How to think about cyber sovereignty: the case of China

Yu, Hong; Goodnight, G. Thomas

doi:10.1080/17544750.2019.1687536

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“…Digitalization runs the risk of taking a further step towards the mechanization of law coming true. Primarily, the robotization and algorithmization of law enforcement are the main contemporary trend (Hong & Goodnight, 2020;Eldem, 2020).…”

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Yellow Brick Road to Digital State

Osipov

2020

DLJ

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The subject of the research is the transformation of the state institution under the influence of the digital revolution. The choice of topic is determined by the transition of the state institution from bureaucratic to service and from service to digital. This transition entails significant changes in the methods of regulating public relations, the forms of state participation in the life of citizens, as well as the architecture of interaction between state, business and society in the new environment. The aim of the research is to create and justify a model of digital public administration, in which the necessary access to personal information of the digitized state will not be used against citizens. Therefore, the digitalization of public administration should be a tool to improve the efficiency of public services. The research methods are: institutional and comparative legal analysis, as well as methodology of value chain management by M. Porter. The results of the research show that (1) the created value chain of public administration includes main and auxiliary activities in the system of public administration in the digital state, (2) changes in the governance due to the increasing role of the digital state have been proved based on the doctrinal components of the new public administration of C. Hood, and (3) substantiated the reasons for the evolution of public administration through the prism of management structures: from linear-functional to project-functional structure and, as a result, to state digital platforms. Based on the declarations of the UN General Assembly, the conclusion is made that it is necessary to strengthen the control of the judiciary over the executive to avoid the establishment of digital totalitarianism. These findings reinforce the methodological significance of the evolution of public administration, as well as the practical value in reforming the system of governance under the influence of the digital revolution.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Yellow Brick Road to Digital State

Osipov

2020

DLJ

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“…For instance, the collection of intelligence through mobile networks from foreign entities or the clash between increased surveillance and privacy brought by facial recognition and similar tools has been under the scrutiny of several governments (Kharpal 2019;Malcomson 2019). Similarly, there have been worries about the potential development of an authoritarian model of 'Digital (or Cyber) Sovereignty' arising from the desire to have more control over the domestic internet (Hong and Goodnight 2020). If these fears are proven unfounded, the benefitting countries' perceptions of China are expected to improve.…”

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The economics of soft power: Reliance on economic resources and instrumentality in economic gains

Carminati

2021

Economic and Political Studies

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Soft power is commonly presented as an alternative or a complement to harder forms of power, such as military and economic might. However, while it is safer to say that soft power does not depend on military capabilities, it is not as straightforward to separate soft power from its economic counterpart. Juxtaposing various soft power rankings with a country's economic assets may reveal how the former relies on the latter. Moreover, when closely scrutinised, it is possible to appreciate how dynamics of attraction are also closely intertwined with economic gains. In an increasingly connected world, soft power could prove to be instrumental in achieving economic success. Economic effects are expected to be more consistent, observable, and attainable when compared to political ones, such as spreading democracy. Far from arguing that soft power is unable to assist in achieving political goals in the long term, this paper aims instead to highlight how a narrow culture-centred analysis of soft power greatly limits the understanding of this power in the real world, and results in the underestimation of its value and impact. China's quest to connect the world through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a topical case through which to further explore the soft-economic power nexus.

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“…China is nowadays employing the term "cyber sovereignty" (cf. Hong and Goodnight 2020;and Zeng et al 2017) for its digital technology policy, Russia is trying to shield its domestic public space from international interaction by using a "sovereign Internet law" (Nocetti 2015;Epifanova 2020), and even the European Union is working on establishing "digital sovereignty" (Hobbs 2020;Christakis 2020). Although the concepts carry very different content in terms of the relationship between state and citizen, and the implications for democracy, they all share an idea of sovereignty that is closely tied to an increasing emphasis on governmental control over the content and processes of digital communication, and a general hesitancy to allow for uncontrolled interdependence.…”

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After global governance

Neyer

2021

Z Politikwiss

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Technology is of crucial importance for understanding the recent crisis of global governance and concomitant practices of re-territorializing sovereignty. It is far more than an instrument for putting ideas and interests into practice; it is embedded in relationships of power, gives expression to normative decisions and shapes the conditions under which politics is conducted. Technology empowers some actors and disempowers others. It makes new forms of political action possible and others more costly. This crucial role of technology has been emphasized in many dispersed parts of the IR discourse since long. What has often been overlooked, however, is that technological innovation can have a disruptive effect on international institutions. This paper traces this disruptive effect in the administration of the internet by underlining the close nexus between technology, sovereignty and global governance. It finally discusses promising avenues for future research.

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How to think about cyber sovereignty: the case of China

Cited by 38 publications

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