This book brings together a stellar group of interdisciplinary international scholars, to examine the current fundamental restructuring of global Internet governance by focusing on governance by Internet infrastructure. The authors see public and private entities co-opting Internet infrastructure for broader political and economic purposes.

Francesca Musiani is a researcher with the French National Centre for Scientific Research and Associate researcher at the Centre for the Sociology of Innovation-MINES ParisTech-PSL. Francesca is a former Yahoo! Fellow in Residence at Georgetown University, USA and the recipient of the 2013 Informatique et Libertés Award of the French Privacy and Data Protection Commission, and currently a member of the French Parliamentary Commission on Law and Liberties in the Digital Age. Derrick L. Cogburn is Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University and a pioneer in the study of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). He also serves as Executive Director of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) and the Collaboration Laboratory (COTELCO). He is a founding steering committee member of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet) and its former Vice Chair. Laura DeNardis is Professor in the School of Communication at American University and a scholar of internet architecture and governance. The author of The Global War for Internet Governance (2014) and other books, her expertise has been featured in Science Magazine, The Economist, National Public Radio, New York Times, Time Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Slate, Reuters, Forbes, The Atlantic, and the Wall Street Journal. She is a Senior Fellow of the Centre for International Governance Innovation and holds an international appointment as Research Director for the Global Commission on Internet Governance. Nanette S. Levinson is Associate Professor at the School of International Service, American University and Senior Research Scientist with the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP). She is Academic Director for the SIS-Sciences Po Exchange Program. A former Chair of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)and of the International Communication Section of the International Studies Association, her research and publications focuses on internet governance; technology and innovation policy; culture, communication and development; and social change.