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"Power and Authority in Internet Governance investigates the hotly contested role of the state in today's digital society. The book asks: is the state "back" in internet regulation? If so, what forms are state involvement taking, and with what consequences for the future? The vol...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Haggart, Blayne (Editor), Tusikov, Natasha, 1974- (Editor), Scholte, Jan Aart (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Routledge global cooperation series.
Subjects:
Internet governance.
Internet > Political aspects.
Communication policy.
Gouvernance d'Internet.
Internet > Aspect politique.
Communication > Politique gouvernementale.
Communication policy
Internet governance
Internet > Political aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: return of the state?
  • Part 1. Internet governance: the bird's-eye view. 1. From governance denial to state regulation: a controversy­based typology of internet governance models
  • 2. The role of states in internet governance at ICANN
  • 3. The metagovernance of internet governance
  • 4. The data­driven economy and the role of the state
  • Part 2. Internet governance and authoritarian states. 5. Building China's tech superpower: state, domestic champions and foreign capital
  • 6. "Nine dragons run the water": fragmented internet governance in China
  • 7. Russia: an independent and sovereign internet?
  • Part 3 Internet governance and democratic states
  • 8. The return of the state? Power and legitimacy challenges to the EU's regulation of online disinformation
  • 9. Varieties of digital capitalism and the role of the state in internet governance: a view from Latin America
  • 10. Seeing through the smart city narrative: data governance, power relations, and regulatory challenges in Brazil
  • Conclusion: state power (and its limits) in internet governance.