'Internet Co-Regulation: European Law, Regulatory Governance and Legitimacy in Cyberspace'
Apologies for any cross-posting: My latest book was published by Cambridge University Press on 18 August 2011: 'Internet Co-Regulation: European Law, Regulatory Governance and Legitimacy in Cyberspace'. It can be ordered at www.cambridge.org/9781107003484 The brief description is: "Marsden argues that co-regulation is the defining feature of the Internet in Europe. Co-regulation offers the state a route back into questions of legitimacy, governance and human rights, thereby opening up more interesting conversations than a static no-regulation versus state regulation binary choice. The basis for the argument is empirical investigation, based on a multi-year, European Commission-funded study and is further reinforced by the direction of travel in European and English law and policy, including the Digital Economy Act 2010. He places Internet regulation within the regulatory mainstream, as an advanced technocratic form of self- and co-regulation which requires governance reform to address a growing constitutional legitimacy gap. The literature review, case studies and analysis analyze policymaking in Brussels, London and Washington, revealing the extent to which states, firms and, increasingly, citizens are developing a new type of regulatory bargain." Thanks Chris -- Dr Chris Marsden Director, EXCCEL: http://www.essex.ac.uk/exccel/ Internet Co-Regulation published August 2011: www.cambridge.org/9781107003484
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