Honourable Mention Niels ten Oever
22 July 2021
The first of DATACTIVE’S PhD students to cross the finish line, Niels ten Oever, has received the Honourable Mention for his dissertation “Wired Norms: Inscription, Resistance, and Subversion in the Governance of the Internet Infrastructure” by the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) as part of the 2021 Dissertation Award.
The Committee report reads: “Dr. ten Oever’s dissertation also tackles a pressing issue. It is strong in both theory and methods and offers a critical perspective to internet governance.”
It is a truly awesome accomplishment especially because Niels’ work is not exactly at the core of the AoIR research agenda—but the cutting-edge nature of his work couldn’t be ignored!