[ecrea] Call for memos - International workshop on Internet Governance, Geneva, 17-18 May

The global governance of the Internet:

Intergovernmentalism, multistakeholderism and networks

International workshop

Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 May 2013

A GigaNet workshop, organized in cooperation with the Programme for the 
Study of International Governance at the Graduate Institute of 
International and Development Studies

Call for memos

Theunprecedented growth and the fast development of the Internet have 
prompted new forms of interaction and collective action, generating a 
series of institutional changes, innovations and challenges. Following 
the WCIT conference in Dubai, more and more questions have been raised 
regarding the role and relevance of intergovernmental organizations in 
Internet governance. In parallel to the policy discussions on the issue, 
this two-day workshop proposes a series of scholarly debates on the role 
of intergovernmental organizations in Internet governance and on the 
promises and limitations of multistakeholderism. The workshop builds on 
the proximity to ITU's World Technology Policy Forum and the 
Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) consultations for the 2013 
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and aims to review current research on 
global Internet policy-making.

We invite five-page long memos that address the role and future of 
different models of governance of the Internet, presenting recently 
completed research or work in progress. Papers from any discipline or 
institution, from emerging as well as established scholars, are 
encouraged. Key questions to be addressed include, but are not limited 
to, the following:

· What are the long-term implications of the failure of the WCIT? Is 
talk of an Internet “Cold War” relevant, or misleading?

· How can we assess the role of intergovernmental organizations in 
Internet governance?

· How can cooperation between intergovernmental organizations and NGOs 
be structured?

· What are the potential and limitations of multistakeholder models of 
governance?

· What role do non-hierarchical networks currently play in global 
Internet governance, and should that role be increased or diminished?

· What is the relevance of sovereignty and jurisdiction when the 
Internet creates cross-border harm?


Extended abstracts of approximately 800 words can be submitted through 
the Easy Chair website. It is expected that participants prepare 
five-page long memos that will be circulated in advance and a 15-minute 
presentation on the day of the workshop.


IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for extended abstracts (of approx. 800 words) submission: March 
18, 2013.

Decisions will be made by March 25, 2013.

Memos expected by May 3, 2013.

Attendance at the workshop is free and open to all interested parties.


The initial Program Committee includes:

Roxana Radu, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Jean-Marie Chenou, University of Lausanne

John Laprise, Program Committee Chair, GigaNet

Milton Mueller, Steering Committee Chair, GigaNet

Anne-Claire Jamart, Programme for the Study of International Governance, 
The Graduate Institute

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The Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) is a scholarly 
community initiated in spring 2006 in conjunction with the UN Internet 
Governance Forum (IGF). Its four principal objectives are to: (1) 
support the establishment of a global network of scholars specializing 
in Internet governance issues; (2) promote the development of Internet 
governance as a recognized, interdisciplinary field of study, (3) 
advance theoretical and applied research on Internet governance, broadly 
defined: and; (4) facilitate informed dialogue on policy issues and 
related matters between scholars and Internet governance stakeholders 
(governments, international organizations, the private sector, and civil 
society). Alongside the annual symposium preceding the IGF, five GigaNet 
regional workshops have been so far held in Paris, France (2008), 
Brussels, Belgium (2009), Seoul, So. Korea (2009), Montreal, Canada 
(2010), and Washington D.C, U.S (2011).

The Programme for the Study of International Governance provides a forum 
for scholars of governance and international organizations to interact 
with practitioners from the policy world in order to analyze global 
governance arrangements across a variety of issues. Offering a unique 
platform for innovative research and exchange, scholars engage with 
people working at the United Nations in Geneva, in addition to the many 
non-governmental actors working on aspects of public and private 
governance in international Geneva. The Programme is based at the 
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies


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