The global development of the cyberspace: new challenges for the States and the civil society

Authors

  • Daniel Aguirre Azócar University of Chile
  • José Morandé Lavín University of Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/in.v4i10.6894

Keywords:

International Relations, digital diplomacy, cybersecurity, global internet, governance

Abstract

The following article aims to incorporate the discipline of International Relations into the discussion of global change caused by the recent technological revolution. While change is identified and characterized as being caused by technologies known  as  Information  and  Communication  Technologies  (ICT),  in  the  following analysis we argue that applying International Relations concept help make sense of the actions and processes that take place virtually by actors such as the state, non-governmental and civil society organizations. This article via an inductive and exploratory approach, combines theory and practice based recent cases that exemplify and suggest the need to advance thought within the discipline taking into consideration the intersection of international affairs and technology in the XXI century.

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Author Biographies

Daniel Aguirre Azócar, University of Chile

Academic of the Institute of International Studies, professor at the University of Chile.

José Morandé Lavín, University of Chile

Academic of the Institute of International Studies, professor at the University of Chile.

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2017-01-01 — Updated on 2021-02-19

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Aguirre Azócar, D., & Morandé Lavín, J. (2021). The global development of the cyberspace: new challenges for the States and the civil society. InterNaciones, (10). https://doi.org/10.32870/in.v4i10.6894 (Original work published January 1, 2017)

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