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This essay applies the conceptual framework of the Queer Theory \/ Feminism<\/strong> \u2014 most prominently associated with Judith Butler<\/strong> \u2014 to re-read the Youth LACIGF 2023 Buenos Aires conference. Target audience: researchers, doctoral students, policy analysts, and executives.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Introduction: The Problem<\/h2>\n

In Gender Trouble, Butler argues that gender is constituted through reiterated acts. Discussions of gender and vulnerability at Youth LACIGF interrogate performative subject constitution in digital space.<\/p>\n

This essay argues that the multistakeholder process of Youth LACIGF becomes intelligible in its specificity only through the concept of Performative constitution of the subject<\/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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Gender and the digital subject<\/h2>\n

AI discussed in Argentina's context involves how reiterated acts in digital space can reproduce or disrupt gender.<\/p>\n

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

The Youth IGF practically raises the philosophical problematic of intergenerational justice.<\/p>\n

Politics of precarity<\/h2>\n

Judith Butler's concepts are not confined to abstract philosophical discussion; they apply to the concrete agenda items debated at the 2023 conference. We examine that application below.<\/p>\n

1. Application to "AI"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "AI" can be positioned, from the perspective of Judith Butler's Performative constitution of the subject<\/strong>, as a central problematic. In Argentina's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around AI are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

2. Application to "\u82e5\u8005\u306e\u58f0"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u82e5\u8005\u306e\u58f0" can be positioned, from the perspective of Judith Butler's Performative constitution of the subject<\/strong>, as a derivative problematic. In Argentina's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u82e5\u8005\u306e\u58f0 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

3. Application to "\u30e1\u30f3\u30bf\u30eb\u30d8\u30eb\u30b9"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u30e1\u30f3\u30bf\u30eb\u30d8\u30eb\u30b9" can be positioned, from the perspective of Judith Butler's Performative constitution of the subject<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Argentina's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u30e1\u30f3\u30bf\u30eb\u30d8\u30eb\u30b9 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

4. Application to "\u82e5\u8005\u80b2\u6210"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u82e5\u8005\u80b2\u6210" can be positioned, from the perspective of Judith Butler's Performative constitution of the subject<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Argentina's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u82e5\u8005\u80b2\u6210 are particularly at stake.<\/p>\n

5. Application to "\u82e5\u8005\u306eSNS\u5229\u7528"<\/h3>\n

Discussion of "\u82e5\u8005\u306eSNS\u5229\u7528" can be positioned, from the perspective of Judith Butler's Performative constitution of the subject<\/strong>, as a peripheral yet important problematic. In Argentina's context, the three layers of regulatory design, social implementation, and citizen participation around \u82e5\u8005\u306eSNS\u5229\u7528 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 Judith Butler perspective carries three practical implications for executives operating in Argentina.<\/p>\n

First, it raises the reflexive question of how the firm's business model connects to the logic of Performative constitution of the subject<\/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 Judith Butler's framework to other IGF conferences<\/li>\n
  2. Comparative contrast between Queer Theory \/ Feminism<\/strong> and other theoretical traditions<\/li>\n
  3. Exploration of dialogue possibilities with the indigenous intellectual traditions of Argentina<\/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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