{"id":10683,"date":"2024-12-15T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/12\/15\/en-philo-igf-2024-riyadh-derrida-deconstruction\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T06:00:00","slug":"en-philo-igf-2024-riyadh-derrida-deconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/12\/15\/en-philo-igf-2024-riyadh-derrida-deconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Derridean Deconstruction on Global IGF 2024 Riyadh \u2014 Diff\u00e9rance and the trace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This essay applies the conceptual framework of the Post-structuralism<\/strong> \u2014 most prominently associated with Jacques Derrida<\/strong> \u2014 to re-read the Global IGF 2024 Riyadh conference. Target audience: researchers, doctoral students, policy analysts, and executives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Introduction: The Problem<\/h2>\n

Derridean deconstruction shakes from within the binary oppositions on which metaphysics depends. The "global\/local" and "West\/non-West" oppositions presupposed at Global IGF 2024 Riyadh are subject to deconstruction.<\/p>\n

This essay argues that the multistakeholder process of Global IGF becomes intelligible in its specificity only through the concept of Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, and that the concept itself undergoes transformation under the new material of digital space. Describing this mutual transformation is the task of this essay.<\/p>\n

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Deconstructing the global\/local binary<\/h2>\n

The very name Saudi Arabia carries within itself traces of alterity (migrants, diaspora, multilingualism). Derrida's late concept of "democracy to come" rereads the IGF process not as actually existing democracy but as the perpetually arriving.<\/p>\n

The conference theme "Building our Multistakeholder Digital Future" carries implications beyond a mere policy slogan. It can be positioned as a contemporary reformulation, in digital-era vocabulary, of the kinds of questions Jacques Derrida problematized.<\/p>\n

The form of the Global IGF stands between the principle of national sovereignty and the logic of a global public realm that transcends it.<\/p>\n

The democracy to come<\/h2>\n

Jacques Derrida's concepts are not confined to abstract philosophical discussion; they apply to the concrete agenda items debated at the 2024 conference. We examine that application below.<\/p>\n

1. Application to "GDC\u5b9f\u88c5"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "GDC\u5b9f\u88c5" can be positioned, from the perspective of Jacques Derrida's Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, as a central problematic. In Saudi Arabia's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around GDC\u5b9f\u88c5 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

2. Application to "AI\u30ac\u30d0\u30ca\u30f3\u30b9"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "AI\u30ac\u30d0\u30ca\u30f3\u30b9" can be positioned, from the perspective of Jacques Derrida's Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, as a derivative problematic. In Saudi Arabia's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around AI\u30ac\u30d0\u30ca\u30f3\u30b9 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

3. Application to "\u683c\u5dee"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u683c\u5dee" can be positioned, from the perspective of Jacques Derrida's Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Saudi Arabia's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u683c\u5dee are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

4. Application to "NRIs\u5f37\u5316"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "NRIs\u5f37\u5316" can be positioned, from the perspective of Jacques Derrida's Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Saudi Arabia's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around NRIs\u5f37\u5316 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

5. Application to "\u56fd\u9023\u9023\u643a"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u56fd\u9023\u9023\u643a" can be positioned, from the perspective of Jacques Derrida's Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Saudi Arabia's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u56fd\u9023\u9023\u643a are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

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Implications for Executives and Practitioners<\/h2>\n

The philosophical reflection of this essay is not merely academic. The Jacques Derrida perspective carries three practical implications for executives operating in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

First, it raises the reflexive question of how the firm's business model connects to the logic of Diff\u00e9rance and the trace<\/strong>. Second, in dialogue with regulators and civil society, it suggests dimensions of consensus formation that purely technical arguments cannot reach. Third, it indicates that the long-term ground of business legitimacy lies not so much in technical advantage or market share as in participation in such philosophical-normative debates.<\/p>\n

Academic Positioning and Future Research<\/h2>\n

The argument of this essay attempts to graft a philosophical perspective onto the mainstream political-science and legal approaches to internet governance research. Three future research questions follow.<\/p>\n

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  1. Verification of the applicability of Jacques Derrida's framework to other IGF conferences<\/li>\n
  2. Comparative contrast between Post-structuralism<\/strong> and other theoretical traditions<\/li>\n
  3. Exploration of dialogue possibilities with the indigenous intellectual traditions of Saudi Arabia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In particular, the third point has the potential to liberate IGF research from West-centric debate and open a more multi-layered discursive space.<\/p>\n

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