Power and Authority in Internet Governance by Blayne Haggart,... - 9780367442033

Taylor & Francis

Power and Authority in Internet GovernanceReturn of the State?\nAuthor(s): Blayne Haggart, Natasha Tusikov, Jan Aart Scholte\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367442033, 978-0367442033\nSynopsis\nPower 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?\n\nThe 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 a.