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 volume includes case studies from across the world and addresses a
wide range of issues regarding internet infrastructure, data and
content. The book pushes the debate beyond a simplistic dichotomy
between liberalism and authoritarianism in order to consider also
greater state involvement based on values of democracy and human rights.
Seeing internet governance as a complex arena where power is contested
among diverse non-state and state actors across local, national,
regional and global scales, the book offers a critical and nuanced
discussion of how the internet is governed - and how it should be
governed.
Power and Authority in Internet Governance provides an important
resource for researchers across international relations, global
governance, science and technology studies and law as well as
policymakers and analysts concerned with regulating the global internet.