History of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Transnational techno-diplomacy from the telegraph to the Internet

Table of Contents\nIntroduction: The ITU as Actor, Arena, and Antenna of Techno-Diplomacy\nPart I. ITU as a Global Actor in the History of Telecommunications\n1 The Russian Empire and the International Telegraph Union, 1856–1875\n2 ITU, Submarine Cables and African Colonies, 1850s–1900s\n3 When Techno-Diplomacy Failed: Walter S. Rogers, the Universal Electrical Communications Union, and the Limitations of the International Telegraph Union as a Global Actor in the 1920s\n4 ITU, the Development Debate, and Technical Cooperation in the Global South, 1950–1992\n5 The Rising Role of China in the Promotion of Multilateral Internet Governance, 1994–2014\n6 Is the International Telecommunication Union Still Relevant in “the Internet Age?” Lessons From the 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT)\nPart II. ITU as an Arena of Techno-Diplomatic Negotiations for Emerging Technologies\n7 Telegraphic Diplomacy From the Origins to the Formative Years of the ITU, 1849–1875\n8 The International Radiotelegraph Union Over the Course of World War I, 1912–1927\n9 Technology Taking Over Diplomacy? The ‘Comité Consultatif International (for) Fernschreiben’ (CCIF) and Its Relationship to the ITU in the Early History of Telephone Standardization, 1923–1947\n10 A Union of Nations or Administrations? Voting Rights, Representation, and Sovereignty at the International Telecommunication Union in the 1930s\n11 ITU Exhibitions in Switzerland: Displaying the “Big Family of Telecommunications,” 1960s–1970s\n12 Techno-Diplomacy of the Planetary Periphery, 1960s–1970s\n13 The ITU Facing the Emergence of the Internet, 1960s–Early 2000s\nIndex