The Global War for Internet Governance by Laura Denardis

The Global War for Internet Governance by Laura Denardis

A groundbreaking study of one of the most crucial yet least understood issues of the twenty-first century: the governance of the Internet and its content The Internet has transformed the manner in which information is exchanged and business is conducted, arguably more than any other communication development in the past century. Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, it is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, organization, or governing body, a reality that has given rise to all manner of free-speech issues and cybersecurity concerns. The conflicts surrounding Internet governance are the new spaces where political and economic power is unfolding in the twenty-first century.   This all-important study by Laura DeNardis reveals the inner power structure already in place within the architectures and institutions of Internet governance. It provides a theoretical framework for Internet governance that takes into account the privatization of global power as well as the role of sovereign nations and international treaties. In addition, DeNardis explores what is at stake in open global controversies and stresses the responsibility of the public to actively engage in these debates, because Internet governance will ultimately determine Internet freedom.

Laura DeNardis is one of the world’s leading Internet governance scholars and a professor in the School of Communication at American University. She lives in Washington, DC.

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ISBN 13	9780300212525
ISBN 10	0300212526
Title	The Global War for Internet Governance
Author	Laura Denardis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2015-02-24
Number of pages	296
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