Research Handbook on Governance of the Internet by Ian Brown (English) Hardcover

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The internet is now a key part of everyday life across the developed world, and growing rapidly across developing countries. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on internet governance, written by the leading scholars in the field.

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The internet is now a key part of everyday life across the developed world, and growing rapidly across developing countries. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on internet governance, written by the leading scholars in the field.With an international focus, it features contributions from lawyers, economists and political scientists across North America, Europe and Australia. They adopt a broad multidisciplinary perspective, taking in law, economics, political science, international relations, and communications studies. Thought-provoking chapters cover topics such as ICANN, the Internet Governance Forum, grassroots activism, innovation, human rights, privacy in social networks, and network neutrality.Being a forward-looking guide for the next decade, this Research Handbook will strongly appeal to scholars and graduate students in the social sciences studying and researching internet governance, political scientists, economists, lawyers and computer scientists working on governance issues, as well as regulators and policymakers responsible for internet governance in national governments and intergovernmental organizations.Contributors: J.M. Bauer, A. Brown, I. Brown, L. Bygrave, J. Cave, N. Economides, L. Edwards, A.M. Froomkin, G. Greenleaf, J. Hofmann, G. Hosein, R.F. Jørgensen, C.T. Marsden, A. Matwyshyn, T.J. McIntyre, M. Mueller, A. Powell, J. Tåg, M. van Eeten, R.H. Weber, M. Ziewitz

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Edited by Ian Brown, University of Oxford, UK

Table of Contents

Contents:PART I: INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORKS OF GOVERNANCE1. A Prehistory of Internet GovernanceMalte Ziewitz and Ian Brown2. ICANN and the Domain Name System after the 'Affirmation of Commitments'A. Michael Froomkin3. Internet Addressing: Global Governance of Shared Resource SpacesMilton Mueller4. Information Governance in Transition: Lessons to be Learned from Google BooksJeanette Hofmann5. The Legitimacy and Accountability of the Internet's Governing InstitutionsRolf H. Weber6. Network Neutrality and Network Management Regulation: Quality of Service, Price Discrimination, and Exclusive ContractsNicholas Economides and Joacim Tåg7. Policy and Regulatory Requirements for a Future InternetJonathan Cave8. Contract vs. Statute in Internet GovernanceLee Bygrave9. Argument-by-Technology: How Technical Activism Contributes to Internet GovernanceAlison PowellPART II: HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS10. Data Protection in a Globalised NetworkGraham Greenleaf11. Revisiting Policy Laundering and Modern International Policy DynamicsGus Hosein12. Child Abuse Images and Cleanfeeds: Assessing Internet Blocking SystemsT.J. McIntyre13. Privacy, Law, Code and Social Networking SitesLillian Edwards14. An Internet Bill of Rights?Rikke Frank Jørgensen15. Human Rights, Competition Law, and Access to Essential TechnologiesAbbe BrownPART III: NETWORKED CONTROL16. The New Intermediation: Contract, Identity, and the Future of Internet GovernanceAndrea Matwyshyn17. Network Neutrality: A Research GuideChristopher T. Marsden18. Enhancing Incentives for Internet SecurityMichael van Eeten and Johannes M. BauerIndex

Details ISBN1849805024 Author Ian Brown Pages 512 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1849805024 ISBN-13 9781849805025 Publication Date 2013-04-30 Year 2013 Format Hardcover Series Elgar Original Reference Language English UK Release Date 2013-04-30 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2013-04-30 NZ Release Date 2013-04-30 Edited by Ian Brown DEWEY 346.048 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this

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