Towards a Hybrid Understanding of Internet Governance: Some Concluding Thoughts
This chapter explains why a hybrid model of Internet governance that embodies the discourse of glocalisation needs to emerge in order to weaken the binary that Internet governance has been premised upon. We offer some concluding thoughts to the issue, wit
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Global Internet Governance “Putting aside all the technical jargon regarding the internet, the key question that worries governments, civil society and the citizens of the world generally is the question of its governance. This volume addresses this concern head-on. Its focus on the experiences of Malaysia and Singapore – two prominent Southeast Asian countries inextricably tied up with the technology – provides fresh insights into the debates surrounding internet oversight, accountability and legitimacy. This well-researched and theoretically-informed volume by prolific and experienced media academics, Susan Leong and Terence Lee, is timely, when the world is reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the (in)accuracy of information provided. A time, indeed, when the governance of the internet is vital.” —Professor Zaharom Nain, Nottingham University, Malaysia “This book is a useful guide for countries caught in the middle of our contemporary information technology trade war. It outlines the history of two nations – Malaysia and Singapore – that escaped the binary trap of US-China Internet Governance: US-led multistakeholderism vs China-backed multilateralism. It proposes a hybrid model that is glocal, adaptive, and concurrently neoliberal and authoritarian. Susan Leong and Terence Lee review the historical situations and practices of Malaysia and Singapore over three decades by following a third path, a hybrid internet governance model, that seems particularly well-suited for a global post-pandemic future.” —Associate Professor Weiyu Zhang, National University of Singapore “Internet governance remains in crisis, without a clear roadmap for the future — so where do we turn? This brilliant and timely new book by Susan Leong and Terence Lee urges us to look beyond the fixation with US or China, or multistakeholderism or multilateralism as the default options. They propose a ‘hybrid model’ as the way forward, showing how this has unfolded, warts and all, in the dynamic Southeast Asian region in the cases of Singapore and Malaysia. Their rich and persuasive account underscores the importance of understanding actually-existing Internet governance as the foundation to decolonising, debugging, and reforming Internet governance for all. This book is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the crossroads in communication and technology governance and policy today.” —Professor Gerard Goggin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Susan Leong · Terence Lee
Global Internet Governance Influences from Malaysia and Singapore
Susan Leong School of Arts and Social Sciences Monash University Malaysia Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
Terence Lee College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences Murdoch University Murdoch, WA, Australia
ISBN 978-981-15-9923-1 ISBN 978-981-15-9924-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9924-8 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are sol
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