Cogburn, Addom, and Mwangi – Gender in Global ICT Governance
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GENDER IN THE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF ICT:
A DESCRIPTIVE EXPLORATION OF WOMEN IN TRANSNATIONAL POLICY
NETWORKS IN THE UN WORLD SUMMIT ON THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Author Note:
Derrick L. Cogburn is Assistant Professor of Information at the Syracuse University School of
Information Studies and Senior Research Associate at the Moynihan Institute for Global Affairs at
the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He directs the
Collaboratory on Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (
http://cotelco.syr.edu
) and holds a
Ph.D. in political science from Howard University. Benjamin K. Addom is a doctoral student in
Information Science and Technology at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies. He
co-manages the Cotelco Lab. Wagaki Mwangi is a doctoral student in Political Science in the
Maxwell School at Syracuse University. This study is part of a larger research program called From
Pawns to Partners, which has been supported by grants at the University of Michigan from the
Advanced Studies Center of the International Institute, Center for Afroamerican and African
Studies, and the Alliance for Community Technology; and from Syracuse University. This version
of this paper is for presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science
Association, in Philadelphia, PA. The authors would like to thank the colleagues who provided
helpful insights and comments on this work, especially Jeffrey Hart, Ernest J. Wilson, W. Russell
Newman, Milton Mueller, Deborah Robinson, James S. Jackson, Michael Traugott, Alford Young,
Michael Kennedy, and Brady West. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Derrick L.
Cogburn, 346 Hinds Hall, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244.
Convention