Normative expérience in internet politics

Collectif

Publié par PRESSES DE L'ECOLE DES MINES, le 08 mars 2012

263 pages

Résumé

Découvrez Normative Experience in Internet Politics, le livre de Françoise Massit-Folléa. 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-intellectuel 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).