The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for higher education, including the ability to conduct field research and travel. In an effort to address these challenges AU’s School of International Service Doctoral Program will present a virtual fireside chat on Friday, November 13, 2020, featuring our very own Dr. Derrick Cogburn discussing “Big Data Analytics and Text Mining.” The event will take place from 12 pm to 1 pm EST.
The Internet Governance Lab at IGF 2020
The annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) begins its fifteenth edition next month and the Internet Governance Lab will be well-represented with students and faculty presenting a range of interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy.
Virtual series: Reclaiming Digital Infrastructure for the Public Interest
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and its research program Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) are hosting the virtual series Reclaiming Digital Infrastructure for the Public Interest. The event is a 3-part series to build awareness and engagement about the possibility of fostering digital infrastructure that protects and aligns with community aspirations and the public good. Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Directors Dr. Laura DeNardis and Dr. Derrick Cogburn will be among the series speakers.
"Researching Internet Governance" Recap and Extended Q&A
On September 22, 2020, the Internet Governance Lab organized a virtual and globally distributed book launch for “Researching Internet Governance: Methods, Frameworks, Futures”, a new open access and multidisciplinary book co-edited by the Lab’s Faculty Co-Directors Dr. Laura DeNardis, Dr. Derrick Cogburn, and Dr. Nanette Levinson, along with Global Fellow Dr. Francesca Musiani. The meeting was co-presented by the American University School of Communication, the School of International Service Office of Research, the Kogod School of Business, and the Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society.
Internet Governance Lab announces new book "Researching Internet Governance: Methods, Frameworks, Futures"
The Internet Governance Lab is pleased to announce the release of “Researching Internet Governance: Methods, Frameworks, Futures”, edited by Lab Co-Directors Laura DeNardis, Derrick Cogburn, and Nanette S. Levinson, along with Fellow Francesca Musiani. The collection, out this month from MIT Press, will help scholars and students navigate the multiple ways of thinking and writing about Internet governance, as well as understanding different research methods that can be used.