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The Operation of Multistakeholderism in Brazilian Internet Governance: Governance Innovation through multistakeholderism generativity
The thesis examines the operation of multistakeholderism in the Brazilian Internet governance system. It investigates how multistakeholderism operates in Internet policy-making processes and what are the effects of this operation in governance and regulatory instruments. The thesis focuses on and unpacks the elements and interactions that constitute and support the operation of multistakeholderism in Internet policy-making in Brazil. It looks at key governance structures, practices and processes analysing policy-making processes operated under a multistakeholder perspective to identify and explain the underlying elements, rationale and effects of this innovative policy-making approach. To investigate in depth what elements and configurations underpin the operation of multistakeholderism in Internet policymaking, the thesis explores, under a case study perspective, three governance practices where the operation of multistakeholderism was developed in the Brazilian Internet governance context. It observes multistakeholderism policy-making operational rationale in an international scenario influenced by the need to develop a soft-law regulatory instrument and the behaviour of stakeholders with different cultural, economic and legal values. Borrowing ideas and findings from socio-legal studies on governance and on Internet governance and applying a multi-dimensional policy-making approach, the thesis analyses these three governance practices and identifies that the operational rationale supporting multistakeholderism policymaking is based on mechanisms combining and balancing three interconnected elements: inclusion, expertise and consensus. The thesis also suggests that this policymaking mechanism is heavily influenced by a consensual orientation rationale able to mediate the contrasting tensions between inclusion and expertise at the same time that it stimulates policy cross-fertilisation and governance innovation. Unpacking these observations and findings, the thesis proposes the term 'multistakeholderism generativity' in order to illustrate its suggestion that multistakeholderism, when operated under optimal conditions, instrumentalise policy-making practices to support more innovative and legitimate governance and regulatory processes
Between reason of state and reason of market: the developments of internet governance in historical perspective
âNo sovereignty, no elected government, no authority, no bordersâ. It was exactly
twenty years ago, John Perry Barlow proclaimed his Declaration of the Independence of
Cyberspace. And those were his keywords. Today, we can say that the development of
Internet governance as a global policy arena is the answer to the questions that Barlow
believed irrelevant to the proper development of cyberspace. If founding myths
about an ungovernable, borderless, and intangible Internet have been demolished,
what power relations have emerged in the Internet governance arena? What are the
ideas âor the normative valuesâ that sustain and legitimize the political role of governmental
and nongovernmental actors? And, finally, is the multi-stakeholder model
capable of grasping the real conflicts over political power, or is it part of those conflicts,
a narrative supporting specific interests and coalitions? The main aim of this
article is to consider these issues by analysing the developments of political conflicts
over Internet governance, from the IAHC to WSIS, until recent processes such as the
WCIT and NetMundial.âNinguna soberanĂa, ningĂșn gobierno electivo, ninguna autoridad, ningĂșn confĂnâ.
Hace veinte años, John Perry Barlow proclamó su Declaración de Independencia del
Ciberespacio. Y estas eran las palabras clave. Hoy dĂa, podemos afirmar que el desarrollo
del Internet Governance como ĂĄmbito de policy global responde a las preguntas que Barlow
consideraba irrelevantes precisamente por lo que al desarrollo del ciberespacio se
referĂa. Una vez que los mitos fundadores de un Internet sin confines, inmaterial y falto
de estructuras de gobierno han sido derrotados, ÂżcuĂĄles son las relaciones de poder que
han emergido en el campo del dominio del Internet? ÂżCuĂĄles son las ideas âo los valores
normativosâ que sostienen y legitiman el papel polĂtico de los actores gubernamentales
y no gubernamentales? AdemĂĄs, Âżel modelo multi-stakeholder sabe distinguir los
conflictos de poder reales, o Ă©l mismo parte de esos conflictos, como un discurso de
apoyo de los intereses y de las coaliciones en juego? El objetivo principal del artĂculo
es analizar esos cuestionamientos a través del anålisis del desarrollo de los conflictos
polĂticos respecto de la gobernanza de la red: del IAHC al WSIS, hasta llegar a los procesos
mĂĄs recientes, como el WCIT y el NetMundial
Political discourse in football coverage : the cases of CĂŽte dâIvoire and Ghana
Football coverage in newspapers is both an arena for and a mirror of political discourse within a society. The paper argues that discourses within football coverage referring to political issues reflect dominant â and, possibly, contesting â âtruthsâ, which themselves are linked to power relations and political struggles within a given society. The comparison of CĂŽte dâIvoire and Ghana, two neighbouring countries in very different conditions (particularly with regard to their historical trajectories and the degree of societal consensus), and more particularly, the comparison of dominant discourses on the topics of patriotism, peace and good governance related to the World Cup qualification of both national teams supports the hypothesis of a strong context-relatedness of a politically loaded âfootball languageâ. For instance, whereas in Ghana patriotism is, when football comes in, quickly merged with pan-africanism, the Ivorian team renewed the heated political debate about âIvorianessâ by putting forward a notion of inclusive patriotism.Die FuĂball-Berichterstattung in Zeitungen stellt eine Arena, aber auch einen Spiegel der politischen Diskurse innerhalb von Gesellschaften dar. Der vorliegende Text argumentiert, dass Sportberichte dominante, aber auch Gegen-âWahrheitenâ reflektieren, die in Verbindung zu Herrschaftsbeziehungen und politischen Auseinandersetzungen in einer bestimmten Gesellschaft stehen. Der Vergleich von CĂŽte dâIvoire und Ghana, Nachbarstaaten in sehr unterschiedlichem aktuellen Kontext (im Hinblick auf den Verlauf der jĂŒngeren Geschichte und in der AusprĂ€gung von gesellschaftlichem Konsens), und im besonderen der Vergleich von prĂ€genden Diskursen zu den Themen Patriotismus, Frieden und Good Governance in der Berichterstattung ĂŒber Qualifikation zur sowie Leistung bei der FuĂball-Weltmeisterschaft 2006 durch beide Nationalmannschaften stĂŒtzt die Hypothese einer starken Kontextgebundenheit der politisch aufgeladenen âFuĂballspracheâ. WĂ€hrend in Ghana beispielsweise Patriotismus schnell mit âPanafrikanismusâ gepaart wird, sobald von FuĂball die Rede ist, hat das ivorische Team die politisch hitzig gefĂŒhrte Debatte ĂŒber die âIvoiritĂ©â weiterentwickelt, indem eine inklusivere Form des Patriotismus breite UnterstĂŒtzung findet
Working Paper 65 - Governance in Africa: The Role for Information and Communication Technologies
The information and knowledge age is upon us due to rapid advances ininformation and communication technologies (ICTs). These new technologies arechanging the way we live and work, and they are transforming many aspects ofsocial and economic organization in ways we could have hardly imagined less thantwo decades ago. ICTs offer developing countries formidable and cost-effectivetools for accelerated development. This paper assesses the role that ICTs can playin Africaâs development with special emphasis on governance. The 21st centurychallenges for governance in Africa are reviewed. The paper summarizes the usesof ICTs in governance and discusses possible risks. It also attempts to offer ideasthat should be considered in employing ICTs for governance, and identifies keyareas for intervention by African countries and the African Development Bank. Thepaper stresses the importance of the human factor in realizing good governance,given that ICTs are only tools.
Changing Framework of Local Governance and Community Participation in Elementary Education in India
In recent years, strengthening and better functioning of local governance have become prime concerns of educational reform agenda. Establishment of effective local governance has been part of overall changes in educational governance for several years in many countries including India. It is now widely recognized that effective local governance considerably impacts on access to education as well as the enrolment, retention and learning experiences of children in school. It is in this context, that this paper provides an overview of the changing framework of governance of elementary education and community participation in India with a special focus on its role in improving the participation of children. An attempt has also been made to examine the extent to which grassroots level functionaries and local bodies like panchayat and VEC are able to get involved in decision making processes and different approaches that have been taken by different states in regards to local governance of education. Drawing references from recent efforts made by different states, the paper has tried to establish a link between effectiveness of local governance and issues regarding access, equity and quality of school education. While discussing the changing framework of local governance, the paper critically examines the guiding principles of governance reform from two perspectives. âTop-downâ and âbottom-upâ approaches are discussed, in terms of ensuring the effectiveness of the system and empowering people for active participation in decentralized decision making process
Competing and Learning in Global Value Chains - Firmsâ Experiences in the Case of Uganda. A study of five export sub-sectors with reference to trade between Uganda and Europe
Executive Summary and Chapter 5: Presentation and discussion of main finding
Non-Financial Information versus Financial as a Key to the Stakeholder Engagement: A Higher Education Perspective
In light of the increased demand for greater accountability and legitimacy, new disclosure mechanisms based on non-financial transparency have emerged. Universities cannot be left behind with respect to these social demands. In addition, continuous competition in excellence is driving higher education organizations to exhibit a greater visibility of their results, necessarily incorporating more non-financial aspects to boost stakeholder engagement. The novelty of this work lies in the analysis of the real state of non-financial vs. financial information in both public and private universities and in the exploration of their influence on stakeholder online engagement. To this end, a content analysis of the universitiesâ web pages and Facebook profiles was conducted, and a multivariable linear regression analysis was performed. The main results show that private and larger universities that lead Webometrics for Google Scholar Citations, and those that have gradually been adopting financial reporting, are the most interested in implementing Facebook as a two-way communication strategy. It seems that stakeholders react more to financial transparency and, therefore, universities still prefer financial disclosure to improve accountability
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