Introduction / Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward -- 1. 'Perfect Information, Perfect Democracy, Perfect Competition': Politics and the Impact of New ICTs / Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward -- 2. Whitehall On-line: Joined-up Government? / Paul G. Nixon -- 3. Local Government and ICTs: 21st Century Governance? / Janie Percy-Smith -- 4. Parliament in the Information Age: The Case of Westminster and Holyrood / Stephen Coleman -- 5. The Courts, the Internet and Citizen Participation / Clive Walker -- 6. British Party Activity in Cyberspace: New Media, Same Impact? / Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward -- 7. Environmentalists and the Net: Pressure Groups, New Social Movements and New ICTs / Jenny Pickerill -- 8. The Web Wars: The European Commission and British Governments' Policy Responses to the Internet / Mark Wheeler -- 9. Policing the Internet: Concerns for Cyber-Rights / Yaman Akdeniz -- 10. The Political Impact of the Internet: The American Experience / Richard Davis
11. Conclusions: Modernising without Democratising? / Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-230) and index
