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[ecrea] Brussels, 11 May - 2nd International Workshop on Global Internet Governance

Wed Apr 29 16:07:11 GMT 2009



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Second International Workshop on
Global Internet Governance: An Interdisciplinary Research Field in
Construction
Organized by GigaNet, in cooperation with ECREA IIC, CD and CLP Sections
Brussels, Belgium, 11 May 2009
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Campus Etterbeek, Building D,
Promotiezaal D.2.01

Participation is free of charge but registration is needed.
Registration form and other practical details at:
http://giganet.igloogroups.org/publiclibr/giganetcos/2009brusse

09:00-09:30 ­ Opening Session
- Welcoming Remarks by Workshop Co-Chair
        Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Presentation of the Workshop Organizers
        Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
        European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA)
                International and Intercultural Communication (IIC) section
                Communication and Democracy (CD) section
                Communication, Law and Policy (CLP) section
- Contributions and Program Overview by Workshop Co-Chair
Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & University Pierre et Marie Curie, France

09:30-10:45 ­ Panel 1 - Power Dynamics in IG: Transformation or
Consolidation?
This panel will discuss research activities dealing with global
Internet governance actors and their power relationships. It will
examine to which extent new power dynamics are actually emerging.
Chair: Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Panelists:
- Multi-Stakeholderism and Intra-Civil Society Networking: The case
of the WSIS IG-working group mailing list
        Bart Cammaerts, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
- Negotiation and the Global Information Economy: Implications for
Internet Governance
        JP Singh, Georgetown University (Washington DC), USA
- The governance of web standards. Economic struggles in the XML case
        François-Xavier Dudouet, Université Paris 9 Dauphine, France
        Benjamin Nguyen, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin, France
        Antoine Vion, Université de la Méditerranée, France
- Proceduralization, Agencification, and Privatization: Internet
Governance?s Three Pillars and their Normative Consequences
        Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & Université Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie,
France
- Wars in Cyberspace : the recasting of military power in the digital
age
        Jean-Loup Samaan, French Ministry of Defense, France

10:45-11:15 ­ Coffee Break

11:15-12:30 ­ Panel 2 - Critical Internet Resources and the Never- Ending ICANN Case
This panel will focus on the global governance of critical Internet
resources and will bring fresh views on ICANN role in this field.
Chair: JP Singh, Georgetown University (Washington DC), USA
Panelists:
- Work in progress in Internet governance: a proposed study on
ICANN?s opening for new gTLDs
        Laura Abba, CNR, Pisa Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy
        Stefano Trumpy, CNR, Pisa Institute for Informatics and Telematics,
Italy
- The Governance of Internet Country Code Top Level Domains in Europe
        George Christou, University of Warwick, UK
        Seamus Simpson, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
- Administration and marketing of the ccTLD and its policy
implications on Internet governance
        Keisuke Kamimura, Center for Global Communications, International
University of Japan, Japan
- Internet Governance and Critical Resources
        Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Neo-Liberal Globalization and Internet Governance
        Hangwoo Lee, Chungbuk National University, South Korea

12:30-13:45 ­ Lunch Break

13:45-15:00 ­ Panel 3 - Regulation of Technologies and Technological
Regulation
This panel will look at global Internet governance research
activities related to regulation. Presentations will address ICT
regulation means as well as using ICTs as a mean of regulation.
Chair: Katharine Sarikakis, University of Leeds, UK
Panelists:
- Consumers, Disclosure, and Internet Governance
        Adam Candeub, Michigan University (MI), USA
- The CRID, an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on ICT
regulation
        Yves Poullet, University of Namur (FUNDP), Belgium
- Technology-Aware Policy Analysis: Case Studies of Deep Packet
Inspection and Network Management
        Ralf Bendrath, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- An assumption analysis of the Creative Content Online Public
Consultation by the European Commission
        Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
        Leo Van Audenhove, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
- Keeping Free Speech, Privacy and Property Real in Virtual Worlds: a
Reasonable Duty for the Owners/Creators ?
        Pierre-François Docquir, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Actively vs. Passive Volunteered Personal Information
        Mark Lizar, London South Bank University & Identity Trust CIC, UK

15:00-15:30 ­ Coffee Break

15:30-17:00 ­ Panel 4 - What?s in a field? IG Research Methodologies
and Boundaries
This panel will look at global Internet governance research
activities in terms of methodologies and approaches. It also aims at
defining the contours of the field.
Chair: Bart Cammaerts, London School of Economics and Political
Science, UK
Panelists:
- Mapping Internet Governance: theoretical framework, research
methodologies and possible implementation strategies (With a little
help from my friends?)
        Claudia Padovani, University of Padova, Italy
        Elena Pavan, University of Trento, Italy
- Modes of Governance in Digitally Networked Environments:
Perspectives from an Interdisciplinary Workshop
        Malte Ziewitz, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, UK
- Internet Governance - Under Construction: Doing Multidisciplinary
and Multisited Research in 'Real Life' and Online
        Marianne Franklin, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
- Internet Regulation; Governance without the state, an exercise in
global cooperation
        Rafid A Y Fatani, University of Exeter, UK
- The social imaginary of new media practices: issues for discussion
        Pantelis Vatikiotis, Panteion University of Social and Political
Sciences, Greece
- An Assessment of the Contribution of the Lebanese Universities in
Internet Governance
        Antoine Melki, University of Balamand, Lebanon
- Public Opinion Formation in Convergence Culture
        Jakob Svensson, Karlstad University, Sweden

17:00-17:30 ­ Closing Session
- Synthesis of Discussions, Conclusion and Way Forward
        Meryem Marzouki, CNRS & University Pierre et Marie Curie, France
        Luciano Morganti, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

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