Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Global War for Internet Governance

Laura DeNardis (American University). The Global War for Internet Governance (Yale University Press, 2014).

"The Internet has transformed the manner in which information is exchanged and business is conducted, arguably more than any other communication development in the past century. Despite its wide reach and powerful global influence, it is a medium uncontrolled by any one centralized system, organization, or governing body, a reality that has given rise to all manner of free-speech issues and cybersecurity concerns. The conflicts surrounding Internet governance are the new spaces where political and economic power is unfolding in the twenty-first century."

The Global War for Internet Governance book jacket