{"id":10764,"date":"2014-07-10T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2014\/07\/10\/en-philo-afigf-2014-abuja-kant-cosmopolitan\/"},"modified":"2014-07-10T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T08:00:00","slug":"en-philo-afigf-2014-abuja-kant-cosmopolitan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2014\/07\/10\/en-philo-afigf-2014-abuja-kant-cosmopolitan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kantian Cosmopolitanism on AfIGF 2014 Abuja \u2014 Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This essay applies the conceptual framework of the German Idealism \/ Enlightenment<\/strong> \u2014 most prominently associated with Immanuel Kant<\/strong> \u2014 to re-read the AfIGF 2014 Abuja conference. Target audience: researchers, doctoral students, policy analysts, and executives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Introduction: The Problem<\/h2>\n

Kant's cosmopolitan law in Perpetual Peace envisions a federal order beyond states. AfIGF represents an embryonic federal order in digital space, continuing the cosmopolitan tradition.<\/p>\n

This essay argues that the multistakeholder process of AfIGF becomes intelligible in its specificity only through the concept of Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/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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Cosmopolitan law on the internet<\/h2>\n

The 2014 conference can be read as applying Kant's third definitive article \u2014 "cosmopolitan right shall be limited to conditions of universal hospitality" \u2014 to internet interconnection. Nigeria's participation is an act of opening to the cosmopolitan view while retaining particularity.<\/p>\n

Each session's agenda-setting can be read as a contemporary restaging of the Immanuel Kant-type problematic.<\/p>\n

The regional IGF (AfIGF) holds a philosophically distinct position as the intermediate category mediating global universality and national particularity.<\/p>\n

Hospitality in the digital realm<\/h2>\n

Immanuel Kant's concepts are not confined to abstract philosophical discussion; they apply to the concrete agenda items debated at the 2014 conference. We examine that application below.<\/p>\n

1. Application to "\u30e2\u30d0\u30a4\u30eb\u9769\u547d"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30e2\u30d0\u30a4\u30eb\u9769\u547d" can be positioned, from the perspective of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/strong>, as a central problematic. In Nigeria's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30e2\u30d0\u30a4\u30eb\u9769\u547d are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

2. Application to "\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3\u30c6\u30c3\u30af"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30d5\u30a3\u30f3\u30c6\u30c3\u30af" can be positioned, from the perspective of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/strong>, as a derivative problematic. In Nigeria's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30d5\u30a3\u30f3\u30c6\u30c3\u30af are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

3. Application to "\u30b9\u30ad\u30eb"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30b9\u30ad\u30eb" can be positioned, from the perspective of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Nigeria's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30b9\u30ad\u30eb are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

4. Application to "\u5730\u57df\u5354\u8abf"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u5730\u57df\u5354\u8abf" can be positioned, from the perspective of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Nigeria's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u5730\u57df\u5354\u8abf are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

5. Application to "\u8d8a\u5883\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u8d8a\u5883\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf" can be positioned, from the perspective of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Nigeria's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u8d8a\u5883\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf 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 Immanuel Kant perspective carries three practical implications for executives operating in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

First, it raises the reflexive question of how the firm's business model connects to the logic of Perpetual peace and the right of hospitality<\/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 Immanuel Kant's framework to other IGF conferences<\/li>\n
  2. Comparative contrast between German Idealism \/ Enlightenment<\/strong> and other theoretical traditions<\/li>\n
  3. Exploration of dialogue possibilities with the indigenous intellectual traditions of Nigeria<\/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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