[Chapter-delegates] Student Case Study Writing Competition on Multistakeholderism
Glenn McKnight
mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
Thu Jul 23 06:16:33 PDT 2015
https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897
Student Case Study Writing Competition: Innovative Multistakeholder
Governance Groups
Deadline for Submissions: September 15th, 2015
July 21, 2015
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is excited to announce a writing
competition to identify innovative multistakeholder governance groups and
help us understand the conditions under which they are most effective. We
are seeking original papers (8 to 12 pages, single spaced) that help us
better understand innovative, globally diverse governance groups. The top
submissions will receive cash stipends.
Although “multistakeholder governance” has many meanings, at its core it
encompasses a variety of decision-making approaches that incorporate
representatives from multiple groups in discussions and the formation of
outcomes. When we think of multistakeholder governance, ICANN and
NETmundial are some of the most prominent examples that come to mind. But
multistakeholder governance has a rich and complex history, with many
diverse and interesting examples within but also far beyond the realm of
Internet governance. This competition is an opportunity for students and
post-doctoral scholars to help expand our understanding of multistakeholder
governance groups and what we can learn from such groups with respect to
Internet governance.
The Berkman Center, in collaboration with the Global Network of
Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
<http://networkofcenters.net/> (NoC), recently examined twelve diverse
examples <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549270> of multistakeholder governance
groups. Those included: the coordination of slotting guidelines for busy
airports, Bitcoin code development processes, Creative Commons, anti-spam
efforts in Brazil, the German Enquete Commission on Internet and Digital
Society, water resource management in the White Volta River Basin, Internet
exchange points, Israel’s National Cyber Bureau, Marco Civil, NETmundial,
Switzerland’s coordinated deployment of fiber optic cable, and Turkey’s
Internet Improvement Board.
Through this writing competition, we are seeking submissions that will add
to this list and help us help us explore other globally diverse and unique
real-world examples. A sample case study (based on the NoC case study
about Switzerland’s fiber optic cable deployment) is available for
reference here [PDF]
<https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Swiss%20ComCom_abridged.pdf>.
>From the submitted case studies, we will select the top three. First place
will receive a cash stipend of $4000; second place will receive $3000; and
third place will receive $2000. Additional awards for honorable mention
may be given at the discretion of the Berkman Center. These cash stipends
are made possible by a generous Google Research Grant
<http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html> awarded
to the Berkman Center. In addition, the top case studies will be published
as part of a forthcoming Berkman Center report on multistakeholder
governance groups.
*Content Requirements:*
Case studies must identify a single unique governance group and address the
following questions:
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How and why was the governance group formed?
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How does it operate?
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Who participated in the group and how?
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How did participation change over time?
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What challenges did the group face and how did it overcome them?
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What makes this group unique?
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What makes this group successful?
The governance group does not have to relate to the Internet. In fact, the
more topically and geographically unique the case study, the more helpful
it will be. To this end, case studies should not overlap with the existing
case study research series.
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Case studies may use interviews with participants. They also should
rely on peer-reviewed research sources or equivalent scholarship (e.g.,
scholarly articles) or reputable news stories. The papers must reflect that
research accurately, and must appropriately attribute and cite that
research.
Case studies must be new work, written by the student specifically for this
competition.
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Case studies must be in English, well written, and accessible to both
scholars and policy makers, in terms of language, style, and length.
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The research can be from any one of a number of fields and disciplines,
including social science, natural science, health, or law.
*Length and Formatting requirements:*
- Case studies should be an appropriate length for the given audience
and goal. Most papers should be 8 to 12 pages, single spaced. A sample
case study is available here (PDF)
<https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Swiss%20ComCom_abridged.pdf>
as
an example of expectations with regard to style, structure, length, and
format.
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Each case study must be submitted in Microsoft Word, single-spaced
12-point Times New Roman font. Margins should be 1 inch at the top and
bottom of the page and 1 ¼ inch from the left and right hand sides of the
page.
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Papers should include the author’s name, university affiliation, and
contact information.
*What to Submit and Deadline*:
Students should submit the following to apruitt at cyber.law.harvard.edu no
later than September 15, 2015:
The case study
The student’s CV
*Review Criteria*:
Case studies will be assessed on the following criteria:
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How the case study would contribute to a growing catalog of innovative
multistakeholder governance groups
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How complementary it is to the previous NoC case studies
<http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2549270>
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Whether it represents a geographically unique example
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The quality of the analysis, writing, and research
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The completeness of the case study and its research
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How it advances our understanding about the role of multistakeholder
governance groups
Case studies will be reviewed by experts in the field from the Berkman
Center.
*Acceptance Process*: The Berkman Center will inform students in October
2015 whether or not their case study has won a prize. If a paper is
selected for inclusion with the Berkman Center’s research, the Center may
provide the student with editing suggestions or requirements.
*Prize Payment: *The Berkman Center will provide a stipend to the students
selected for the best submissions, subject to applicable law.
*Publication*: Papers selected for inclusion with the Berkman Center’s
research will be published on Berkman Center’s website, the Network of
Center’s Publixphere Page <https://noc.publixphere.net>, and uploaded to
the Working Paper Series on SSRN.
*Eligibility: *Case studies must be written by students, over the age of
18, currently pursuing a post-secondary degree (e.g., bachelor’s, master’s,
or PhD, post-doctoral research). Students from outside the United States
are strongly encouraged to apply.
*Copyright*: Winning submissions will be licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International License
<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>. Authors retain ownership of
their submissions, and Berkman’s use of the works will be fully attributed
to the authors.
*Reservation of Rights*: At all steps during this process and at all times,
the Berkman Center retains the sole right to decide whether or not to
accept papers, publish papers, and/or remove papers from publication.
*Additional Information About The Berkman Center’s Internet Governance
Research:*
Internet governance is an increasingly complex concept that operates at
multiple levels and in different dimensions, making it necessary to have a
better understanding of both how multistakeholder governance groups operate
and how they best achieve their goals. With this need in mind, at a point
where the future of Internet governance is being re-envisioned, the Berkman
Center worked with colleagues from several NoC institutions
<http://networkofcenters.net/centers> around the world to research and
write twelve case studies
<https://publixphere.net/i/noc/page/Internet_Governance_Research_Project_Case_Studies>
examining
a geographically and topically diverse set of local, national, and
international governance models, components, and mechanisms from within and
outside of the sphere of Internet governance. Key findings from these cases
were summarized in a synthesis paper
<https://publixphere.net/i/noc/page/Internet_Governance_Research_Project_Synthesis>
published
in January 2015, which aims to deepen our understanding of the formation,
operation, and critical success factors of governance groups and even
challenge conventional thinking.
Glenn McKnight
mcknight.glenn at gmail.com
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