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The global war for Internet governance / Laura DeNardis.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014Description: viii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300181357 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0300181353 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 384.3/3 23
LOC classification:
  • K 4345 D391g 2014
Contents:
The Internet governance oxymoron -- Controlling Internet resources -- Setting standards for the Internet -- Cybersecurity governance -- Governance at the Internet's core -- Internet access and network neutrality -- The public policy role of private information intermediaries -- Internet architecture and intellectual property -- The dark arts of Internet governance -- Internet governance and Internet freedom.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) K 4345 D391g 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000111566

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.

The Internet governance oxymoron -- Controlling Internet resources -- Setting standards for the Internet -- Cybersecurity governance -- Governance at the Internet's core -- Internet access and network neutrality -- The public policy role of private information intermediaries -- Internet architecture and intellectual property -- The dark arts of Internet governance -- Internet governance and Internet freedom.

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.

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