The relationship between late modern governance and new information and communication technologies (ICT) is complex and dynamic, catching the attention of scholars across disciplines.

The book “Democratic eGovernance : approaches and research directions” by Olsson, Jan and Åström, Joachim (eds.), brings together research within informatics, political science, media and communication studies and history, and provides a critical perspective on approaches and research directions from an inter-disciplinary perspective. The collective aim of the book is to develop a more comprehensive understanding on the conditions for Democratic eGovernance by pulling together insights from a variety of disciplines.

Taking on this challenge, the book summarises empirical researchand theoretical questions ranging from the invigoration of formal politics to the “explosion” of informal politics, from global trends to local responses, and from political ideas to technical practices. In its concluding part, a strategic inter-disciplinary research agenda is developed by combining thet hree intellectual virtues of Aristotle: episteme, techne and phronesis. This book is essential reading for all who have an interest in late modern governance, ICT and the possible futures of democracy.