Thanks very much, Richard, Nannette and Michael! Got my reading lined up for today... Madeline ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *michael gurstein* Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013 Subject: Chinese (or other non-Western) objections to Internet Freedom... To: "madeline.carr" <madeline.carr@aber.ac.uk> Hi Madeline, It's not quite what you are looking for but you might find this series of blogposts of some relevance. (I understand that they spurred some interest both in the African and Latin American participants in the Internet Governance Forum and related events... http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/the-ituwcit-thinking-about-internet -regulatory-policy-from-an-ldc-perspective/ http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/yes-hands-off-the-internet-towards- internet-freedom/ http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/with-friends-like-these-freedom-hou ses-freedom-on-the-internet-report-an-exercise-in-applied-ideology/ http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/civil-society-and-the-emerging-inte rnet-cold-war-non-alignment-and-the-public-interest/ http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/whose-hand-off-what-internet-some-r eflections-on-wcit-2012/ There are a few more but you will get the drift. Best, Mike Michael Gurstein, Ph.D. Executive Director: Centre for Community Informatics Research, Development and Training (CCIRDT) Vancouver, BC CANADA tel/fax: +1-604-602-0624 email: gurstein@gmail.com <javascript:;> web: http://communityinformatics.net blog: http://gurstein.wordpress.com twitter: #michaelgurstein -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org <javascript:;> [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of Madeline Carr Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2013 7:49 PM To: William Dutton Cc: <air-l@listserv.aoir.org <javascript:;>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Chinese (or other non-Western) objections to Internet Freedom... Hi Bill, Thanks so much for that - I have seen your excellent UNESCO report but wasn't aware of the Working Paper. And I agree with your comment on the possible disjuncture between state and civil society approaches, of course. Perhaps I should have clarified - this module is an International Politics course so as part of it, I'm asking the students to critically analyse state policies and the underlying arguments that shape them. That's easy for the US/EU because there is so much material available but I have a lot of difficulty sourcing a straightforward framing of alternative views - in English. By presenting them with a 'Western' interpretation that critiques those alternative approaches, I fear they are relieved of the intellectual burden of thinking it through for themselves. It's just a pedagocial preference of mine to problematise these issues. If anyone else is teaching Internet Freedom in an International Relations context (Bill, I think you mentioned to me that you had in the past?) I'd be very open to input or suggestions. I really need to nail this before holidays so I can concentrate on Italy! Madeline Dr. Madeline Carr Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE Wales +44 01970 621955 mob: 0752 867 2088 madelinemcarr@gmail.com On 3 August 2013 13:00, William Dutton <william.dutton@oii.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
Madeline,
I would not assume Internet freedom is not valued by Internet users in China. Be careful not to take national policy as indicative of the values and attitudes of users. Some of our findings suggest that people in North America, for example, might be more complacent about freedom of expression online than users in the emerging nations of the new Internet world. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1916005
Our report on freedom of expression for UNESCO looked at a range or ecology of policies that are shaping freedom of expression and connection worldwide, from liability to industrial policy, etc: see: William H. Dutton, Anna Dopatka, Michael Hills, Ginette Law, and Victoria Nash (2011), Freedom of Connection - Freedom of Expression: The Changing Legal and Regulatory Ecology Shaping the Internet. Paris: UNESCO, Division for Freedom of Expression, Democracy and Peace. Reprinted in 2013; Trans. In French and Arabic. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/resources/p ublications-and-communication-materials/publications/full-list/freedom -of-connection-freedom-of-expression-the-changing-legal-and-regulatory -ecology-shaping-the-internet/
Good luck with your course,
Bill
On 3 Aug 2013, at 11:49, Madeline Carr wrote:
Hi all,
It seems we're all working to get our syllabi together for next semester and the hunt for quality sources begins. I'm writing a new module on Internet Freedom and I would like to provide the students with a balanced account of objections raised by some states like China. There is plenty available from a Western perspective that critiques Chinese approaches but I want something that challenges the students to consider alternative perspectives. This might include the argument about cultural imperialism, language preservation, social cohesion etc... Could anyone point me to a good article or chapter that looks at non-Western objections to Internet Freedom in a balanced way?
Thanks,
Madeline
Dr. Madeline Carr Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE Wales +44 01970 621955 mob: 0752 867 2088 madelinemcarr@gmail.com
-- Dr. Madeline Carr Lecturer in International Politics and the Cyber Dimension Department of International Politics Aberystwyth University Penglais, Aberystwyth SY23 3FE Wales +44 01970 621955 mob: 0752 867 2088 madelinemcarr@gmail.com