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"Today, the Internet has become a source of information that no country or company can forgo. It is not only used to communicate or entertain, but most importantly to operate utilities and public services such as banking or air traffic. As the reliance on computer networks across societies and economies keeps growing, so do security risks in cyberspace - referred to as "cybersecurity." Cybersecurity means protecting information and control systems from those who seek to compromise them. It also involves actors, both malicious or protective, policies and their societal consequences. This collection of essays provides a better understanding of the risks, perceptions, and myths that surround cybersecurity by looking at it from three different levels of analysis: the sovereign state, the infrastructure and stakeholders of the Internet, and the individual. The essays explore such issues as information ownership, censorship, cyberwars, cyberterrorism, privacy, and rebellion, bringing together expert knowledge from computer science and the social sciences with case studies. It reviews existing policies and practices and discusses the threats and benefits of living in an increasingly networked world. This authoritative analysis of one of the most controversial and compelling security debates of the twenty-first century will appeal to scholars and practitioners interested in security, international relations and policymaking."--

"In recent years, Internet control has become one of the major indicators to assess the balance between freedom and security in democracies. This book explores and compares how, why, and to what extent, national governments decide to control the Internet and how this impacts on crucial socio-economic activities and fundamental civil rights. The author provides detailed studies on the US, Germany, and Italy and further case studies on Japan, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Israel, Spain, Finland, and Switzerland to address topics such as cyberterrorism, the protection of information infrastructures, and the impact on individual privacy and freedom of speech." "This is the first cross-country, comparative study on the issue of Internet control. It will be of interest to international relations scholars and students, and particularly to those with an interest in the Internet."--Jacket.

Explaining to students what the European Union (EU) is and how it works can be challenging. Yet, the diffusion and success of 'EU studies' push instructors to develop innovative methods to make the complex EU decision-making accessible to students. Role-playing may be helpful and the EU provides ample opportunities of simulating various levels of policy-making. This article presents a format for a semester-long, role-playing simulation in which students act as EU Commission's staff employees. Adapted from the source document.