ccTLDs and the local dimension of Internet Governance
Date
2010
Authors
Aguerre, Carolina
relationships.isContributorOfPublication
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Universidad de San Andrés. Departamento de Derecho. Centro de Estudios en Tecnología y Sociedad
Abstract
This work explores the role of ccTLDs1 at three institutional levels: a) global information
society; b) regional; and c) national level for Argentina and Brazil. It incorporates
institutionalism as a framework for mapping the main players which are determining the
particular organizational field of national Internet Governance and the role played by ccTLDs.
The analysis shows that the Internet organizational field is highly politically dependent from a
domestic/local perspective and that the institutions which are involved in Internet
Governance, including ccTLDs are pursuing active policies in trying to configure a field that is
not yet institutionalized. These findings are intended to reflect upon the dimension of
national / local Internet Governance approaches, a field that is not yet consolidated in the
literature.
Description
Fil: Aguerre, Carolina. Universidad de San Andrés. Centro de Estudios en Tecnología y Sociedad; Argentina.