[Air-L] Call for Papers: GigaNet workshop on internet governance, Geneva, 17-18 May

[Roxana Radu]

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*The global governance of the Internet:*

*Intergovernmentalism, multistakeholderism and networks*

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*International workshop *

*Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 May 2013*



*A **GigaNet* <http://giga-net.org/>* workshop, organized in cooperation
with the **Programme for the Study of International
Governance*<http://graduateinstitute.ch/internationalgovernance/welcome.html>
* at the **Graduate Institute of International and Development
Studies*<http://www.graduateinstitute.ch/>

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*Call for memos*



The unprecedented growth and the fast development of the Internet have
prompted new forms of interaction and collective action, generating a
series of institutional changes, innovations and challenges. Following the
WCIT conference in Dubai, more and more questions have been raised
regarding the role and relevance of intergovernmental organizations in
Internet governance. In parallel to the policy discussions on the issue,
this two-day workshop proposes a series of scholarly debates on the role of
intergovernmental organizations in Internet governance and on the promises
and limitations of multistakeholderism. The workshop builds on the
proximity to ITU's World Technology Policy Forum and the Multistakeholder
Advisory Group (MAG) consultations for the 2013 Internet Governance Forum
(IGF) and aims to review current research on global Internet policy-making.

We invite five-page long memos that address the role and future of
different models of governance of the Internet, presenting recently
completed research or work in progress. Papers from any discipline or
institution, from emerging as well as established scholars, are
encouraged. Key questions to be addressed include, but are not limited
to, the
following:

·         What are the long-term implications of the failure of the WCIT?
Is talk of an Internet “Cold War” relevant, or misleading?

·         How can we assess the role of intergovernmental organizations in
Internet governance?

·         How can cooperation between intergovernmental organizations and
NGOs be structured?

·         What are the potential and limitations of multistakeholder models
of governance?

·         What role do non-hierarchical networks currently play in global
Internet governance, and should that role be increased or diminished?

·         What is the relevance of sovereignty and jurisdiction when the
Internet creates cross-border harm?



Extended abstracts of approximately 800 words can be submitted through the Easy
Chair website<https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=giganetgeneva2013>
*.** **It is expected that participants prepare 5 to 7-page long **memos **that
will be circulated in advance and a 15-minute presentation on the day of
the workshop.*



*IMPORTANT DATES*

Deadline for extended abstracts (of approx. 800 words) submission: *March
18, 2013*.

Decisions will be made by March 25, 2013.

Memos expected by May 3, 2013.

Attendance at the workshop is free and open to all interested parties.



The initial Program Committee includes:

Roxana Radu, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Jean-Marie Chenou, University of Lausanne

John Laprise, Program Committee Chair, GigaNet

Milton Mueller, Steering Committee Chair, GigaNet

Anne-Claire Jamart, Programme for the Study of International Governance,
The Graduate Institute



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The Global Internet Governance Academic Network
<http://giga-net.org/>(GigaNet) is a scholarly community initiated in
spring 2006 in conjunction
with the UN Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Its four principal objectives
are to: (1) support the establishment of a global network of scholars
specializing in Internet governance issues; (2) promote the development of
Internet governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study, (3)
advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance, broadly
defined: and; (4) facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and related
matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders (governments,
international organizations, the private sector, and civil society).
Alongside the annual symposium preceding the IGF, five GigaNet regional
workshops have been so far held in Paris, France (2008), Brussels, Belgium
(2009), Seoul, So. Korea (2009), Montreal, Canada (2010), and Washington
D.C, U.S (2011).


 The Programme for the Study of International
Governance<http://graduateinstitute.ch/internationalgovernance/welcome.html>provides
a forum for scholars of governance and international organizations
to interact with practitioners from the policy world in order to analyze
global governance arrangements across a variety of issues. Offering a
unique platform for innovative research and exchange, scholars engage with
people working at the United Nations in Geneva, in addition to the many
non-governmental actors working on aspects of public and private governance
in international Geneva. The Programme is based at the Graduate Institute
of International and Development Studies <http://www.graduateinstitute.ch/>

-- 
Roxana Radu
PhD Candidate in International Relations/Political Science
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Geneva - Switzerland



-- 
Roxana Radu
PhD Candidate in International Relations/Political Science
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement
Geneva - Switzerland