In this paper we present the analysis of the changing meaning of privacy in Internet governance discourse. In order to uncover different facets of the issue, we apply computer-aided textual analysis to analyse transcripts of discussions at the Internet Governance Forum, an annual UN-supported event that brings together representatives of major stakeholders. Analysis of longitudinal data from 2010 to 2017 shows that privacy is a contested issue, addressed by different groups of interests. During the studied period, privacy was mostly framed in the human rights and technical perspectives. We show how specific connections between words enacted these frames and illustrate them with quotations from the data. We also show that there are routine and reflective ways in which participants enact these perspectives.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternet Science
Subtitle of host publication5th International Conference, INSCI 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 24-26, 2018, Proceedings
EditorsSvetlana S. Bodrunova
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages92-100
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9783030014377
ISBN (Print)9783030014360
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event5th International Conference on Internet Science, INSCI 2018: Internet in World Regions: Digital Freedoms and Citizen Empowerment - СПбГУ, Институт "Высшая школа журналистики и массовых коммуникаций", St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 24 Oct 201826 Oct 2018
Conference number: 5th
http://insci2018.org/
http://insci2018.org

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11193 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Internet Science, INSCI 2018
Abbreviated title INSCI 2018
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period24/10/1826/10/18
Internet address

    Research areas

  • Internet governance, Multistakeholderism, Privacy, Semantic network analysis

    Scopus subject areas

  • Sociology and Political Science

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