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Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society

Partners or Pawns?

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Authors:
  1. Derrick L. Cogburn

    1. School of International Service Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington District of Columbia, USA

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  • Illustrates the fundamental changes of the information society, and how they necessitate the involvement of civil society and other non-state actors in global governance practices
  • Combines substantial qualitative and quantitative data into comparative case studies of international global governance conferences and policy procedures
  • Argues for continued importance and resilience of international regime theory as a conceptual framework in the information society

Part of the book series: Information Technology and Global Governance (ITGG)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Global Information Society: Partners or Pawns?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Multistakeholderism and Contestation in the Global Governance of the Information Society

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 3-21

    3. Contending Perspectives on Multistakeholder Global Governance: Theory, Conceptual Framework, Data, and Methods

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 23-49

  3. Global Regime Restructuring: Telecom, Internet Governance and the Information Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. From NWICO to Global eCommerce: Telecommunications Restructuring and the GII

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 53-92

    3. ISOC, ICANN, and Experiments in Multistakeholder Global Internet Governance

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 93-126

  4. Transnational Advocacy Networks in the WSIS “Revolution” and Post-WSIS Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. World Summit on the Information Society: Catalyst for Transnational Advocacy and a Milestone for Multistakeholder Global Governance

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 129-175

    3. Global Alliance for ICT and Development: What Went Right, and Wrong?

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 177-199

    4. Internet Governance Forum: What Went Right?

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 201-216

    5. The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus as Transnational Advocacy Network

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 217-243

  5. Snowden and Implications for Multistakeholder Global Governance of an Information Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245
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    2. Relinquishing the Root: Snowden, NETmundial, and the IANA Transition

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 247-262

    3. Toward a Model of Transnational Advocacy Networks as Multistakeholder Global Governance: Conclusions and Future Research

      • Derrick L. Cogburn
      Pages 263-279

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 281-337
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About this book

This book examines the role of transnational advocacy networks in enabling effective participation for individual citizens in the deliberative processes of global governance. Contextualized around the international conference setting of the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 and 2005, the book sees epistemic communities and information and communication technologies (ICTs) as critical to the effectiveness of this important organizational form. Historically, governments have dominated the official “conference diplomacy” surrounding these World Summits. However, reflecting the UN General Assembly resolution authorizing WSIS, transnational civil society and private sector organizations were invited to participate as official partners in a multistakeholder dialogue at the summit alongside the more traditional governments and international organizations. This book asks: are transnational advocacy networks active in the global information societyinfluential partners in these global governance processes, or merely symbolic tokens—or pawns? Cogburn explores the factors that enabled some networks—such as the Internet Governance Caucus—to persist and thrive, while others failed, and sees linkages with epistemic communities—such as the Global Internet Governance Academic Network—and ICTs as critical to network effectiveness.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of International Service Kogod School of Business, American University, Washington District of Columbia, USA

    Derrick L. Cogburn

About the author

 
Derrick L. Cogburn is Professor of International Communication and International Development in the School of International Service and Professor of Information Technology & Analytics in the Kogod School of Business at American University. He is founding Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and COTELCO: The Collaboration Laboratory, and is Co-Director of the Internet Governance Lab. He is past president of the Information Technology & Politics Section of the American Political Science Association (APSA) and of the International Communication of the International Studies Association (ISA).


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