The internet is free, the internet is controlled, the internet is controlling. Dilemmas in what
seems at first a simple case. It started as revolutionary force expecting to be self-governing …

Accountability is a core concept of public administration, yet disagreement about its meaning
is masked by consensus on its importance and desirability. This article proposes a five‐part …

The previous chapters explored cybercriminal activities associated with computer intrusion
and manipulation, which are generally labelled as hacking. This chapter critically explores …

The global economy is experiencing the digitalization of production, exchange, and
consumption of goods and services. The internet and cross-border data flows are becoming …

In Ruling the Root, Milton Mueller uses the theoretical framework of institutional economics
to analyze the global policy and governance problems created by the assignment of Internet …

What is at stake for how the Internet continues to evolve is the preservation of its integrity as
a single network. In practice, its governance is neither centralised nor unitary; it is piecemeal …

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF THE INTERNET 1 479 a single policy dimension. In fact, the
Internet has generated multiple areas of governance, including the development of technical …

The development of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has
transformed the world over the last two decades. These technologies are often seen as …

Global internet usage famously eludes control. A medium that—when it works—measures
distance in clicks rather than kilometres is ill-suited to conforming to a particular …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was created in 1998 to
perform technical coordination of the Internet. ICANN also lays the foundations for …