The establishment of cyberpolitics: governance and code

Authors

  • Lucas Emmanuel Misseri CONICET y Centro de Investigaciones Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.16921/chasqui.v0i132.2480

Keywords:

political philosophy, computer code, cyber-conservatism, cyberlibertarianism

Abstract

This paper deals with the problem of politics in cyberspace. It deals with the hypothesis of a new and distinct institutional aspect that can be called “cyberpolitics”. This dimension is based on two founding forces: on one hand, the role of computer code in building the communicational network architecture (internet). On the other hand, the role of virtual communities as subjects that are constrained by this architecture but at the same time can modify it. These communities are organized by networked governance systems that make the cyber-political power horizontal, nevertheless they are no out of conflict.

Author Biography

  • Lucas Emmanuel Misseri, CONICET y Centro de Investigaciones Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.
    Doctor en Filosofía por la Universidad Nacional de Lanús. Previamente obtuvo su título de grado en Filosofía en la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Realizó instancias de investigación en Eslovaquia, México y Australia. Miembro del Programa de Ética y Teoría Política (CIJS- UNC). Actualmente abocado a temas de ética y política del ciberespacio.

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Published

16-11-2016

Issue

No. 132 (2016): Cine, política audiovisual y comunicación

Section

Ensayo

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