Frames and Connections in the Governance of Global Communications

A Network Study of the Internet Governance Forum

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Communication, Computers, Internet, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Frames and Connections in the Governance of Global Communications by Elena Pavan, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Elena Pavan ISBN: 9780739146453
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Elena Pavan
ISBN: 9780739146453
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: January 16, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

The governance of global communications is consolidating as a field where innovative political practices of multi-actor collaboration are being experimented. Within this broad political landscape, the Internet governance domain is emerging as one of the most relevant areas where institutional and non-institutional actors are converging in order to reform collectively governance mechanisms that will determine the future developments of the Internet technology. This book adopts a network approach to study the progressive and collective construction of a new discourse on Internet governance fostered by the realization of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, a new “space for multi-stakeholder policy-dialogue” (WSIS Tunis Agenda 2005, art. 72). Looking both at how semantic and social connections are created in the online and the offline discursive spaces, this book seeks to provide insights on how principles of democratic collaboration between institutional and non-institutional actors are translated into actual political dynamics; on how the global political agenda on the governance of the Internet comes to be shaped thanks to the provision of heterogeneous and sometimes opposite thematic inputs; and, finally, on how the roles of States, intergovernmental bodies, civil society entities in participatory supra-national politics are progressively being (re)defined. Starting form the Internet governance case study, this books aims at providing an alternative approach to the study of supra-national politics as well as of global communication governance processes: one that considers simultaneously contents and processes of political dynamics and examines how immaterial resources, such as information and communication, become a new field for multi-actor politics experiments, conflicts and network construction.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The governance of global communications is consolidating as a field where innovative political practices of multi-actor collaboration are being experimented. Within this broad political landscape, the Internet governance domain is emerging as one of the most relevant areas where institutional and non-institutional actors are converging in order to reform collectively governance mechanisms that will determine the future developments of the Internet technology. This book adopts a network approach to study the progressive and collective construction of a new discourse on Internet governance fostered by the realization of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, a new “space for multi-stakeholder policy-dialogue” (WSIS Tunis Agenda 2005, art. 72). Looking both at how semantic and social connections are created in the online and the offline discursive spaces, this book seeks to provide insights on how principles of democratic collaboration between institutional and non-institutional actors are translated into actual political dynamics; on how the global political agenda on the governance of the Internet comes to be shaped thanks to the provision of heterogeneous and sometimes opposite thematic inputs; and, finally, on how the roles of States, intergovernmental bodies, civil society entities in participatory supra-national politics are progressively being (re)defined. Starting form the Internet governance case study, this books aims at providing an alternative approach to the study of supra-national politics as well as of global communication governance processes: one that considers simultaneously contents and processes of political dynamics and examines how immaterial resources, such as information and communication, become a new field for multi-actor politics experiments, conflicts and network construction.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Modern Jeremiahs by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Buddhism and Postmodernity by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book William James, Moral Philosophy, and the Ethical Life by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Landscape in American Guides and View Books by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Gandhi's Experiments with Truth by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Eisenhower in Command at Columbia by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Native American Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Ah Q Archaeology by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Tourism in Northeastern Argentina by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book The Political Life of Bella Abzug, 1976–1998 by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book The Bible by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book American Fascism and the New Deal by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book Feminisms and Ruralities by Elena Pavan
Cover of the book The Article V Amendatory Constitutional Convention by Elena Pavan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy