New Technology, Organizational Change and Governance

1. Introduction: Towards Organizational Democracy? Convergence and Divergence in Models of Economic and Political Governance
Emmanuelle Avril, Christine Zumello

Part I. New Paths of Governance

2. Arts Council England in the 2000s: Towards Digital Era Governance?
Cécile Doustaly

3. From London Transport to Transport for London: The Unstable Mix of Politics, Management, and Public Service Values
Roseline Théron

4. Political Parties and Financial Institutions in the United States: The Myth of Direct Access
Christine Zumello

5. From Campaign Finance to Obamacare — The Supreme Court Disempowering Voters and Parties: The Law of Intended Consequences?
Vincent Michelot

Part II. Breaking Organizational Boundaries

6. New Challenges of Intra-Party Democracy: Grassroots Activists, Instant Members, and Cyber-Militants
Susan E. Scarrow

7. The Evolution of Decision-Making in the British Labour Party: From Grassroots to Netroots?
Emmanuelle Avril

8. The Scottish National Party and Organizational Democratization
Nathalie Duclos

9. New Media, New Organizations, New Politics
James Morone

10. The Evolution of UK Parties in the Web 2.0 and Post-Spin Era
Géraldine Castel

Part III. Emerging Patterns of Organizational Design

11. The Rise of Machines, the Fall of Organizations
Régine Hollander

12. Centralizing and Decentralizing Effects of Internet Technologies within the Citizens’ Trade Campaign in the United States
Jean-Baptiste Velut

13. Towards Leaderless Organizations? The Impact of New Technology on Leadership and Learning
Toby Coop

14. Political Marketing and Governance: Moving towards the Political Partnership Model of Organization
Jennifer Lees-Marshment

15. Concluding Remarks
Emmanuelle Avril, Christine Zumello

Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Sociology, Public Policy, Social Care, Political Science, Public Administration, Political Communication