Analysing internet policy as a field of struggle
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...
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Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
2016-07-01
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e5fc949c4ff43ff83ec74fcd8cc3a102022-12-22T00:49:40ZengAlexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and SocietyInternet Policy Review2197-67752016-07-01Volume 5Issue 310.14763/2016.3.412Analysing internet policy as a field of struggleJulia Pohle0Maximilian Hösl1Ronja Kniep2Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)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.https://policyreview.info/node/412 |
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| title | Analysing internet policy as a field of struggle |
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