Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Director, Dr. Laura DeNardis, was called "a razor-sharp visionary of technology and the power battles that come with digitization and connectivity" on the Wired UK list of 32 innovators who are building a better future. She was nominated by Marietje Schaake, international policy director at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center and distinguished Dutch politician. The list compiles 32 change-makers, including top scientists, technologists and activists.
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.
On October 16, 2020, the Internet Governance Lab hosted (virtually) the first meeting of the Alumni Expert Council. Comprised of AU alumni who are experts and luminaries in their respective fields at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy, the Alumni Expert Council meets twice a year to discuss the Lab’s work and offer recommendations on research, public events, and opportunities for alumni engagement with current students and recent graduates.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Internet Governance Lab is now accepting applications for the Spring 2021 Internet Governance Lab Junior Fellowship program. Applications are open to undergraduates who wish to join the Lab’s dynamic research community for the Spring 2021 semester, engaging in collaborative, cross-disciplinary, policy-engaged work at the intersection of Internet governance and technology policy.
Internet Governance Lab Faculty Co-Director, Dr. Laura DeNardis, quoted in USA Today on last week’s Big Tech antitrust hearings. "Everyone understands that our democracy now is on the line when it comes to disinformation, censorship, who gets to speak in the public sphere and what to do about all these content questions," she said.
