Research handbook on governance of the internet / edited by Ian Brown.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet--Law and legislation.

Internet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (512 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Internet is now a key part of everyday life across the developed world, and growing rapidly across developing countries. This Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research on Internet governance, written by the leading scholars in the field. With an international focus, it features contributions from lawyers, economists and political scientists across North America, Europe and Australia. They adopt a broad multidisciplinary perspective, taking in law, economics, political science, international relations, and communications studies. Thought-provoking chapters cover topi

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of figures and tables; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; PART I INSTITUTIONS AND NETWORKS OF GOVERNANCE; 1 A prehistory of internet governance; 2 ICANN and the domain name system after the 'Affirmationof Commitments'; 3 Internet addressing: global governance of shared resourcespaces; 4 Information governance in transition: lessons to be learnedfrom Google Books; 5 The legitimacy and accountability of the internet's governinginstitutions; 6 Network neutrality and network management regulation:quality of service, price discrimination, and exclusivecontracts

7 Policy and regulatory requirements for a future internet8 Contract vs. statute in internet governance; 9 Argument- by- technology: how technical activism contributesto internet governance; PART II HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS; 10 Data protection in a globalised network; 11 Revisiting policy laundering and modern international policydynamics; 12 Child abuse images and cleanfeeds: assessing internetblocking systems; 13 Privacy, law, code and social networking sites; 14 An internet bill of rights?; 15 Human rights, competition law, and access to essentialtechnologies

PART III NETWORKED CONTROL16 The new intermediation: contract, identity, and the future of internet governance; 17 Network neutrality: a research guide; 18 Enhancing incentives for internet security; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 28, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-84980-504-0

OCLC:

850161607