Research

The Internet Governance Project releases publications regularly. Available on this page are policy analysis, concept papers, comments filed, testimony, book reviews, seminar reports, and project reports. All publications require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.

Sorted by Year:

2017 | 20152014 | 20132012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

2017

Farhat, K. (2017) ‘Digital Object Architecture and the Internet of Things: Getting a ‘Handle’ on Techno-Political Competition’; Internet Governance Project, Georgia Institute of Technology, Available at  https://www.internetgovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/Karim_Farhat_IoT_IGP.pdf

Mueller, M. (2017) Is Cybersecurity Eating Internet Governance? Causes and Consequences of Alternative Framings. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, Forthcoming.

Kuerbis, B. and Badiei, F. (2017) Mapping the cybersecurity institutional landscape. Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance, Forthcoming.

Kuerbis, B. and Mueller, M. (2017) Internet routing registries, data governance, and security. Journal of Cyber Policy, 2(1), pp.64-81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23738871.2017.1295092

Mueller, M. and Badiei, F. (May 2017) Governing Internet Territory: ICANN, Sovereignty Claims, Property Rights and Country Code Top Level Domain Names, Columbia Science & Technology Law Rev., 18, pp.435-515. http://www.stlr.org/download/volumes/volume18/muellerBadiei.pdf

2015

Mueller, M. (2015, 09). The IANA Transition and the Role of Governments in Internet Governance. IP Justice Journal: Internet Governance and Online Freedom Publication Series. Download here.

Sovereignty, National Security, and Internet Governance: Proceedings of a Workshop. organized by Milton L Mueller, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, and Hans Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy, December 12, 2014 https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/Proceedings-publication.pdf

2014

Mueller, M. & Kuerbis, B. (2014, 03). Roadmap for globalizing IANA: Four principles and a proposal for reform Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/ICANNreformglobalizingIANAfinal.pdf

Mueller, M. & Wagner, B. (2014, 01). Finding a Formula for Brazil: Representation and Legitimacy in Internet governance Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/MiltonBenWPdraft_Final.pdf

2013

Mueller, M. (2013, 05). Are we in a Digital Cold War? Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/DigitalColdWar31.pdf

2012

Mueller, M; Kuerbis, B; Asghari, H. (2012, 08). Dimensioning the Elephant: An Empirical Analysis of the IPv4 Number Market. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/IPv4marketTPRC20122.pdf

Mueller, M. (2012, 03). Stewardship and the Management of the Internet Protocol Addresses. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/CyberDialogue2012_Mueller.pdf

2011

Mueller, M. (2011, 07). Comments of the Internet Governance Project (IGP) on the Further Notice of Inquiry on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Functions. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/iana-contract-fnoi-igpcomments.pdf

Mueller, M. (2011, 03). Comments of the Internet Governance Project on the NTIA’s “Request for Comments on the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Functions. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/wp-content/uploads/IGP_Blog_-_IGP_comments_to_NTIA_on_the_IANA_Functions.pdf

2010

Mueller, M. & Kuerbis, B. (2010, 09). Building a new governance hierarchy: RPKI and the future of Internet routing and addressing. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/RPKI-VilniusIGPfinal.pdf

2009

Mueller, M. (2009, 11). ICANN, Inc.: Accountability and participation in the governance of critical Internet resources. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/ICANNInc.pdf

Mueller, M. (2009, 06). Comments of the Internet Governance Project on the ICANN transition (Notice of Inquiry “Assessment of the Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet’s Domain Name and Addressing System,”. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/IGP-June09NTIAcomment.pdf

2008

Milton Mueller, Brenden Kuerbis. (2008, 11). Regional Address Registries, Governance and Internet Freedom. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/RIRs-IGP-hyderabad.pdf

Internet Governance Project. (2008, 11). Comments of the Internet Governance Project on Enhancing the Security and Stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/NTIA_DNSSEC_comments_final.pdf

Malcolm, J. (2008, 11). Appraising the Success of the Internet Governance Forum. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/MalcolmIGFReview.pdf

Mueller, M. (2008, 07). Scarcity in IP addresses: IPv4 Address Transfer Markets and the Regional Internet Address Registries. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/IPAddress_TransferMarkets.pdf

Internet Governance Project. (2008, 02). Comments of the Internet Governance Project: The Continued Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System: Midterm Review of the Joint Project Agreement. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/IGP-JPA-08-comments.pdf

2007

Mueller, M. (2007, 11). Net Neutrality as Global Principle for Internet Governance. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/NetNeutralityGlobalPrinciple.pdf

Brenden Kuerbis, Milton Mueller. (2007, 05). Securing The Root: A Proposal For Distributing Signing Authority. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/SecuringTheRoot.pdf

Mueller, M. (2007, 01). Triple X, Internet Content Regulation and the ICANN Regime. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/new-xxx-contract.pdf

2006

Mathiason, J. (2006, 10). The Road to Rio: Results-based Management of the UN Internet Governance Forum . Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/roadtorio.pdf

Internet Governance Project. (2006, 07). Comments of the Internet Governance Project: The Continued Transition of the Technical Coordination and Management of the Internet Domain Name and Addressing System. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/NTIAcomments-IGP-FINAL.pdf

Mathiason, J. (2006 , 06). Internet Governance Wars, Episode II: the Realists Strike Back: A review of Goldsmith and Wu's "Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World". Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/JM-IGWars.pdf

Mueller, M. (2006, 06). The New Cyber-Conservatism: Goldsmith/Wu and the Premature Triumphalism of the Territorial Nation-State: A review of Goldsmith and Wu's "Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World". Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/MM-goldsmithWu.pdf

Mathiason, J. (2006, 05). The Distributed Secretariat: Making the Internet Governance Forum Work. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/distrib-sec.pdf

Milton Mueller, John Mathiason. (2006, 02). Building an "Internet Governance Forum". Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-forum.pdf

2005

Klein, H. (2005, 11). ICANN Reform: Establishing the Rule of Law. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/ICANN-Reform-Establishing-the-Rule-of-Law.pdf

Internet Governance Project. (2005, 11). Political Oversight of ICANN: A Briefing for the WSIS Summit. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/political-oversight.pdf

John Mathiason, Derrick Cogburn and Lee McKnight. (2005, 08). WGIG's Multistakeholder Forum: What Will it Take to Make it Work? Retrieved from Internet Governance Project.: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-msforum.pdf

Internet Govrenance Project. (2005, 07). The Future US Role in Internet Governance: 7 points in response to the US Commerce Department's "Statement of Principles. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-usrole.pdf

John Mathiason and Milton Mueller. (2005, 07). Internet Governance Quo Vadis? A Response to the WGIG Report. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-quovadis.pdf

Mueller, M. (2005, 07). Competition in IPv6 Addressing: A Review of the Debate. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-v6.pdf

Hans Klein and Milton Mueller. (2005, 04). What to Do About ICANN: A Proposal for Structural Reform. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-icannreform.pdf

John Mathiason and Derrick Cogburn. (2005, 02). A Global Alliance for ICT: Bringing Policy Making to the Public and the Public to Policy Making. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-ga.pdf

2004

Mathiason, J. (2004, 12). A Framework Convention: An Institutional Option for Internet Governance. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/igp-fc.pdf

John Mathiason, Milton Mueller, Hans Klein and Marc Holitscher. (2004, 09). Internet Governance: the State of Play. Retrieved from Internet Governance Project: https://www.internetgovernance.org/pdf/mainreport-final.pdf