Dear Milton,
Would you have prior writings that I can refer to (perhaps you could 
direct me to the right part of one of your books?) on the issue of 
political legitimacy for this view on stakeholder equality?  Or perhaps 
some social or political theorists I should be reading?

Governments, through votes or through other means, have gained political 
legitimacy to represent their nation-state.
Intergovernmental organizations claim political legitimacy by being 
membership-driven aggregations of these nation-states, and seek to 
espouse the 'global' point of view (and do a poor job of it, very often).
Business and technical organizations claim political legitimacy both by 
having historically been in control of this network of networks, and by 
the fact that there is no way possible for its continued operation 
without them.
Where do civil society actors (and academics), especially those many of 
us who *aren't membership organizations and don't have grass routes 
networks* to back us, get our political legitimacy from?  What answer 
should we give when asked, "Who died and made you king/queen/boss/co-equal?"

Regards,
Pranesh

Milton L Mueller <[log in to unmask]> [2014-02-26 23:18:23]:
> Dear fellow NCSG members:
>
> I am involved in preparing two submissions to the Brazil meeting. One, with Brenden Kuerbis, is a detailed proposal for globalization of IANA. It is not ready yet, but watch for it.
>
> The other is a proposed principle about stakeholder equality. That statement is ready for your viewing and comment here:
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tuWn6tnQBFhXKz6FumabAHpG3zfCNx2ZBPzWNw3Ifo4/edit?usp=sharing
>
> It's a short 2-pager, 600 words. I just want to test the waters and see how much support there is for this or whether it needs major revisions.
>
>
> Milton Mueller
> Professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies
> http://faculty.ischool.syr.edu/mueller/
>
>
>
>

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