Artikel

The Internet as a global good: UNESCO’s attempt to negotiate an international framework for universal access to cyberspace

The article analyzes one of the earliest intergovernmental initiatives regarding Internet constitutionalism. Based on an analytical framework that combines argumentative discourse analysis with elements from actor–network theory, it assesses the actors and discourses involved in the preparation of an international recommendation on universal access to the Internet, adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2003. During the contentious negotiations, UNESCO had to find a balance between the divergent positions of its member states and to account for the different levels of technological development amongst them. By retracing the performative and discursive struggles that UNESCO had to face to reach consensus, the article contributes to the general understanding of ideas and practices behind Internet policy making in international settings.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: International Communication Gazette ; ISSN: 1748-0493 ; Volume: 80 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 354-368 ; Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
communication studies
intergovernmental organization
Internet constitutionalism
Internet regulation
policy discourse
public domain
UNESCO
universal access

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Pohle, Julia
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Sage Publications
(wo)
Thousand Oaks, CA
(wann)
2018

DOI
doi:10.1177/1748048518757140
Handle
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  • Artikel

Beteiligte

  • Pohle, Julia
  • Sage Publications

Entstanden

  • 2018

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