Three Myths of Internet Governance
Making Sense of Networks, Governance and Regulation
By Richard Collins
ISBN 9781841502335
Paperback 231 pages
230x174mm
Imprint: Intellect
Now Available
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About the book
The Internet is a global medium that defies and
replaces established media, yet our
understanding and ideas surrounding it are
largely derived from Internet usage in the USA.
This book draws on European and African examples
to challenge three established myths about the
Internet: that the market can decide; that the
Internet is different to ?legacy? media; and
that national governance is unimportant.
The study engages with and challenges
established Internet policy, extending the range
of topics in media studies by analyzing mediums
other than newspapers, broadcasting and cinema.
Chapters confront claims that a new form of
social coordination or network governance is
replacing both hierarchical and market systems
of governance. Collins examines the Internet?s
impact on established media of communication and
on established regulatory orders at national and
global levels. He then digs deeper into the
socio-ethical norms of freedom of expression,
fairness and equality and collective cultural
identity in relation to the Internet. Based on
extensive empirical research (including
interviews and participant observation in
international governance at a UN World Summit),
Three Myths of Internet Governance will appeal
to media studies lecturers and students, policy makers and regulators.
About the author
Richard Collins is Professor of Media Studies at
the Open University, UK. He is the author of
numerous books and articles on the media
including Broadcasting and Audiovisual Policy in
the European Single Market (1994), From
Satellite to Single Market. New Communication
Technology and European Public Service
Television (1998) and Media and Identity in
Contemporary Europe. Consequences of Global
Convergence (2002). In 2005-6 he was Specialist
Advisor to the UK Parliament's House of Lords'
Select Committee on BBC Charter Review and, in
2008-9 was Specialist Advisor to the House of
Lords' Select Committee on Communications.
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