Overview

Many pressing environmental and security threats now facing the international community may be traced to the frontiers. From climate change and cyber-attacks to the associated challenges of space weaponization and orbital debris mitigation, solutions to all of these issues have at their root some form of regulation over the 'global commons'. Yet governance over these spaces is now transitioning away from multilateral treaties to regional and bilateral accords. This book makes an original contribution by comparing and contrasting some of the principal issues facing the frontiers. It analyzes how and why existing governance structures are often failing to adequately meet global collective action problems, with special coverage on cybersecurity and Internet governance. It proposes a new way forward incorporating lessons from successful regimes as well as the interdisciplinary scholarship on polycentric governance, arguing that multi-stakeholder collaboration is imperative in order to avoid tragedies of the global commons.

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Author:   Scott J. Shackelford (Indiana University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.850kg
ISBN:  

9781108427739

ISBN 10:   1108427731
Pages:   516
Publication Date:   05 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Cyber-What? Understanding the Roots of Cybersecurity and Other Collective Action Problems in the Information Age: 1. Governance at the frontiers of international relations: definitions and assumptions; 2. Managing cyber attacks as a global collective action problem; Part II. Security and Environmental Threats Facing the Frontiers: Case Studies in Commons Management and Their Application to Cybersecurity and Internet Governance: 3. On climate change and cyber attacks: leveraging polycentric governance to help heal the planet and promote cyber peace; 4. Was Selden right? The expansion of closed seas and its consequences; 5. Governing the final frontier: a polycentric approach for managing space weaponization and debris; Part III. Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age: 6. The future of frontiers.

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'In this pioneering work, Scott Shackelford takes a long overdue multi-disciplinary look at various global commons to tease loose lessons that can inform governance and security in cyberspace. Finding that cyberspace is an 'imperfect commons' comprised of shared global infrastructure, Professor Shackelford draws on these lessons to craft surgically an insightful polycentric approach to fostering 'cyber peace' in this 'frontier of international relations.' It is an approach that is thoughtful, inclusive, practical, and value-driven - one that takes thinking on the subject to the next level and will move multi-stakeholder dialogue on cyberspace governance in exactly the right direction. A must-read.' Michael Schmitt, University of Exeter 'A fresh, rigorous, and useful take on the many international governance challenges of the twenty-first century. Given the breadth, depth, and complexity of global commons examined - ranging from climate change to cyberspace to outer space - Shackelford somehow manages to write accessibly and with incredible insight and wit. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the common heritage and future of humanity.' Brett M. Frischmann, Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford merges theories of the best ways to govern the internet we share (the commons we call cyberspace) with the grim reality of cyber-war, cyber-theft, and other malicious online practices. All is not lost - he reminds us that there are many other examples where the international community has addressed similar shared problems. Moreover, Shackelford uses stories to make these cases more compelling to readers and challenges the readers with insights from a wider range of disciplines. In doing so, he teaches us that there is no one nor way to govern the many problems that devil our lives in cyberspace. Shackelford has written a fun read with important insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and students.' Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford has skillfully drawn out and applied lessons from other transnational governance issues to the seemingly boundless challenges of cyberspace. This book is intellectually ambitious, with important lessons for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners looking to manage cyber risk and promote cyber peace.' Adam Segal, Ira A Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program 'Shackelford provides fascinating insights on how to govern the new frontiers of cybersecurity, where physical borders offer us no protection. He offers fascinating insights from previous international governance challenges, ranging from underseas minerals to orbital debris. Shackelford's erudition is apparent, drawing on wide-ranging sources to show potential solutions to the deepest problems of international cybersecurity.' Peter Swire, Georgia Institute of Technology and Expert on Privacy and Cybersecurity

'In this pioneering work, Scott Shackelford takes a long overdue multi-disciplinary look at various global commons to tease loose lessons that can inform governance and security in cyberspace. Finding that cyberspace is an 'imperfect commons' comprised of shared global infrastructure, Professor Shackelford draws on these lessons to craft surgically an insightful polycentric approach to fostering 'cyber peace' in this 'frontier of international relations.' It is an approach that is thoughtful, inclusive, practical, and value-driven - one that takes thinking on the subject to the next level and will move multi-stakeholder dialogue on cyberspace governance in exactly the right direction. A must-read.' Michael Schmitt, University of Exeter 'A fresh, rigorous, and useful take on the many international governance challenges of the twenty-first century. Given the breadth, depth, and complexity of global commons examined - ranging from climate change to cyberspace to outer space - Shackelford somehow manages to write accessibly and with incredible insight and wit. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the common heritage and future of humanity.' Brett M. Frischmann, Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford merges theories of the best ways to govern the internet we share (the commons we call cyberspace) with the grim reality of cyber-war, cyber-theft, and other malicious online practices. All is not lost - he reminds us that there are many other examples where the international community has addressed similar shared problems. Moreover, Shackelford uses stories to make these cases more compelling to readers and challenges the readers with insights from a wider range of disciplines. In doing so, he teaches us that there is no one nor way to govern the many problems that devil our lives in cyberspace. Shackelford has written a fun read with important insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and students.' Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford has skillfully drawn out and applied lessons from other transnational governance issues to the seemingly boundless challenges of cyberspace. This book is intellectually ambitious, with important lessons for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners looking to manage cyber risk and promote cyber peace.' Adam Segal, Ira A Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program 'Shackelford provides fascinating insights on how to govern the new frontiers of cybersecurity, where physical borders offer us no protection. He offers fascinating insights from previous international governance challenges, ranging from underseas minerals to orbital debris. Shackelford's erudition is apparent, drawing on wide-ranging sources to show potential solutions to the deepest problems of international cybersecurity.' Peter Swire, Georgia Institute of Technology and Expert on Privacy and Cybersecurity 'In this pioneering work, Scott Shackelford takes a long overdue multi-disciplinary look at various global commons to tease loose lessons that can inform governance and security in cyberspace. Finding that cyberspace is an 'imperfect commons' comprised of shared global infrastructure, Professor Shackelford draws on these lessons to craft surgically an insightful polycentric approach to fostering 'cyber peace' in this 'frontier of international relations.' It is an approach that is thoughtful, inclusive, practical, and value-driven - one that takes thinking on the subject to the next level and will move multi-stakeholder dialogue on cyberspace governance in exactly the right direction. A must-read.' Michael Schmitt, University of Exeter 'A fresh, rigorous, and useful take on the many international governance challenges of the twenty-first century. Given the breadth, depth, and complexity of global commons examined - ranging from climate change to cyberspace to outer space - Shackelford somehow manages to write accessibly and with incredible insight and wit. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the common heritage and future of humanity.' Brett M. Frischmann, Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, Villanova University, Pennsylvania 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford merges theories of the best ways to govern the internet we share (the commons we call cyberspace) with the grim reality of cyber-war, cyber-theft, and other malicious online practices. All is not lost - he reminds us that there are many other examples where the international community has addressed similar shared problems. Moreover, Shackelford uses stories to make these cases more compelling to readers and challenges the readers with insights from a wider range of disciplines. In doing so, he teaches us that there is no one nor way to govern the many problems that devil our lives in cyberspace. Shackelford has written a fun read with important insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and students.' Susan Ariel Aaronson, George Washington University 'In Governing New Frontiers in the Information Age, Scott Shackelford has skillfully drawn out and applied lessons from other transnational governance issues to the seemingly boundless challenges of cyberspace. This book is intellectually ambitious, with important lessons for scholars, policy makers, and practitioners looking to manage cyber risk and promote cyber peace.' Adam Segal, Ira A Lipman Chair in Emerging Technologies and National Security and Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program 'Shackelford provides fascinating insights on how to govern the new frontiers of cybersecurity, where physical borders offer us no protection. He offers fascinating insights from previous international governance challenges, ranging from underseas minerals to orbital debris. Shackelford's erudition is apparent, drawing on wide-ranging sources to show potential solutions to the deepest problems of international cybersecurity.' Peter Swire, Georgia Institute of Technology and Expert on Privacy and Cybersecurity

Author Information

Scott J. Shackelford is Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics and Cybersecurity Program Chair at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he also directs the Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance. He is the author of Managing Cyber Attacks in International Law, Business, and Relations: In Search of Cyber Peace (Cambridge, 2014). Both Professor Shackelford's academic work and teaching have been recognized with numerous awards, including a Harvard University Research Fellowship, Stanford University Hoover Institution National Fellowship, University of Notre Dame Distinguished Fellowship, the 2014 Indiana University Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, and the 2015 Elinor Ostrom Award.

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