Governance, Regulation and Powers on the Internet

Digital technologies have prompted the emergence of new modes of regulation and governance, since they allow for more decentralized processes of elaboration and implementation of norms. Moreover, the Internet has been raising a wide set of governance issues since it affects many domains, such as individual rights, public liberties, property rights, economic competition, market regulation, conflict management, security and the sovereignty of states. There is therefore a need to understand how technical, political, economic and social norms are articulated, as well as to understand who the main actors of this process of transformation are, how they interact and how these changes may influence international rulings. This book brings together an international team of scholars to explain and analyse how collective regulations evolve in the broader context of the development of post-modern societies, globalization, the reshaping of international relations and the profound transformations of nation-states.

• Proposes an integrated vision of Internet and governance issues, from the regulation of the Internet to the impact of digital technologies on politics

• Provides both theoretical analysis of Internet governance issues and empirical research through case studies

• Written from a multidisciplinary and international perspective with contributions from renowned academic researchers who are deeply involved in Internet governance debates and developments on the ground