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Analysing internet policy as a field of struggle
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Abstract This essay proposes an analytical approach that conceptualises internet policy as a field of struggle which emerges through processes of discursive institutionalisation. By combining field theory and selected Science and Technology Studies (STS) concepts, the essay highlights the performative functi... view more
This essay proposes an analytical approach that conceptualises internet policy as a field of struggle which emerges through processes of discursive institutionalisation. By combining field theory and selected Science and Technology Studies (STS) concepts, the essay highlights the performative function of discourses in the field. It does so by showing how actors entered the policy field through the creation of expertise and regulatory competences and uncovers key conflicts that have shaped internet policy. Drawing on interviews and document analysis, the essay illustrates the proposed research approach via three selected examples which demonstrate how international discourses materialised in internet-related organisational structures and regulatory competences in German ministries.... view less
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
Discourse; Institutionalisation; Internet policy; Policy field
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 1-21
Journal
Internet Policy Review, 5 (2016) 3
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/155364
ISSN
2197-6775
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed