Subtitle: Political, Policy and Management Implications
Editors: Christopher G. Reddick, Stephen K. Aikins
Series Title: Public Administration and Information Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1448-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-1447-6Published: 16 June 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-9284-0Published: 17 July 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-1448-3Published: 15 June 2012
Series ISSN: 2512-1812
Series E-ISSN: 2512-1839
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 276