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Multi-Stakeholder Governance and the Internet Governance Forum
Author: Jeremy Malcolm
Published: May 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9805084-0-6
Pages: 639

For more information please see:
* The publisher's Web site: http://press.terminus.net.au/igfbook
* Google Books: http://books.google.com/books?id=G8ETBPD6jHIC
* Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0980508401
* Press contact: +61-8-9213 0801 / press at terminus.net.au


Multi-stakeholder governance is a fresh approach to the development 
of public policy, bringing together governments, the private sector 
and civil society in partnership.  The movement towards this new 
governance paradigm has been most marked in areas involving global 
networks of stakeholders, too intricate to be represented by 
governments alone.  Nowhere is this better illustrated than on the 
Internet, where it is an inherent characteristic of the network that 
laws, and the conduct to which those laws are directed, will cross 
national borders.

Thus momentum has developed to bring multi-stakeholder governance to 
the Internet, through reforms such as the Internet Governance Forum 
(IGF).  In this groundbreaking and incisive book, Jeremy Malcolm 
examines the new model of multi-stakeholder governance for the 
Internet regime that the IGF represents.  In doing so Jeremy outlines 
the state of the regime as it preceded the IGF's formation, and 
provides a faithful yet accessible account of international law, 
international relations, democratic theory and consensus 
decision-making as they bear on the topic.  He then builds a 
compelling case for the reform of the IGF to enable it to fulfil its 
mandate as an institution for multi-stakeholder Internet governance.


"A book that ought to be read by every participant in the UN Internet 
Governance Forum. Malcolm provides an exhaustive exploration of the 
great potential -- and the obstacles and dead ends -- faced by 
multi-stakeholder policy making around the Internet."

- Milton Mueller, Syracuse University School Of Information Studies 
and XS4All Professor, Delft University of Technology


"Internet governance, once a distant abstraction, increasingly 
touches everyone, even those seemingly remote from the Net. Jeremy 
Malcolm's in-depth analysis of its recent evolution and the role of 
the IGF, a key player in this rapidly developing field, is a timely 
contribution and a useful reference for scholars, practitioners and 
policymakers alike."

- David Vaile, Executive Director, Baker & McKenzie Cyberspace Law 
and Policy Centre


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