The article explores assertions about sovereignty and the role of the U.S. government in cyberspace. History shows that Internet governance was affected by the actions taken by the Federal Government in opening government-controlled networks of networks to private activity. Two separate working groups were set by the Clinton administration to address the conceptual gap between Internet security and commercialization in U.S. policy-making. Observation shows that Internet architecture and policy was shaped by the ideology of self-organizing global commons. These beliefs were a combination of libertarianism, anti authoritarianism, and a New Economy. Voluntary self-regulation also aided the creation of self-governance from which the general principles of Internet policy emerged.
Lewis, James A.,
"Sovereignty and the Role of Government in Cyberspace"
(2010).
The Brown Journal of World Affairs.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://doi.org/10.26300/82zy-9j80
The Brown Journal of World Affairs is a semiannual journal of international relations and foreign policy produced at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. The Journal features original articles by and interviews with world leaders, policymakers, and …
