IP: "Global Democracy and the ICANN Elections" -- INFO Special Issue

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 17:48:28 -0500
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: hans.klein () 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 () pubpolicy gatech edu.
>
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