What? A moderated webinar on Dr. Milton Mueller’s new book
When? Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 10-11 AM ET
Where? On Zoom https://tinyurl.com/yh9m8wh8
On three separate occasions this year, I heard the phrase “Who reads books anymore?” The deluge of LLM content has certainly disrupted the information space. That transformation makes the difference between shallow and crystallized knowledge ever more apparent.
Dr. Milton Mueller’s latest MIT Press book, Declaring Independence in Cyberspace, is worth the investment in reading cover to cover. The tug of war between globalization and nation-state sovereignty in an increasingly digitized world economy is not going away anytime soon.
Mueller’s book addresses the early stages of the self-sovereign global commons we refer to as the global internet. It unpacks how and why ICANN’s path to independence led to a political battle that still reverberates in current debates over digital governance.
For those curious or debating whether to read it, the Quello Center & IGP will preview the book in a moderated discussion on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, from 10-11 AM ET. IGP’s Dr. Milton Mueller will be joined by discussants Marília Maciel from Diplo Foundation, veteran internet policy analyst Robert Cannon, and moderator Johannes Bauer from the Quello Center.
Join us and bring your questions for the Q&A: https://tinyurl.com/yh9m8wh8
Participant biographies below:
Milton Mueller is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy. One of the founders of the Internet Governance Project, Mueller has played a leading role in organizing and mobilizing civil society in ICANN and OECD. His research focuses on the political economy of the Internet, including property rights, institutions, and global governance in the communication and information industries. He is the author of seven books and the co-founder of ICANN’s Noncommercial Users Constituency.
Marília Maciel is Director of Digital Trade and Economic Security, Diplo. Brazilian-born Marília Maciel is currently based in Strasbourg, France. Before joining Diplo, Ms Marília Maciel was a researcher and coordinator of the Center for Technology and Society of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (CTS/FGV) in Rio de Janeiro
Robert Cannon is an Internet Policy Analyst. Bob has worked for the Office of Policy Analysis and Development (OPAD) at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. He also worked as Senior Counsel for Internet Law in the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.
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