[discuss] Academic sector appointments to the 1net steering committee

[JFC Morfin]

At 17:42 23/12/2013, Milton L Mueller wrote:
>Giganet is the Global Internet Governance Academic Network. Its 
>members span many disciplines, from computer science to political 
>science, and are all actively engaged in research and teaching on 
>Internet governance.

I looked on Google to know better how GIGANET was globally perceived 
on the matter at hands for me, i.e. the digisphere architectonics. I 
therefore entered "GIGANET Architectonics". The first quote is a very 
interesting work ("A CONSTITUTIONAL SOLUTION FOR INTERNET 
GOVERNANCE") to understand and prepare the ICANN and IANA 
globalization discussion in Sao Paulo.

I suggest everyone to dowload it 
http://www.stlr.org/html/volume14/WeberGunnarson.pdf and read it the 
mouse in hand for taking notes. I am begining doing it: it seems to 
be a real good academic and legal work of neutral reference on the matter.

Academics may have their own opinions, but they usually have a good 
thing in common: they tell the truth.

>As for why Giganet, I would say, what other academic organization is 
>focused on Internet governance, is aware of what is happening, and 
>is ready to respond to the need in the time frame required? I doubt 
>you can find any.

This seems correct. This raises an interesting IG oriented question, 
however. Why is that so?  If you consider most other areas have 
several organizations; how to build coalitions in being alone. This 
sounds like a "radical monopoly" (à la Ivan Illich). Or is it a 
structural characteristic of the IG that someone would have studied 
(like a unique or unified (?) internet)?.