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Milton Mueller - Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace - 9781509501229 - V9781509501229
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Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace

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Description for Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace Paperback. The Internet has united the world as never before. But is it in danger of breaking apart? Cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and calls for data sovereignty have made many believe that the Internet is fragmenting. In this incisive new book, Milton Mueller argues that the 'fragmentation' diagnosis misses the mark. Series: Digital Futures. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.

The Internet has united the world as never before. But is it in danger of breaking apart? Cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and calls for data sovereignty have made many believe that the Internet is fragmenting.

In this incisive new book, Milton Mueller argues that the “fragmentation” diagnosis misses the mark. The rhetoric of “fragmentation” camouflages the real issue: the attempt by governments to align information flows with their jurisdictional boundaries. The fragmentation debate is really a power struggle over the future of national sovereignty. It pits global governance and open access against the traditional territorial institutions of government. This conflict, ... Read more

Will the Internet Fragment? is essential reading for students and scholars of media and communications, international relations, political science and STS, as well as anyone concerned about the quality of Internet governance.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Digital Futures
Condition
New
Number of Pages
140
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781509501229
SKU
V9781509501229
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Milton Mueller
Milton Mueller is a professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is the co-founder and co-director of the Internet Governance Project (IGP).

Reviews for Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace
“In characteristically rigorous fashion, Mueller's outstanding book punctures the alarmist myth of Internet fragmentation and helps us to understand what is really at stake as nations and other groups vie for power over the Internet.” Jack Goldsmith, Harvard Law School “There have been political and economic interests to 'Balkanize' the Internet as we know it for a quarter ... Read more

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