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This paper reports on a longitudinal case study of ICANN (since its founding approximately six years ago) with a particular focus on international institutions and the roles of developing nations and with reference to the current World Summit on the Information Societys work. While the World Summit is much broader than ICANN and while ICANN itself argues that it is not in the internet governance business, viewing domain name allocations globally raises key issues in the context of international institutions and internet governance. ICANNs history illustrates vividly the deinstitutionalization of a United States controlled process for the allocation of domain names on the web and the transition to a new organizational form, vision, and operation. The transition involves the use of information and communication technologies including attempts at web-based elections. Using network analysis and institutional change theory, it also illustrates the changing roles of developing nations and the corporate sector over time. Particular attention is given the subtle and complex tensions among governments, international institutions such as the United Nations and the International Telecommunications Union, nongovernmental organizations and civil society representatives, and the private sector.

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Levinson, Nanette. "ICANN, International Institutions, and Development" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2011-03-14 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41693_index.html>

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Levinson, N. S. , 2005-09-01 "ICANN, International Institutions, and Development" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2011-03-14 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p41693_index.html

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Abstract: This paper reports on a longitudinal case study of ICANN (since its founding approximately six years ago) with a particular focus on international institutions and the roles of developing nations and with reference to the current World Summit on the Information Societys work. While the World Summit is much broader than ICANN and while ICANN itself argues that it is not in the internet governance business, viewing domain name allocations globally raises key issues in the context of international institutions and internet governance. ICANNs history illustrates vividly the deinstitutionalization of a United States controlled process for the allocation of domain names on the web and the transition to a new organizational form, vision, and operation. The transition involves the use of information and communication technologies including attempts at web-based elections. Using network analysis and institutional change theory, it also illustrates the changing roles of developing nations and the corporate sector over time. Particular attention is given the subtle and complex tensions among governments, international institutions such as the United Nations and the International Telecommunications Union, nongovernmental organizations and civil society representatives, and the private sector.

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ICANN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS & DEVELOPMENT Paper Prepared for the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association Nanette S. Levinson School of International Service American University Washington DC 20016-8071 nlevins@american.edu Abstract This paper reports on a longitudinal case study of ICANN (since its founding approximately six years ago) with a particular focus on international institutions and the roles of developing nations and with reference to the current World Summit on the Information Society’s work. While the World Summit
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