Description
Countries at different points of development are affected differently by shifts in the ability to access information. These changes require the action of governments to cope in order to preserve accountability and information access. The progression of these changes could vary between countries based on the level of development.
Digital Transformation and Its Role in Progressing the Relationship Between States and Their Citizens is a cutting-edge research publication that examines the relationship between government and citizens especially regarding accountability, communication, and access to information. Featuring a wide range of topics such as electoral reform, free speech, and citizen empowerment, this book is ideal for policymakers, researchers, legal professionals, activists, government employees, and academicians.
Author's/Editor's Biography
Sam Edwards III (Ed.)
Sam EDWARDS, J.D., LL.M, Associate Professor of Legal Studies, joined the faculty at Quinnipiac University in August 2019. He has been teaching graduate and undergraduate students since 2002. From 2002-2007 as an Associate Professor, he taught at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Law in Nagoya Japan. From 2007-2019 as an Associate and then Professor he taught environmental law at Green Mountain College in Vermont. Sam has an LL.M. in international environmental law from Nagoya University Graduate School of Law and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. Sam is admitted to the bar exams in California, Guam, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia. His research focuses on the intersection of environmental law and cultural protection and stems from his work in Micronesia, Japan, and Africa. Some of his courses include Introduction to the American Legal System, Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Wildlife Law, Animal Law, Negotiations, Introduction to Environmental Studies, and Legal Studies Senior Capstone.
Diogo Santos (Ed.)
Diogo Santos, obtained his Bachelors of Laws in 2003 from the Federal University of Maranhão, in Brazil, Diogo Santos was granted a Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) scholarship to pursue a masters of law degree at the Graduate Shcool of Law in 2007 and a PhD in International Development at the Graduate School of International Development in 2010, both at Nagoya University. Since returning to Brazil, Dr. Santos has served in various academic positions, such as Director of the School of Law of the State University of Maranhão, professor of International Law, economics and Constitutional Theory at the Dom Bosco University in São Luís, Brazil, and professor of International Law in the Federal University of Maranhão, professor of Constitutional Law and Department Chair at Estacio College. Diogo has also published a number of articles in the fields of Intellectual Property Law, Environmental Law, Democracy, Legitimacy and Presidential decrees in various international journals