Governing Global Electronic Networks International Perspectives on Policy and Power

Name: Governing Global Electronic Networks International Perspectives on Policy and Power
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ISBN: 9780262042512

ISBN-10: 0262042517

ISBN-13: 9780262042512

Edition: 2008

Authors: William J. Drake, Ernest J. Wilson

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In this volume, experts analyze the global governance of electronic networks, emphasizing international power dynamics and the concerns of nondominant actors. Each chapter concludes with a set of policy recommendations for the promotion of an open, dynamic and more equitable networld order.

Book details

List price: $10.75
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 12/5/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 720
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English

William J. Drake is a senior associate with the Centre for International Governance at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

Ernest J. Wilson III is Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Senior Advisor to the Global Information Infrastructure Commission. He is the coeditor of National Information Infrastructure Initiatives (MIT Press, 1997).



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction: The Distributed Architecture of Network Global Governance




The Global Governance of Infrastructure



Sovereign Right and the Dynamics of Power in the ITU


Lessons in the Quest for Inclusive Global Governance




Balancing Equity and Efficiency Issues in Global Spectrum Management




The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks


Institutional Logic, Politics, and Property Rights




The GATS Agreement on Basic Telecommunications


A Developing Country Perspective




The Global Governance of Networked Information, Communication, and Commerce



Trade Barriers or Cultural Diversity? The Audiovisual Sector on Fire




The Global Governance of Mass Media Content




International Regulation of Internet Content


Possibilities and Limits




Creating Conventions


Technology Policy and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters




Privacy in the Digital Age


States, Private Actors, and Hybrid Arrangements




Intellectual Property Rights, Capacity Building, and "Informational Development" in Developing Countries




The Participation of Nondominant Stakeholders in Network Global Governance



Louder Voices and the International Debate on Developing Country Participation in ICT Decision Making




The Ambiguities of Participation in the Global Governance of Electronic Networks


Implications for South Africa and Lessons for Developing Countries




Spectators or Players? Participation in ICANN by the "Rest of the World"




Multistakeholderism, Civil Society, and Global Diplomacy


The Case of the World Summit on the Information Society




Conclusion: Governance of Global Electronic Networks: The Contrasting Views of Dominant and Nondominant Actors



Contributors


Index