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Record Nr.

UNINA9910855386303321

Autore

Nanni Riccardo

Titolo

Rising China and Internet Governance : Multistakeholderism, Fragmentation and the Liberal Order in the Age of Digital Sovereignty / / by Riccardo Nanni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024

ISBN

9789819703579

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 pages)

Disciplina

320.4

Soggetti

Political science

Governance and Government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. China, Internet Governance, and the Liberal International Order -- 3. Situating Chinese engagement in Internet governance: China’s domestic digital policy reviewed -- 4. On the Normative Impact of Chinese Stakeholders in the Governance of Critical Internet Resources. A Document- and Interview-based Analysis -- 5. On the Normative Impact of Chinese Stakeholders in Mobile Internet Standard-making. A Document- and Interview-based Analysis -- 6. The Rise of China, Internet Fragmentation, and the Future of Multistakeholderism: Implications for the Liberal International Order -- 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an account of the transformation of Chinese stakeholders' engagement in Internet governance, from normative contestation to integration, and from isolation to an industrial leadership role. The book concludes that Chinese stakeholders are not seeking to fragment the Internet but are rather integrating in the existing global Internet governance mechanisms while adopting strong regulation domestically. This counters a widespread media (and academic) narrative on China as the promoter of an alternative Internet and/or an alternative model of Internet governance. These conclusions are reached through a mix of qualitative methods, including interviews with people involved first-hand in Internet governance, such as



technologists engaged in the making of Internet and mobile connectivity standards. Riccardo Nanni is Researcher in Data Governance at Fondazione Bruno Kessler's Digital Commons Lab. He obtained a Ph.D. in International Relations (June 2022) from the Department of Political and Social Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy). His Ph.D. thesis discussed the influence of Chinese public and private stakeholders in Internet governance, particularly the making and distribution of Internet and mobile connectivity standards.