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Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sobolewska, E., Smith, C. F., & Turner, P. (2009, April). Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise. Paper presented at HCI Educators 2009

The teaching and perhaps more importantly the practice of ethnographic techniques has become increasing important within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). But ethnography is also synonymous with in situ data collection over extended periods of time m... Read More about Auto-ethnography: problems, pitfalls and promise.

Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Karamagioli, E., Koulolias, V., Smith, C. F., & Cruickshank, P. (2008, September). Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project

Members of elected assemblies have a number of overlapping roles. eRepresentative is a project of the European Commission’s IST programme, and has investigated the potential for ICT support for the committee-based legislative role in a secure, mobile... Read More about Bringing social and technological innovation to the work of national, regional and local elected representatives: the eRepresentative project..

When institutions collide: the digitization and transformation of public services. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2006, September). When institutions collide: the digitization and transformation of public services. Paper presented at XXth meeting of the Permanent Study Group on E-Government (Information and Communications Technologies in Public Administration), European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference

Political parties and democracy in the information age. (2003)
Book Chapter
Löfgren, K., & Smith, C. F. (2003). Political parties and democracy in the information age. In R. Gibson, P. Nixon, & S. Ward (Eds.), Political Parties and the Internet: Net Gain? (39-52). Routledge

Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F., & Webster, W. (2003, January). Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament. Paper presented at Government and Democracy in the Information Ade (GaDIA) 'Cyberdemocracy' Working Group

This paper presents research undertaken into the use of Internet Based Technologies (IBTs) by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). It is based on research findings from a survey of MSPs conducted in Spring 2002. The survey examines MSPs experie... Read More about Members of the Scottish Parliament on the net: using internet based technologies in the Scottish Parliament..

Political parties and democracy: theorising the relationships. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Löfgren, K., & Smith, C. F. (2001, September). Political parties and democracy: theorising the relationships. Paper presented at European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference; meeting of the Permanent Study Group on Informatization in Public Administration

British political parties: continuity and change in the information age. (2000)
Book Chapter
Smith, C. F. (2000). British political parties: continuity and change in the information age. In I. Horrocks, J. Hoff, & P. Tops (Eds.), Democratic Governance and New Technology: Technologically Mediated Innovations in Political Practice in Western Europe (72-87). Routledge

Building a parliamentary democracy in the information age. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F. (1999, November). Building a parliamentary democracy in the information age. Paper presented at Colloque International - Les parlements dans la societe de l´information

Political parties in the information age: from 'mass party' to leadership organization? (1998)
Book Chapter
Smith, C. F. (1998). Political parties in the information age: from 'mass party' to leadership organization?. In I. Snellen, & W. Donk (Eds.), Public Administration in an Information Age, A Handbook (175-190). IOS Press

In providing an overview of British political parties on the threshold of the 'information age', this chapter argues that any thorough analysis is incomplete without addressing their use of new information and communications technologies (ICTs). The... Read More about Political parties in the information age: from 'mass party' to leadership organization?.

British political parties online: consumerist democracy? (1997)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, C. F. (1997, September). British political parties online: consumerist democracy?. Paper presented at XIth meeting of the Permanent Study Group on Informatization in Public Administration, European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference