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Title:
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CITIZENSHIP IN THE ELETRONICALLY NETWORKED CITY |
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Author(s):
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Jenni V. Viitanen |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-44-7 |
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Editors:
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Pedro Isaías , Miguel Baptista Nunes and João Barroso (associate editors Luís Rodrigues and Patrícia Barbosa) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V II, 2 |
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Keywords:
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e-government, citizenship, sustainable communities, local government modernisation |
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Type:
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Doctoral Paper |
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First Page:
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365 |
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Last Page:
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367 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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This research entitled Citizenship in the Electronically Networked City is positioned within current debates centred
around new forms of local (e-)governance and citizenship and the ostensible benefits of improved service delivery and
efficiency gains - all of which can purportedly benefit from the successful application of internet technologies, often
referred to as e-government. This research also links with the current debates regarding sustainable communities and
local government reform/modernisation.
The overarching message for the future of local government appears to be that there is a real need to engage citizens in
governance whilst the competitive global environment and future fiscal pressures are fundamentally challenging the
public sector rising up to these challenges requires transformation (enabled by technology). This research will examine
how e-government initiatives are utilised to achieve the efficiency agenda and also to support democratic renewal - a
juxtaposition which creates a friction between the consumer-citizen and the active citizen. A question central to both
strands of enquiry is how sustainable communities might benefit from e-government technologies in a hybrid model
that allows the advancement of both agendas. This PhD research is intended to explore the role of the citizen in an
electronically networked (sustainable) city and to seek answers to the question of take-up/demand for e-government. |
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