[bestbits] Call for Papers - Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality

[Luca Belli]

Dear all, (apologies for crossposting)

Please find below (and in attachment) the Call for Papers for the annual Report of the Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality.
The call may be directly downloaded here 

Submissions are due on 1st August 2015. Feel free to circulate this call.

All the best,
Luca


Dynamic Coalition on Network
Neutrality

Call for Papers

Network Neutrality:

Emerging Challenges and Concrete
Implementations

 

Background:

Over the past two years,
the importance of the network neutrality debate has become a priority for both
national and international policy makers. While the US has explicitly banned
discriminatory traffic management practices, such as blocking, throttling and
paid prioritisation, other countries have already implemented or are currently
formulating network neutrality laws and regulations, and even proposing to
incorporate net neutrality principles within an Internet Bill of Rights. At the same time, other
governments are still considering whether and how to properly regulate Internet
traffic management.

Even where the rule of
non-discrimination has been enshrined into law, the practical details of
implementation still have to be worked out. Some unanswered questions still
remain with regard to what actually constitutes discrimination, and how should
network neutrality principles be implemented into practice. On the other hand,
new commercial offers based on price discrimination, such as the “zero-rated”
services are being experimented in various countries by an increasing number of
Internet players, raising questions as regards their compatibility with the
non-discriminatory principles of network neutrality. On the one hand, Internet
access is increasingly supported by the proliferation of grassroots Community
Networks, relying on wireless connectivity and mesh networking technologies to
set up alternative and autonomous network infrastructures, designed by the community and for the community. The traffic
management practices adopted by these alternative initiatives remain unclear
and only a limited amount of research has been developed on the matter.

The 2015 Report of the
Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality aims at fostering a global reflection
with regard to the relationship between the network-neutrality principle and
the aforementioned emerging issues.  


Call:

The Dynamic Coalition on
Network Neutrality, established under the auspices of the United Nations
Internet Governance Forum, invites researchers and practitioners to submit a
position paper pertaining to Network Neutrality: Emerging Challenges and
Concrete Implementations.

After having explored the
instrumental role of NN in guaranteeing the full enjoyment of fundamental
rights and the existing
regulatory approaches to NN in different countries, the Dynamic Coalition on Network Neutrality
seeks to trigger discussion around the emerging practices that might either
support or endanger the effective application of Network Neutrality principles,
considering the latest evolutions in Internet access.

Suggested topics
include analyses of, inter alia:

·        
Costs and benefits of price-discrimination schemes, such as zero-rating
practices

·        
Traffic
discrimination via unconventional broadband access (e.g. drones, balloons, etc.)

·        
Network neutrality approaches within Community Networks

·        
Net neutrality challenges linked the convergence of wireless and mobile
networks

·        
The value of network neutrality for the Internet of Things

·        
Case studies of net-neutrality law enforcement and regulatory implementation

 

Submission Guidelines: 

Research papers,
including analytical and theoretical papers, position papers, or case studies
will be considered for inclusion in the report, even if they have been
previously published. The length of the submissions should be between 2500 and
5000 words. To facilitate the reviewing process, papers should not include
author names or other information that would help identify the authors.

All paper shall
be in English language, and formatted according to the HWPiL style template. Submissions are
due on 1st August, 2015. They should
include the following elements:

·        
Title

·        
Short abstract
(250 words)

·        
Original
contribution

·        
Author’s name, affiliation and short
bibliographical note (in the body of the email).

 

Submissions should be
sent to contact at networkneutrality.info Authors will be notified within approximately two weeks from the deadline as to the status of
their contributions.

All submitted papers will
be subject to a rigorous double-blind peer review, whereby each paper will be
reviewed by at least two reviewers. Everyone who submitted a paper will be
asked to peer review another submission, which will be judged according to the
novelty of the contribution, the theoretical soundness and the quality of presentation.

Authors will be given the
opportunity to improve their contributions based on peer comments. Selected
papers will be published into the Dynamic Coalition Report, which will be
published under Open Access conditions. All authors must ensure that their
contribution can be licensed under one of the Creative Commons licenses of
their choice.

Some of the authors will
also be invited (at their own expenses) to present their work at the annual DC
meeting to be held at the United Nation Internet Governance Forum, from 10 to 13
November 2015, in Joao Pessoa, Brazil.

 



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