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1. Taking stock : a meta-analysis of the virtual public sphere in communication journals / Dan Mercea, Eleftheria Lekakis and Paul G. Nixon -- 2. The Internet and the decline of Euro-American democracy / Michael Margolis and Gerson Moreno-Riano -- 3. The semi-sovereign netizen : the fifth estate in China / Sun Huan, William H. Dutton and Weiwei Shen -- 4. New techniques, new mobilizations? French parties in the web 2.0 era / Fabienne Greffet -- 5. Do ethos, ideology, country and electoral strength make a difference in cyberspace? Testing an explanatory model of parties' websites / Maria Laura Sudulich -- 6. "Why fix it when it's not broken?" Continuity and adaptation in Romanian presidential e-campaigning / Maria Mocanu, Adina Aldea and Rajash Rawal -- 7. Online party politics : studying the presence of some African political parties on the Internet / Susana Salgado -- 8. Extreme right organizations and online politics : a comparative analysis of five Western democracies / Manuela Caiani and Linda Parenti -- 9. Ourselves alone (but making connections) : the social media strategies of Sinn Fein / Paul Reilly -- 10. City Hall 2.0? Italian local executive officials' presence and popularity on web 2.0 platforms / Cristian Vaccari -- 11. Making democracy work online? Interpreting the web presence of Italian regions / Lorenzo Mosca -- 12. MEPs online : understanding communication strategies for remote representatives / Karolina Koc-Michalska and Darren Lilleker -- 13. Unaffiliated socialization and social media recruitment : reflections from Occupy the Netherlands / Dan Mercea, Paul G. Nixon and Andreas Funk.

Contents: Introduction, Paul G. Nixon and Paul A. Shotton; Change and continuity in the composition of the lobby community in the European Union: lobby explosion and lobby tourism?, Joost Berkhout; Issue areas, political arenas and interest groups, Anne Skorkjær Binderkrantz and Helene Helboe Pedersen; Evaluating pluralism: interest groups' policy demands and lobbying success in the European Commission's open consultations. A case study in environmental policy, Adriana Bunea; Outnumbered, but not outgunned? The participation of citizen groups and business interests in national and EU level consultations on EU policies, Rainer Eising; Regions lobbying the European Union: organizational forms, policy portfolios and venue selection, Bert Fraussen and Tom Donas; Privileged access to the European Commission's stakeholder consultations, Henrik Hermansson; Social media and the politics of interest representation, Paul A. Shotton and Adam W. Chalmers; A practical guide to European Union lobbying campaigns, Natacha Clarac and Stéphane Desselas; Advocacy 3.0: adapting to a new public policy paradigm, Tom Parker and Gabriel Gonzalez; Changing nature of public affairs agencies: the role of 'thought leadership', David O'Leary; Public affairs case study: The Centre - Brussels' first think-do tank, Martin Porter; European Union think tanks and public affairs: a fine line between independence and advocacy, Hans Martens; Conclusion, Paul A. Shotton and Paul G. Nixon; Index.

Unique in bringing together contributions from academics and practitioners on the theme of strategic, intelligent modern lobbying this book provides a thorough and accessible discussion on key ideas pertinent to the pursuance of public affairs in the European Union. Combining innovative academic research with first-hand professional experience it offers the reader a combination of practical recommendations, case studies and academic theory to add new insights to interest group research and lobbying strategies. While focusing on the European Union the contributors acknowledge the multi-level dimension of EU decision-making and incorporate research on multi-level governance as well as lobbying by sub-national authorities. Through this they present a fuller picture of a subject that should appeal to students, academics and practitioners alike.--

This book traces the development of e-government and its applications across Europe, exploring the effects of information and communication technology (ICTs) upon political action and processes. Explores a range of concepts and topics underpinning e-government in Europe: the degree to which e-government translates into genuine reform of government and public administration the dual role of the EU as both a provider of e-government through its own internal activities and also as a facilitator or aggregator in the way it seeks to engender change and promote its ethos in member states across the EU cyberterrorism and its use both by terrorists and governments to pursue political agendas. Featuring in-depth case studies on the progress of e-government in the UK, France, Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Portugal, Greece, Slovenia, Hungary, and Estonia. These case studies address the above issues, whilst at the same time highlighting commonality and diversity in practice and the paradox between top-down strategies and the effort to engage wider civil participation via e-government. e-Government in Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of public policy, politics, media and communication studies, computing and information and communications technologies and European studies.

Introduction : an introduction to digital media usage across the life course / Paul.G.Nixon, Rajash Rawal and Andreas Funk -- 1. The internet through the ages / William H. Dutton and Bianca C. Reisdorf -- 3. Singularity : a double bind? / Rajash Rawal and Paul G. Nixon -- 3. Citizenship in the virtual public sphere : reasonableness as a modus vivendi for life online / Andreas Funk -- 4. Birth through the digital womb : visualizing prenatal life online / Yukari Seko and Katrin Tiidenberg -- 5. Digital by default : growing into your digital footprint / Vanessa P. Dennen -- 6. "That's so unfair" : navigating the teenage online experience / Abby Philips -- 7. Living social : comparing social media use in your 20s and 30s / Natalie Pennington -- 8. Blurring boundaries : social media and boundary maintenance at midlife / Kelly Quinn -- 9. Retrospective narratives about life with anxiety : considering the role of the internet for sufferers / Catherine Brookes -- 10. Older adults and social media : foreshadowing challenges of the digital future? / Kelly Quinn -- 11. Googling grannies : how technology use can improve health and wealth in aging populations / Elizabeth Yost, Vicki Winstead, Ronald W. Berkowsky, and Shelia R. Cotton -- 12. Physical death in the digital age / Stine Gotved -- 13. On deathcasting : alone together on the edge of death / Yukari Seko.

For many years now we have witnessed the developing use of the internet and associated technologies by political actors and organisations. Claims and counter claims have been made as its suitability as a tool to help in the struggle to re-invigorate political participation in democracies across the globe has been contested. This book charts the shifting sands of political activity in the digital age. It interrogates the hybrid nature of modern politics as online and offline actions blur the boundaries of traditional politics between 'real-life' co-presence and the booming virtu.

Explains the challenges that governments face and how various factors play a role before we can even begin to speak of successful transferral to e-government. Presenting a multi-disciplinary approach, this book analyses a range of challenges spanning from those of a technological and managerial nature to those of political and legal nature.