Writing
My scholarship focuses on the politics of information and communication technologies with a concentration on Internet governance and architecture. Some recent work:
Books
Laura DeNardis, Global Internet Governance, New Haven: Yale University Press (Forthcoming 2013)
Laura DeNardis, Opening Standards: The Global Politics of Interoperability. In press, Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2011.
Laura DeNardis, Protocol Politics: The Globalization of Internet Governance. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2009.
Laura DeNardis, co-authored with Pelin Aksoy, Information Technology in Theory. Boston: Thomson, 2007.
Recent Publications
Laura DeNardis, “Hidden Levers of Internet Control: An Infrastructure-Based Theory of Internet Governance,” Journal of Information, Communication and Society, Volume 15, Issue3, February 2012.
Laura DeNardis, The Emerging Field of Internet Governance in William Dutton, editor, Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2012.
Laura DeNardis, “Standards and eHealth,” International Telecommunication Union Technology Watch Report, Volume 16, January 2011.
Laura DeNardis, e-Governance Policies for Interoperability and Open Standards, Policy and Internet, Volume 2, Issue 3, Article 6, 2010.
Laura DeNardis, “The Global Politics of Interoperability,” in Gaelle Krikorian and Amy Kapczynski, editors, Access to Knowledge in the Age of Intellectual Property. Cambridge: Zone Books, 2010.
Laura DeNardis, “Open Standards and Global Politics,” International Journal of Communications Law and Policy, Issue 13, Special Internet Governance Edition. Winter 2008-2009.
Laura DeNardis, “IPv6: Standards Controversies around the Next Generation Internet,” in Ian Inkster, Graeme Gooday, and James Sumner, editors, History of Technology, Vol. 28. London: Continuum, 2008.
Laura DeNardis, “The Privatization of Internet Governance,” Paper blind-selected for presentation at the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network in Vilnius, Lithuania. September 2010.
Laura DeNardis, “A Case Against Internet Address Markets,” Paper presented at Internet: Critical, the 10th Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. October 2009.
Laura DeNardis, “Opening Standards, Opening Human Liberty,” in Global Information Society Watch 2009, the Annual Scholarship Publication of the Association of Progressive Communications, APC, 2009.
Laura DeNardis, “Architecting Civil Liberties, ” Paper blind-selected for presentation at the Third Annual Meeting of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network in Hyderabad, India. December 2008.
Laura DeNardis, “A History of Internet Security,” in Karl de Leeuw, editor, The History of Information Security. New York: Elsevier 2007.
Laura DeNardis and Eric Tam, “Open Documents and Democracy: A Political Basis for Open Document Standards,” Yale Information Society Project Working Paper, November 2007. Based on: “Interoperability and Democracy,” IEEE Proceedings from the 5th International Conference on Standardization and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT 2007). Co-authored with Eric Tam. Paper presented in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. October 2007.
Laura DeNardis, “Internet Standards and Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities,” Paper selected for presentation at the Second Annual Meeting of the Global Internet Governance Academic Network in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. November 2007.
Laura DeNardis, “Questioning IPv6 Security,” Business Communications Review, Volume 31, Number 7. July 2006.
More about INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THEORY
UNDERGRADUATE IT TEXTBOOK
Laura DeNardis and Pelin Aksoy (Thompson 2007)
Review
“The text is accessible, the concepts understandable – just what’s needed for a freshman-level text.”
“Fantastic job of treating an important, current technology topic at a reasonable level for an introductory IT textbook. I have not seen anything comparable yet in other textbooks directed at the target audience. The discussion of the different modes (soft IP phone, ATA-interfaced, etc.) is excellent and the Case Study at the end of the chapter is terrific and encourages students to actually “test drive” VoIP technology.”
“Overall this chapter is the best I’ve seen to-date at this level of discussion.”
“Terrific job! Complex concepts have been adequately covered and artfully explained for a first introductory treatment of communications systems.”
“The chapter takes a very practical and applied approach; it uses clear, detailed examples.”
“Great coverage and excellent writing style.”
“The topical coverage of current wireless technologies is excellent.”
Description
Explore the expansive world of information technology (IT) with this innovative book that will engage as it educates. The purpose of Information Technology in Theory is threefold: to provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of cutting-edge information technologies, to identify and discuss the fundamental principles underlying these technologies, and to investigate the reciprocal relationship between these technologies and society. Unlike other books on the market that focus exclusively on either the non-technical, business aspects of IT or the technical, computer-focused aspects, this book presents technical information along with discussions of how this information plays a role in everyday business, economic, and social life. Using state-of-the-art technologies and real-world examples, coverage includes the fundamental principles of how computers work, the mathematical and physical properties underlying digital multimedia creation, networking technologies, and key social issues in network security. With this breadth of knowledge, readers will acquire a valuable framework for formulating their own opinions about the important issues that today’s IT environment raises.
