Salminen A | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

This work provides an overall view of scientific discussion concerning networks, particularly the governing of networks in European public administration. Topics related to network governance, information technology, and also to other issues of administrative and managerial reforms are covered. It deals with two main topics centred on governing and developing networks. In the first part, issues are related to different interpretations of networks involved in social policy reforms, administration-citizen-relationships, reforming governance and professional policy networks. In the second part, networks are discussed from the perspective of information technology. It analyzes challenges and applications of new technology in public administration, ICT-networks in social networks, and also reforms and improvements of new technology.