Normative experience in Internet politics

• Author: Françoise Massit-Folléa, Cécile Méadel, Laurence Monnoyer-Smith (dir.)
• TeilnehmendeR: Méadel, Cécile; Monnoyer-Smith, Laurence; Mâeadel, Câecile.; Monnoyer-Smith, Laurence.; Massit-Folléa, Françoise; Massit-Follâea, Franðcoise.
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : Transvalor Presses des Mines, 2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Collection Sciences sociales Normative experience in Internet politics
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

The ways in which the Internet is managed and controlled -often labeled as Internet Governance- are usually considered as standing on four main pillars: Technology, Market Laws, State Regulation and Uses. Nevertheless, its specific features, the consequences of the plurality of norms it involves and of the decision-making processes it entails are rarely addressed in a comprehensive analysis. This book explores the Internet’s functioning both as a practical-intellectual experience and a political challenge. By means of several case studies, it proposes a substantial and reflexive treatment of multileveled, formal or informal Internet Politics. The book’s overall endeavor is to outline an understanding of what is -or may be- a “digital common good”. The authors are members of a European academic team gathered by the Vox Internet research program’s meetings. They adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, embedding technological innovation in the field of social sciences (communication studies, sociology, law, political science and philosophy).