Technology and Governance Beyond the State: The Rule of Non-Law

This book explores how information and communications technologies are adapted, governed, and reinterpreted in areas where the state has limited reach.

The governance and regulation of new technologies, from social media to AI, has never seemed more urgent. Efforts to harness the potential benefits, to encourage innovation and novel applications, yet restrain the known and unknown harmful aspects of these technologies, have posed unprecedented challenges. This book brings together an eclecti...