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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Public Policy
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Dmitry Epstein
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Dimitry Epstein
Course/Module description:
While the internet appears to be omnipresent, vast, autonomous, and uncontrollable, it is in fact governed through technological, economic, legal, and normative practices and arrangements. The course delves into the dynamic complexities of the governance of the internet. First we will read about and discuss the foundational ideas that involve the social significance of the net, its technical and policy aspects, and questions of power. Second, we will discuss a series of internet governance issues including the institutionalization efforts, privacy and cybersecurity, and the relationship between internet technologies and human rights. Finally, to assist with the writing of the final paper, we will interrogate the intersection of social science research and its communication with public policy.
Course/Module aims:
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students should be able to understand how internet governance is shaped through technology design, regulation, and use. They should be able to identify instances where internet governance, in the broad sense of the term, occurs and to critically analyze the sources of influence and the way their impact the communication processes. The students should also develop skills of communicating and critiquing policy positions using scientific research.
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Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Course/Module Content:
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Information, communication, and society
Week 3: Technology
Week 4: Policy
Week 5: Power
Week 6: Research and public policy
Week 7: Student project pitches
Week 8: Institutionalization
Week 9: Privacy and security
Week 10: Technology and human rights
Week 11: Writing workshop
Week 12: Student presentations
Week 13: Student presentations and wrap up
Required Reading:
Albæk, E. (1995). Between knowledge and power: Utilization of social science in public policy making. Policy Sciences, 28(1), 79–100.
Benkler, Y. (2006). The Wealth of Networks. Yale University Press: New Haven, CT. Chapter 11, pp.383-396.
Braman, S. (2009). Change of state: Information, policy, and power. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Chapter 1, pp. 1-8; Chapter 2, pp. 9-38.
DeNardis, L., & Hackl, A. M. (2016). Internet control points as LGBT rights mediation. Information, Communication & Society, 19(6), 753–770.
Fichtner, L. (2018). What kind of cyber security? Theorising cyber security and mapping approaches. Internet Policy Review, 7(2).
Hoffman, A. J. (2015, February 9). Isolated scholars: Making bricks, not shaping policy. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
van Eeten, M., & Mueller, M. (2013). Where is the governance in Internet governance? New Media & Society, 15(5), 720–736.
Webster, F. (2006). Theories of the information society. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis. Chapter 2, pp. 8-31.
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Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 20 %
Project work 59 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 21 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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