Governance of Virtual Worlds

John Carter McKnightAdjunct Professor of Law

Spring 2010

the concept

functions of “government”

have spun out to a wide range of actors, all essential to “governance”

3 sources of governance

• traditional political entities (nations)

• corporations and businesses

• communities and nonprofit groups

3 directions of governance

• from the actual world into virtual worlds

• within virtual worlds

• from virtual worlds to the actual world

virtual worlds are:

• a model of actual-world governance

• a subject of external and internal governance

• an example of new best practices to inspire the actual world

John Carter McKnight, MIA, JDjohn.mcknight@asu.edujohncartermcknight.comTwitter: john_carterFacebook: John Carter McKnightLinkedIn: John Carter

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