Digitalization of Democratic Processes in Europe Southern and Central Europe in Comparative Perspective

This book explores the digital transformations of democracy and democratic societies. It examines the various challenges posed by these transformations in the context of political practice and to theoreticians of democracy and political communication. 

The authors present studies from different countries, related to various effects of digitalization processes. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: Innovation in civil society research, new forms of civic participation, new dimensions of democratization and local governance processes, political changes and public participation, civic and political activities, political campaigning or other phenomenon driven by the implementation of information and communications technology (ICT) into politics. 

Therefore, the book is a must-read for all scholars and researchers of political science, practitioners, and policy-makers, interested in a better understanding of digitalpolitics, digitalization processes, and democracy in general. 

Óscar G. Luengo is a professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Granada, Spain.  He is the Vice-Chair of the Research Committee on Political Communication (RC22) of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Director of the Ibero American School of Local Government (Ibero American Municipalists Union - UIM) and former Vice-dean for International Relations (2008-2012) at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology.  Hewas a distinguished visiting scholar at Florida International University, as well as a research fellow at the University of Machala (Ecuador), Amsterdam School of Communication Research (The Netherlands), University of Mainz (Germany), European University Institute (Italy) and University Tecnológica de Monterrey (México). Prof. Luengo was a visiting professor at many foreign universities: the University of California, Berkeley (US), Ritsumeikan University (Japan), Florida International University (USA), University of Saint Louis (USA), University of Anadolu (Turkey), University of Plzen (Czech Republic), University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (Poland).  His main research areas focus on political communication, campaigns, and electoral analysis. Further, he is researching new media impact on civic participation and democracy.