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7 E-Government Resources
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Policymaking in the Age of Internet: Is the Internet Tending to Make Policy Networks More or Less Inclusive?
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“Has the Internet tended to make policy deliberations more inclusive? Has it affected patterns of influence reputation among network participants? Has the Internet helped to bring new organizations into policy debates? This study provides preliminary answers to these questions.”
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The Empires Strike Back: Is the Internet Corporatizing Rather than Democratizing Policy Processes?
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“This article…suggest(s) that the Internet will not fix what ails representative democracy.”
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Designing and Implementing E-Government Systems
aas.sagepub.com— — “This article explores the emerging challenges and opportunities of information technology in government and… argues that public administrators should take an active role in designing and implementing e-government systems to… ensure that democratic processes and outcomes are realized.”
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E-Governance Developments in European Union Cities: Reshaping Government's Relationship with Citizens
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“This article presents empirical evidence on the nature of e-governance initiatives in cities across Europe…. Our study shows that technology is behaving as an enabler within preexisting social and political structures.”
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Does E-Government Promote Accountability? A Comparative Analysis of Website Openness and Government Accountability
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“Under the global pressure of information technology, the adoption of web-based technologies in public administration has created a new government-and-citizen interface. Whether e-government will… lead to a more transparent, interactive, open and accountable government remains a central question.”
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The New Face of Government: Citizen-Initiated Contacts in the Era of E-Government
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“Web sites may provide a new vehicle for citizen-initiated contacts with government, and, drawing from the literature on those traditional contacts, we propose a number of hypotheses on citizen interaction with government via the Web.”
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Interaction between States and Citizens in the Age of the Internet: "e-Government" in the United States, Britain, and the European Union
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“We examine the origins of the recent shift towards “e-government” in three cases: the United States, Britain, and the European Union.”