The Routledge International Handbook of Public Administration and Digital Governance

This very rich and inspiring handbook covers a huge range of topics related to electronic governance and presents insights from all around the world. Both for scholars new to the field and experienced scholars, this book offers a host of valuable insights about public administration and governance in a digital age.

Prof. Albert Meijer, Professor of Public Innovation, Utrecht University, The Netherlands

A vital book that provides an entry point on different policy and governance challenges, opportunities and constraints faced by governments in the implementation of different technologies. The contributions address different sectors, technologies and national, subnational and regional contexts in the world. They also reflect and provide evidence on the different motivations, trajectories and outcomes of these technological endeavors, both for public administrations and society.

Dr. Carolina Aguerre, Associate Professor, Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Honorary Co-Director at the Centro de Estudios en Tecnología y Sociedad (CETYS), Universidad de San Andres, Argentina, and Associate Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Cooperation Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

The editors of The International Handbook of Public Administration and Digital Governance have assembled an impressive range of authors and case studies to explore issues and practices in the digitalization of public administration. The International Handbook provides a cornucopia of resources with chapters approaching the issues from different levels of analysis, vantage points, and country experiences, as well as providing historical, theoretical, methodological, and pedagogical perspectives. This well-curated and truly global collection will be an excellent resource for advanced graduate seminars, inviting multiple lines of inquiry and encouraging discussion of issues and approaches from a comparative perspective.

Dr. Evert Lindquist, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria, Canada; Editor, Canadian Public Administration, Journal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada