Technology-dependent commons: The example of frequency spectrum for broadcasting in Europe in the 1920s

Wormbs, Nina

doi:10.18352/bmgn-lchr.237

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“…In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to the possibility of polycentric governance of spectrum, although two studies address this in particular [17], [31].…”

Section: B Spectrum Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Wormbs [31] examined European broadcasting in the 1920s from the perspective of CPR governance. She showed that the international radio coordination efforts could be mapped to Ostrom's factors of successful polycentric governance.…”

Section: Polycentric Governance Of Spectrummentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As mentioned earlier, we propose employing a social-technical perspective to the development of SAS governance through a polycentric perspective. By adding elements to the modified SAS prototype from [31] (entrants, public accountability, regional coordination, and architecture providers) we aim to yoke socio-technical elements to the technological momentum of infrastructural development of SAS [50]. 28 It should be noted that this prioritization is a matter of policy choice, and may change in the future.…”

Section: Sass and Spectrum Governance Optionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Socio-technical considerations for Spectrum Access System (SAS) design

Weiss

Lehr²,

Acker

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN)

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Abstract-Spectrum Access Systems (SAS) are emerging as a principal mechanism for managing the sharing of radio spectrum. The design of the SAS depends on the specification of spectrum property rights and the governance system by which those rights are enforced. Current perspectives on SAS design have been too limited, focusing narrowly on the technical components without adequate consideration of socio-technical factors that will impact the likely success of any SAS design.In this paper, we apply the social science literature on the management of common pool resources (CPR) to the design challenge for the SAS. Heretofore, too much of the discussion has focused on an overly simplistic characterization of the spectrum rights design space as a dichotomous choice between licensed v. unlicensed, markets v. government, and exclusive v. open. The CPR framework forces consideration of a wider class of design options, positioning the specifications of spectrum property rights more appropriately along a multi-dimensional continuum of rights bundles. The CPR framework highlights the importance of considering formal and informal, multi-layered institutional and market-based interactions among SAS stakeholders when designing a resource management system. We will explain how this leads one to view the SAS as a polycentric governance system (using the terminology in the CPR literature). By examining the economic and social context of spectrum sharing, we assert that these emerging systems must be sufficiently flexible to adapt to various forms of resource governance, which refers to the process by which rights are distributed among stakeholders, how those rights are enforced, and how the resource is managed. We illustrate how the insights from the CPR literature might be implemented in a prototype SAS architecture.

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“…In contrast, relatively little attention has been paid to the possibility of polycentric governance of spectrum, although two studies address this in particular [17], [31].…”

Section: B Spectrum Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Polycentric Governance Of Spectrummentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sass and Spectrum Governance Optionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Socio-technical considerations for Spectrum Access System (SAS) design

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Lehr²,

Acker

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN)

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“…In other contexts, studies of technology-dependent commons emerged. How are the radio spectrum (Henrich-Franke 2011;Wormbs 2011) and the internet (Hess and Ostrom 2003) governed? In what sense is it meaningful to talk of the knowledge commons (Hess and Ostrom 2007)?…”

Section: Erling Berge and Frank Van Laerhovenmentioning

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Governing the Commons for two decades: A complex story

Berge

Laerhoven²

2011

Int J Commons

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Acknowledgements:We are grateful for the financial support from the Norwegian Research Council and NTNU, project 10354331 that made this special feature possible. We also thank Tim Bartley, Tom Evans, Daniel Cole, and Jerome Busemeyer for suggesting possible contributors to this special feature. Obviously, this project would not have materialized without the generous response of all contributing authors and the help we received from numerous reviewers. Thank you all.

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“…Blomley 2008;Foster 2011;Harvey 2012), or that are naturally given, but which first gained relevance for human society with technological innovations of the last hundred years or more (such as the electromagnetic spectrum; cf. Berge and Kranakis 2011;Henrich-Franke 2011;Wormbs 2011).…”

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Basic education in communist Hungary. A commons approach

Gyuris¹

2014

Int J Commons

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Abstract:In commons research, the study of the 'knowledge commons' has emerged as a new field of interest over the last few years. Our paper begins by providing a brief overview of the state of research in the field, and proceeds by discussing some crucial but relatively underconceptualised issues. The difference between information and knowledge, and the ambiguities surrounding the claim that all sorts of knowledge can be considered part of the commons, are the focal point here. We also pay close attention to education, arguing that it is not a common good, but rather a common-pool resource institution that ensures that some forms of knowledge can be governed as a commons. With regard to these issues, the article provides a case study, one in which we analyse basic education in Communist Hungary, and look for evidence of the commons design principles as outlined in Elinor Ostrom's IAD Framework. Given the complex nature of basic education, we investigate it from three points of view: as a service, as a set of physical structures (e.g. school buildings), and as a complex of organizational structures (e.g. legal and financial arrangements). On the basis of empirical findings we argue that basic education in the Stalinist epoch did not correspond to Ostromian design principles. Basic education, therefore, was not managed in an equitable way, and its geographical accessibility was uneven. During the 'technocratic' Communism of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the education system underwent important changes. However, though the circle of those who had some impact on the governance of education expanded, most individuals involved with the education system were still excluded. As a result, the commons approach did not become stronger in general, nor did spatial unevenness with respect to access to basic education decrease. The paper finishes with a brief conclusion of our findings and a discussion of some questions for future research.

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Technology-dependent commons: The example of frequency spectrum for broadcasting in Europe in the 1920s

Cited by 7 publications

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Socio-technical considerations for Spectrum Access System (SAS) design

Socio-technical considerations for Spectrum Access System (SAS) design

Governing the Commons for two decades: A complex story

Basic education in communist Hungary. A commons approach

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