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OverviewThis book provides rare insights into the nature of contemporary, technologically-facilitated government. Its multidisciplinary approach demonstrates that information technology is more than a tool for politicians and policy-makers. E-government has reconfigured public administration, policy, power and citizenship. Full Product DetailsAuthor: P. HenmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.485kg ISBN: 9780230205888ISBN 10: 0230205887 Pages: 271 Publication Date: 20 January 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction PART I: EXAMINING E-GOVERNMENT Conceptualizing Technology and Government The Governmentality of E-government PART II: DOMAINS OF E-GOVERNMENT E-welfare E-taxation E-health PART III: RECONFIGURATION OF GOVERNMENT Reconfiguring Public Administration Speed, Time and the Future Networks and Conditionality Risk and Targeted Government Complex Government Reconfiguring Power, Citizenship, Society References IndexReviews'Governing Electronically shows how e-government is transforming practices of government and citizenship today. At the same time, it insists that modern government was machinic long before the advent of computers. Capturing the novelty of e-government, while avoiding the hubris that plagues so much writing on the subject, this book will enlighten not just specialists but anyone interested in the genealogy of modern power.' - William Walters, Professor of Political Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada 'This book is important because it recognizes that technologies really matter in understanding governmental processes. Paul Henman demonstrates impressive expertise in both information technology and public administration in a major study which furthers our understanding of government in the digital era and highlights important shifts in policy and the changing nature of citizenship.' - Helen Margetts, Professor of Society and the Internet, Oxford Internet Institute, UK 'Governing Electronically shows how e-government is transforming practices of government and citizenship today. At the same time, it insists that modern government was machinic long before the advent of computers. Capturing the novelty of e-government, while avoiding the hubris that plagues so much writing on the subject, this book will enlighten not just specialists but anyone interested in the genealogy of modern power.' - William Walters, Professor of Political Sociology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada 'This book is important because it recognizes that technologies really matter in understanding governmental processes. Paul Henman demonstrates impressive expertise in both information technology and public administration in a major study which furthers our understanding of government in the digital era and highlights important shifts in policy and the changing nature of citizenship.' - Helen Margetts, Professor of Society and the Internet, Oxford Internet Institute, UK Author InformationPAUL HENMAN is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He holds degrees in Computer Science, Mathematics and Sociology. His research focuses on the nexus between information technologies, public administration and government policy processes. His previous book was Administering Welfare Reform: International Transformations in Welfare Governance (edited with Menno Fenger). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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