Transnational Advocacy Networks in the Information Society [electronic resource] : Partners or Pawns? /
Cogburn, Derrick L.author.
This book examines the role of transnational advocacy networks in enabling effective participation for individual citizens in the deliberative processes of global governance. Contextualized around the international conference setting of the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 and 2005, the book sees epistemic communities and information and communication technologies (ICTs) as critical to the effectiveness of this important organizational form. Historically, governments have dominated the official “conference diplomacy” surrounding these World Summits. However, reflecting the UN General Assembly resolution authorizing WSIS, transnational civil society and private sector organizations were invited to participate as official partners in a multistakeholder dialogue at the summit alongside the more traditional governments and international organizations. This book asks: are transnational advocacy networks active in the global information society influential partners in these global governance processes, or merely symbolic tokens—or pawns? Cogburn explores the factors that enabled some networks—such as the Internet Governance Caucus—to persist and thrive, while others failed, and sees linkages with epistemic communities—such as the Global Internet Governance Academic Network—and ICTs as critical to network effectiveness.
Multistakeholderism and Contestation in Global Governance of the Information Society  -- Contending Perspectives on Multistakeholder Global Governance: Theory, Conceptual Framework, Data, and Methods  -- From NWICO to Global eCommerce: Telecommunications Restructuring and the GII  -- ISOC, ICANN and Experiments in Multistakeholder Global Internet Governance  -- World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS): Catalyst for Transnational Advocacy  -- Global Alliance for ICT and Development (GAID): What Went Right, and Wrong  -- Internet Governance Forum (IGF): What Went Right  -- The Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus (IGC) as Transnational Advocacy Network  -- Relinquishing the Root: Snowden, NETmundial, and the IANA Transition  -- Towards a Model of Transnational Advocacy Networks as Multistakeholder Global Governance: Conclusions and Future Research.
This book examines the role of transnational advocacy networks in enabling effective participation for individual citizens in the deliberative processes of global governance. Contextualized around the international conference setting of the United Nations-sponsored World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in 2003 and 2005, the book sees epistemic communities and information and communication technologies (ICTs) as critical to the effectiveness of this important organizational form. Historically, governments have dominated the official “conference diplomacy” surrounding these World Summits. However, reflecting the UN General Assembly resolution authorizing WSIS, transnational civil society and private sector organizations were invited to participate as official partners in a multistakeholder dialogue at the summit alongside the more traditional governments and international organizations. This book asks: are transnational advocacy networks active in the global information society influential partners in these global governance processes, or merely symbolic tokens—or pawns? Cogburn explores the factors that enabled some networks—such as the Internet Governance Caucus—to persist and thrive, while others failed, and sees linkages with epistemic communities—such as the Global Internet Governance Academic Network—and ICTs as critical to network effectiveness.
Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development.
Internet Governance Forum.
World Summit on the Information Society.
Political communication.
International organization.
Public policy.
Globalization.
Communication.
Computers and civilization.
Political Communication.
International Organization.
Public Policy.
Globalization.
Communication Studies.
Computers and Society.