Declaring Independence in Cyberspace
Internet Self-Governance and the End of U.S. Control of ICANN
$120.52
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
17 June 2025
Summary
In 1997, the United States government decided that the Internet should not be governed by governments but by a “global Internet community.” Declaring Independence in Cyberspace by Milton Mueller chronicles the twenty-year struggle, both organizational and geopolitical, to realize this vision.
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), established in 1998, was the US government’s solution to determine who would oversee the Internet’s registries—a crucial comp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262552585 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262552582 |
| Author: | Milton L. Mueller |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 17 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Information Policy |
About The Author
Milton L. Mueller
Milton L. Mueller is Professor of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he directs the Master of Science program in Cybersecurity Policy. He is the author of seven books and the cofounder of ICANN’s Noncommercial Users Constituency.
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