1. 1 Supra-national Governance: The Vexing Problem of Legitimacy Hans Klein School of Public Policy Georgia Tech

2. 2 Globalization WTO, IMF, NAFTA Make policy Legitimacy contested

3. 3 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Private Under US authority “Technical coordination” Policy role Bases of legitimacy

4. 4 Expertise “No policy role” But: intellectual property, pricing Experts employed by interested parties –Internet supply industry Coalitions with interested parties –WIPO

5. 5 Competition “Competitive market for domain names” But: retail market only monopoly at wholesale level Base price regulated PTT model

6. 6 US Government “Ultimate authority lies in Dept. of Commerce” But: National sovereignty at global level –“AmerICANN” Ambiguity –DoC refers to ICANN –ICANN refers to DoC

7. 7 Bylaws: Stakeholder Self-Governance “Balanced board” (1998) –Experts, users Not implemented –Secret appointment of initial Board –Expert directors implemented –User directors delayed Revision to by-laws –Elimination of principle of balance Capture?

8. 8 ICANN: Promise and Peril What precedent for governance? Current direction: –Loss of legitimacy Potential for positive precedent –Democracy beyond the nation state –Example for other sectors