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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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From the Politics of Internet Infrastructure to Infrastructure as Internet Politics
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Infrastructure-Based Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement
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Infrastructure as a Lever of/in Surveillance, Privacy, and Censorship
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Conclusion
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Keywords
- Internet governance
- Internet infrastructure
- NSA surveillance
- WikiLeaks
- censorship
- civil liberties
- Internet Governance Forum
- multistakeholder global governance
- Internet governance ecosystem
- Inter-Organizational architecture
- Internet architecture
- NetMundial
- ICANN
- alternative DNS
- STS
- IPR
- indirect regulation
- HADOPI
- information control
- Internet kill switch
- global governance
- governance
- Institution
- Internet
- Nation
- organization
About this book
This edited volume brings together experts from around the world to provide coverage and analysis of infrastructure's role in Internet governance, both now and in the future. Never in history have conflicts over Internet governance attracted such widespread attention. High-profile controversies include the disclosures about NSA surveillance by intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, controversy over a decision by the US government to relinquish its historic oversight of Internet names and numbers, and countless cybersecurity breaches involving unauthorized access to Internet users' personal data. Much of the Internet governance ecosystem—both technical architecture and coordinating institutions—is behind the scenes but increasingly carries significant public interest implications. An area once concealed in institutional and technological complexity is now rightly bracketed among other shared global issues—such as environmental protection and human rights—that have considerable global implications but are simply incongruous with national borders. This transformation into an era of global governance by Internet infrastructure presents a moment of opportunity for scholars to bring these politicized infrastructures to the foreground.
About the authors
Derrick L. Cogburn is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University and a pioneer in the study of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) . He also serves as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and the Collaboration Laboratory (COTELCO). He is a founding steering committee member of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) and its former Vice Chair.
Laura DeNardis is Professor in the School of Communication at American University and a scholar of internet architecture and governance. The author of The Global War for Internet Governance (2014) and other books, her expertise has been featured in Science Magazine, The Economist, National Public Radio, New York Times, Time Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Slate, Reuters, Forbes, The Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal. She is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation and holds an international appointment as Research Director for the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
Nanette S. Levinson is Associate Professor at the School of International Service, American University and Senior Research Scientist with the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP). She is Academic Director for the SIS-Sciences Po Exchange Program. A former Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)and of the International Communication Section of the International Studies Association, her research and publications focuses on internet governance; technology and innovation policy; culture, communication and development; and social change.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Turn to Infrastructure in Internet Governance
Editors: Francesca Musiani, Derrick L. Cogburn, Laura DeNardis, Nanette S. Levinson
Series Title: Information Technology and Global Governance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137483591
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53326-5Published: 08 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-48359-1Published: 02 March 2016
Series ISSN: 2946-3297
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3300
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 268
Topics: European Politics, Political Sociology, Political Science, Sociology, general, Human Rights