[Air-L] Fwd: [governance] Fwd: Student Writing Competition: Case Studies on Multistakeholder Models

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

forwarded:

Dear Friends:

The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is excited to announce a
student writing competition to identify innovative multistakeholder
governance groups and help us understand the conditions under which they
are most effective. We are seeking original papers (8 to 12 pages, single
spaced) that help us better understand innovative, globally diverse
governance groups.  The top submissions with receive cash stipends.

We are hoping that you will share this announcement with any students or
post-doctoral scholars that might be interested in submitting a short case
study.  Submissions will be due September 15, 2015, and the full details
about the competition and submission are available here:
https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897.

The Berkman Center, in collaboration with the Global Network of
Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
<http://networkofcenters.net> (NoC), recently examined twelve diverse
examples <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2549270> of
multistakeholder governance groups.  Through this writing competition, we
are seeking submissions that will add to this list and help us help us
explore other globally diverse and unique real-world examples.  A sample
case study (based on the NoC case study about Switzerland’s fiber optic
cable deployment) is available for reference here
<https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Swiss%20ComCom_abridged.pdf>.
>From the submitted case studies, we will select the top three.  First place
will receive a cash stipend of $ 4000; second place will receive $3000; and
third place will receive $2000.  Additional awards for honorable mentions
may be given at the discretion of the Berkman Center.  These cash stipends
are made possible by a generous Google Research Grant
<http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html>
awarded to the Berkman Center. In addition, the top case studies will be
published as part of a forthcoming Berkman Center report on
multistakeholder governance groups.

We believe this is a great opportunity for students to contribute to our
understanding of how these governance groups operate and what makes them
successful.  We hope you’ll help us publicize this opportunity and let
students know about this competition.

If you have any questions, please contact me (rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu
).

Warmly,

Ryan Budish

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Ryan Budish
Senior Researcher
 Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu | @budish <https://twitter.com/budish>