[bestbits] Student Writing Competition: Case Studies on Multistakeholder Models (Berkman Center for Internet and Society)

[Becky Lentz]

May be of interest,
Becky Lentz, Mcgill


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From: Ryan Budish <rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu>
Date: Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 10:46 PM
Subject: [berkmanfriends] Student Writing Competition: Case Studies on
Multistakeholder Models



Dear Friends:


The Berkman Center for Internet and Society is excited to announce a student
writing competition to identify innovative multistakeholder governance
groups and help us understand the conditions under which they are most
effective. We are seeking original papers (8 to 12 pages, single spaced)
that help us better understand innovative, globally diverse governance
groups.  The top submissions with receive cash stipends.


We are hoping that you will share this announcement with any students or
post-doctoral scholars that might be interested in submitting a short case
study.  Submissions will be due September 15, 2015, and the full details
about the competition and submission are available here:
https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897
<https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/98897> .


The Berkman Center, in collaboration with the Global Network of
Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
<http://networkofcenters.net/>  (NoC), recently examined twelve diverse
examples <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2549270>  of multistakeholder governance
groups.  Through this writing competition, we are seeking submissions that
will add to this list and help us help us explore other globally diverse and
unique real-world examples.  A sample case study (based on the NoC case
study about Switzerland¹s fiber optic cable deployment) is available for
reference here 
<https://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Swiss%20Com
Com_abridged.pdf> .  From the submitted case studies, we will select the top
three.  First place will receive a cash stipend of $4000; second place will
receive $3000; and third place will receive $2000.  Additional awards for
honorable mentions may be given at the discretion of the Berkman Center.
These cash stipends are made possible by a generous Google Research Grant
<http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html>
awarded to the Berkman Center. In addition, the top case studies will be
published as part of a forthcoming Berkman Center report on
mulstistakeholder governance groups.


We believe this is a great opportunity for students to contribute to our
understanding of how these governance groups operate and what makes them
successful.  We hope you¹ll help us publicize this opportunity and let
students know about this competition.


If you have any questions, please contact me (rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu
<mailto:rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu> ).


Warmly,
Ryan Budish


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Ryan Budish
Senior Researcher
 Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
rbudish at cyber.law.harvard.edu | @budish <https://twitter.com/budish>







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