Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: new technology and the 'crises' of democracy; The nature of the problem; Technology and social change: the path between technological determinism, social constructivism and new institutionalism; Modelling electronic democracy: towards democratic discourses for an information age; Case studies; Danish political parties and new technology: interactive parties or new shop windows?; British political parties: continuity and change in the information age
Summary
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
