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Cooperation and Conflict in Multi-stakeholder Governance Processes: The Case of Internet Governance with a Focus on Internet Filtering

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In recent years multi-stakeholder cooperation has been increasing in a number of governance processes. While traditionally international cooperation was dominated by souvereign states the rising number of actors involved in different aspects of globalization is today also reflected in their participation in former intergovernmental-only negotiations and forums. More and more private companies and civil society actors become involved in discussions and policy making processes. The case discussed in this paper is the Internet Governance Process that happens mainly within the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The IGF is a result of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and takes place once a year between 2006 and 2010. Its objective is to discuss Internet Governance on a broad range in a multi-stakeholder environment. The focus of this paper lies on the problem of Internet Filtering. More and more states use different ways and technologies to filter Internet content and thereby limit the right of free access to information for their own people. The most known and discussed case is China but there are a lot more, authoritarian as well as democratic states, that use Internet filters. These are provided by private companies and challenged by Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) making the group of stakeholders complete. This paper will discuss the interests of different stakeholders as well as the possibilities and limits of a multi-stakeholder environment to address the problem of Internet filtering in the Internet governance process.
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Oppermann, Daniel. "Cooperation and Conflict in Multi-stakeholder Governance Processes: The Case of Internet Governance with a Focus on Internet Filtering" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA - ABRI JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro Campus (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul 22, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-08-04 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p381124_index.html>

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Oppermann, D. , 2009-07-22 "Cooperation and Conflict in Multi-stakeholder Governance Processes: The Case of Internet Governance with a Focus on Internet Filtering" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA - ABRI JOINT INTERNATIONAL MEETING, Pontifical Catholic University, Rio de Janeiro Campus (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil <Not Available>. 2009-08-04 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p381124_index.html

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Abstract: In recent years multi-stakeholder cooperation has been increasing in a number of governance processes. While traditionally international cooperation was dominated by souvereign states the rising number of actors involved in different aspects of globalization is today also reflected in their participation in former intergovernmental-only negotiations and forums. More and more private companies and civil society actors become involved in discussions and policy making processes. The case discussed in this paper is the Internet Governance Process that happens mainly within the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The IGF is a result of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and takes place once a year between 2006 and 2010. Its objective is to discuss Internet Governance on a broad range in a multi-stakeholder environment. The focus of this paper lies on the problem of Internet Filtering. More and more states use different ways and technologies to filter Internet content and thereby limit the right of free access to information for their own people. The most known and discussed case is China but there are a lot more, authoritarian as well as democratic states, that use Internet filters. These are provided by private companies and challenged by Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) making the group of stakeholders complete. This paper will discuss the interests of different stakeholders as well as the possibilities and limits of a multi-stakeholder environment to address the problem of Internet filtering in the Internet governance process.

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