Introduction: Perceptions of Governance.- Perceptions of Information Society.- Regulatory Approaches.- Historical Developments: From McBride to WSIS.- From ICANN to WSIS.- Organizational Framework in Internet Governance: Overview.- Policy and Technology Organizations.- Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.- World Summits of the Information Society and Internet Governance Forum.- European Dialogue on Internet Governance.- Philosophical and Sociological Environment: Philosophical Concepts of a Social Contract for the internet Community.- Multi-Stakeholderism in Internet Governance.- Discussion Topics of Internet Governance: Introduction.- Legitimacy.- Transparency.- Accountability.- Partipation.- Regulatory Issues: Introduction.- Critical Resources and Access.- Protection of Civil Liberties and Humanization of Internet Governance.- Security: Assuring Safety, Trust, and Reliability.- Bridging the Digital Divide.- Concluding Obervations.