E-Governance and Civic Engagement: Factors and Determinants of E-Democracy
A book edited by
Dr. Aroon Manoharan (Kent State University) and
Dr. Marc Holzer (Rutgers University)
To be published by IGI Global:
<http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=792>http://www.igi-global.com/requests/details.asp?ID=792
Introduction
Governments across the world are rapidly
transforming to Internet to provide public
services and public administrators are
increasingly implementing various strategies to
enable this transformation. The move towards
e-governance not only impacts the efficiency and
effectiveness of public service but also has the
potential to transform the nature of government
interactions with both individuals and
businesses. E-governance includes both
e-government (delivery of public service) and
e-democracy (citizen participation in
governance). In the development of e-democracy,
information disclosures and two-way
communication are prerequisites for establishing
and sustaining a high quality of political
debate. The Internet is also a convenient
mechanism through which government can conduct
citizen-participation exercises with the
potential to decentralize decision-making. The
use of information and communication technology
also facilitates effective public reporting by the government to
ensure an informed citizenry.
Objective of the Book
The proposed publication will focus on how
governments across the world engage their
citizens online and the resulting impact on
citizens. The book will consist of chapters from
academicians and practitioners on online civic
engagement that specifically examine how
e-governance facilitates ? online public
reporting by governments to their citizens,
online citizen participation in decision-making
and citizen satisfaction with e-governance. The
book will focus on issues and challenges
involving adoption and implementation of online
civic engagement initiatives globally, and will
help guide governments in their transformation to e-governance.
Target Audience
The prospective audience for the edited book
will be academicians, practitioners, and
government officials primarily in the
information technology and e-governance field
across the world. Another audience would be
scholars and practitioners from the fields of
civic engagement, performance management, public
relations, and related fields. The publication
will be used in academic libraries, and will
form part of the curriculum for courses relating
to e-governance, civic engagement, citizen
participation, public relations, and performance
measurement among others. In addition to
existing publications, the proposed book will
provide a unique focus on public
reporting/e-reporting and citizen satisfaction
with online governance along with online citizen participation.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Online Civic Engagement
- Online Decision Making
- E-Participation and E-Deliberation
- E-Governance and Citizen Trust
- Online Privacy/Security
- E-Governance and Digital Divide
- Accessibility and Usability Issues
- Performance Measurement Indicators
- E-Governance and Citizen Satisfaction
- E-Reporting and Performance Reporting
- E-Governance and Public Relations
- Transparency Issues in E-Governance
- Accountability Issues in E-Governance
- E-Petition and E-Rulemaking
- Electronic Voting/Opinion Polls
- Online Political Activism
- Online networks and social capital
- Web 2.0
- Non Internet-based Technology
- Mobile Government
- Customer Relationship Management
- Open Source Solutions
- Comparative E-Governance
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to
submit on or before March 15, 2010, a 1-2 page
chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission
and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Authors of accepted proposals will be notified
by April 1, 2010 about the status of their
proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full
chapters are expected to be submitted by July
15, 2010. All submitted chapters will be
reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI
Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of
the â??Information Science Referenceâ??
(formerly Idea Group Reference), â??Medical
Information Science Reference,â?? â??Business
Science Reference,â?? and â??Engineering Science
Referenceâ?? imprints. For additional
information regarding the publisher, please
visit
<http://www.igi-global.com>www.igi-global.com.
This publication is anticipated to be released in 2011.
Important Dates
March 15, 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline
April 1, 2010: Notification of Acceptance
July 15, 2010: Full Chapter Submission
September 30, 2010: Review Results Returned
November 30, 2010: Final Chapter Submission
December 30, 2010: Final Deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded
electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Dr. Aroon Manoharan
Department of Political Science
302 Bowman Hall
Kent State University, Kent OH 44242 USA
Fax: 330-672-3362
<mailto:(amanohar /at/ kent.edu)>(amanohar /at/ kent.edu)
