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Framing Assumptions and Cyberspace Regulation: a Critical Reflection on Differences among Countries
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Abstract This paper attempts to connect two rather different fields of study by applying concepts from regulating technological risks to the field of cyberspace regulation. The concept of framing assumption is used in order to show the cyberspace regulation differences in countries particularly between the U... view more
This paper attempts to connect two rather different fields of study by applying concepts from regulating technological risks to the field of cyberspace regulation. The concept of framing assumption is used in order to show the cyberspace regulation differences in countries particularly between the U.S. and the European system. It shows how the U.S. and Europe have adopted different assumptions regarding the policy problem, the system within which the problem arises and the policy solutions. While the problem for the U.S. regulatory system is technological advancement, the European countries perceived the problem as mitigating hazards. The system for the U.S. is conceived as the competition among profit-seeking companies, whereas European countries are suspicious about those profit-seeking activities. Finally, the solution is lower government intervention for the former, and the latter found the direct involvement of the government as the main solution. An important implication is that there is no unified form of regulation and countries like Iran need to consider their local factors in order to establish their own regulatory systems.... view less
Keywords
Internet; regulation; international comparison; risk assessment; United States of America; Europe; technological progress; Iran
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Interactive, electronic Media
Free Keywords
cyberspace; framing assumptions; regulatory systems; technological risk
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 109-118
Journal
Journal of Cyberspace Studies, 3 (2019) 2
ISSN
2588-5502
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed