Parliament in the age of the Internet /

Parliament in the age of the Internet / edited by Stephen Coleman, John Taylor and Wim van de Donk. - 211 pages ; 23 cm. - Hansard Society series in politics and government ; 8 . - Hansard Society series in politics and government ; 8. .

Includes index.

Preface -- Parliament in the Age of the Internet -- Westminster in the Information Age -- Towards the Virtual Parliament - What Computers can do for MPs -- The Internet and Australian Parliamentary Democracy -- The Scottish Parliament: [Re-]shaping Parliamentary Democracy in the Information Age -- Challenges Posed by Information and Communication Technologies for Parliamentary Democracy in South Africa -- Telematics in the Service of Democracy: The Slovenian Parliament and Other Slovenian Public Institutions on the Internet -- Speaking up in the Internet Age: Use and Value of Constituent E-Mail and Congressional Web-Sites -- Bridging the Gap Between Parliament and Citizen - The Internet Services of the German Bundestag -- The Danish Parliament Going Virtual -- Parliaments on the Web: Learning Through Innovation -- Wiring-up the Deck-Chairs? -- An American Democracy Network: Factors Shaping the Future of On-Line Political Campaigns -- Parliamentary Futures: Re-Presenting the Issue -- Index.

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Representative government and representation--Computer network resources
Government communication systems

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