Governing the internet in the privacy arena

The surveillance disclosures triggered by Snowden have fueled the public re-negotiation of privacy. To follow resulting controversies we present a methodology that links social worlds theory to approaches asking for the democratic governance character of issue-centred arenas. After having outlined t...

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Main Authors: Carsten Ochs, Fabian Pittroff, Barbara Büttner, Jörn Lamla
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Language:English
Published: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society 2016-09-01
Series:Internet Policy Review
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Online Access:https://policyreview.info/node/426
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description The surveillance disclosures triggered by Snowden have fueled the public re-negotiation of privacy. To follow resulting controversies we present a methodology that links social worlds theory to approaches asking for the democratic governance character of issue-centred arenas. After having outlined this approach it is put to the test. We analyse and compare two cases: the Schengen/National Routing, and the Parliamentary Committee investigating the NSA surveillance disclosures. The analysis reveals two oscillating governance modes at work in the privacy arena; their interplay results in an obstruction. Based on this observation we finally provide a diagnosis of possible future arena trajectories.
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spelling doaj-art-5939dfc2ce684e3ab6e51e46a5a6a7c62025-08-20T02:46:40ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752016-09-015310.14763/2016.3.426Governing the internet in the privacy arenaCarsten Ochs0Fabian Pittroff1Barbara Büttner2Jörn Lamla3Universität KasselUniversität KasselUniversität KasselUniversität KasselThe surveillance disclosures triggered by Snowden have fueled the public re-negotiation of privacy. To follow resulting controversies we present a methodology that links social worlds theory to approaches asking for the democratic governance character of issue-centred arenas. After having outlined this approach it is put to the test. We analyse and compare two cases: the Schengen/National Routing, and the Parliamentary Committee investigating the NSA surveillance disclosures. The analysis reveals two oscillating governance modes at work in the privacy arena; their interplay results in an obstruction. Based on this observation we finally provide a diagnosis of possible future arena trajectories.https://policyreview.info/node/426PrivacyDemocracyDigitisationArena Methodology
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Democracy
Digitisation
Arena Methodology
title Governing the internet in the privacy arena
title_full Governing the internet in the privacy arena
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Democracy
Digitisation
Arena Methodology
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