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The chapter assesses the consistency of the IANA transition process with the principle of input legitimacy considered alongside the dimensions of “inclusiveness,” “balanced representation,” and “representativeness.” Besides a traditional stakeholder analysis, an affiliation network analysis is performed in order to reach an in-depth and detailed portrait of the constellation of actors and interests that the participants brought into the decision-making process, as well as to investigate revolving doors, blurring boundaries and hidden power structures among stakeholders. Findings show that the selection and categorization of stakeholders reproduced within the IANA transition process the same misrepresentations and power imbalances already existing in the ICANN governance structure.
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In truth, CRISP Team had just ten voting members and five RIRs staff members (one for each RIR). However, considering the contributions of staff members within such a small body and close-knit community, we also included staff members in the set of the IANA-Transition decision-makers.
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Palladino, N., Santaniello, M. (2021). The Input Legitimacy of the IANA Transition Process. In: Legitimacy, Power, and Inequalities in the Multistakeholder Internet Governance. Information Technology and Global Governance. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56131-4_5
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