[ncdnhc-discuss] "Global Democracy and the ICANN Elections" -- INFO Special Issue

[hans.klein at pubpolicy.gatech.edu]

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       "Global Democracy and the ICANN Elections"

              Special Issue of the Journal info.
        Available online: http://www.IP3.gatech.edu

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The seven articles in this issue focus on the global elections held in 2000 
for the governing board of ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned 
Names and Numbers.   The authors examine the election from such diverse 
theoretical perspective as democratic theory, social movements, 
communications governance, global democracy, and Asian development.  The 
issue provides relevant reading for policy-makers, researchers, and 
Internet experts.

Contents:
** Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology: Editor's Introduction: 
"Global Democracy and the ICANN Elections"
** Wolfgang Kleinwächter, University of Aarhus (Denmark): "The Silent 
Subversive: ICANN and the New Global Governance"
** Stephen D. McDowell and Philip E. Steinberg, Florida State University: 
"Non-state Governance and the Internet: Civil Society and the ICANN"
** Renée Marlin-Bennett, American University: "ICANN and Democracy: 
Contradictions and Possibilities"
** Jonathan Weinberg, Wayne State University: "Geeks and Greeks
** Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology: "The Feasibility of Global 
Democracy: Understanding ICANN's At-large Election"
** Myungkoo Kang, Seoul National University: "Beyond Underdevelopment of 
the Public Sphere: Democratizing Internet Governance in Asia"

Funding for this project came from Computer Professionals for Social 
Responsibility (CPSR), Georgia Tech Center for Business Education and 
Research (GT-CIBER), the European Union Center of the University System of 
Georgia, and the Open Society Institute.

The Internet and Public Policy Project (IP3) is the focal point for 
Internet research at Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy.  For more 
information, please visit our web site at http://www.IP3.gatech.edu or send 
Email to: hans.klein at pubpolicy.gatech.edu.

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