Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society (eBook)

Partners or Pawns?

Derrick L. Cogburn (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XXXI, 337 Seiten
Palgrave Macmillan US (Verlag)
978-1-137-48361-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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 society influential 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.

Derrick L. Cogburn is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University, USA, and a pioneer in the study of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). He is Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and COTELCO: The Collaboration Laboratory.

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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 "e;conference diplomacy"e; 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.

Autor

 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).

Inhalt

Part I: Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Global Information Society: Partners or Pawns?Chapter 1: Multistakeholderism and Contestation in Global Governance of the Information Society Chapter 2: Contending Perspectives on Multistakeholder Global Governance: Theory, Conceptual Framework, Data, and MethodsPart II: Global Regime Restructuring: Telecom, Internet Governance and the Information SocietyChapter 3: From NWICO to Global eCommerce: Telecommunications Restructuring and the GIIChapter 4: ISOC, ICANN and Experiments in Multistakeholder Global Internet GovernancePart III: Transnational Advocacy Networks in the WSIS “Revolution” and Post-WSIS InstitutionsChapter 5: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Catalyst for Transnational Advocacy and a Milestone for Multistakeholder Global GovernanceChapter 6: Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID): What Went Right, and WrongChapter 7: Internet Governance Forum (IGF): What Went RightChapter 8: The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) as Transnational Advocacy NetworkPart IV: Snowden and Implications for Multistakeholder Global Governance of an Information SocietyChapter 9: Relinquishing the Root: Snowden, NETmundial, and the IANA TransitionChapter 10: Towards a Model of Transnational Advocacy Networks as Multistakeholder Global Governance: Conclusions and Future Research

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.1.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Information Technology and Global Governance
• Reihe/Serie: Information Technology and Global Governance
• Zusatzinfo: XXXI, 337 p. 30 illus., 12 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Wirtschaftsinformatik
• Schlagworte: Communication • Development • Evolution • Governance • Information Society • Internet • Mechanism • Methods • Nation • Network • Political Science • Politics • Social Science • Technologie • transnational
• ISBN-10: 1-137-48361-X / 113748361X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-137-48361-4 / 9781137483614