Matthias C. Kettemann, Research Program Leader, Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg

Dr. Matthias C. Kettemann is research program leader at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg, and Privatdozent for International Law, Internet Law and Legal Theory at the Institute for Public Law at the University of Frankfurt.

"A significant contribution to the field of Internet law and governance: there's nothing more practical than a good theory." - Urs Gasser, Executive Director, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University; Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School

"Both necessary and timely." - Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, University of Oxford

"The substantial merit of the work lies in its description of the internet's order from a normative point of view and in putting this order in a discourse with the disordered literature." - Stefan Kadelbach, Professor of Public Law, European Law and International Law, University of Frankfurt

"With this book a theory of normativity (or of the law) that goes back to Kant has to be rethought." - Thomas Vesting, Professor of Public Law and Media Law and Theory, University of Frankfurt

"A fascinating study with path-breaking innovative analysis. A great achievement." - Rainer Forst, Professor of Political Philosophy , Research Centre Normative Orders, University of Frankfurt

"Everyone who does not want to surrender to apocalyptic scenarios of digital totalitarianism should listen to Kettemann's voice." - Klaus Günther, Professor of Legal Theory, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Frankfurt

"The book comes at exactly the right time." - Wolfgang Schulz, Director of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Hans-BredowInstitut, Hamburg; Director of the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin

"Kettemann brilliantly provides a fresh look at the Internet's normative order" - Wolfgang Benedek, Professor emeritus of International Law, University of Graz; Former director of the European Training Centre for Human Rights and Democracy

"Kettemann's book helps understand the complexity of the Internet's normative order in a multistakeholder environment." - Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Professor emeritus, University of Aarhus; former ICANN Board Member; Comissioner, Global Commission on Stability in Cyberspace