A paper:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/publicparticipation/Palfrey_Working_P
aper_ICANN_120803.pdf
published by an Internet law scholar examines ICANN's experimentation in
running a representative and open corporate decision-making, and
concludes that the process has largely failed. ICANN relies more on
staff recommendations and input from the Supporting Organizations,
rather than on direct broad-based input from the Internet user
community.

Study:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/publicparticipation/

See also Response to Paper and Study:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/mclaughlin/mclaughlin-response-publicpartic
ipation.html

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