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The World Summit on the Information Society and Civil Society Participation

Audrey N. Selian

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This article offers a descriptive analysis of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the involvement of civil society organizations in it. Theoretical and empirical literature on global civil society, a “third sector” distinct from government and business, makes it clear that its changing role in international governance processes raises important political issues. This article examines what WSIS tells us about how this dynamic is playing out in communication and information policy.

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This article offers a descriptive analysis of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the involvement of civil society organizations in it. Theoretical and empirical literature on global civil society, a “third sector” distinct from government and business, makes it clear that its changing role in international governance processes raises important political issues. This article examines what WSIS tells us about how this dynamic is playing out in communication and information policy.

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This article offers a descriptive analysis of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the involvement of civil society organizations in it. Theoretical and empirical literature on global civil society, a “third sector” distinct from government and business, makes it clear that its changing role in international governance processes raises important political issues. This article examines what WSIS tells us about how this dynamic is playing out in communication and information policy.

Key concepts: Civil society, Summit, Information society, Politics, Public administration, Political science, Global governance, Government (linguistics)

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