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Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace

Will the Internet Fragment?: Sovereignty, Globalization and Cyberspace

Mueller, Milton

Hardcover

Series: Digital Futures

General ComputersGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1509501215
ISBN13: 9781509501212
Publisher: Polity Press
Published: Jul 5 2017
Pages: 140
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.50
Language: English

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, the book argues, can only be resolved through radical institutional innovations.

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