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Institutional Legitimacy

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AFRINIC board election legitimacy registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

The legitimacy test in AFRINIC board elections

AFRINIC is examined through board election legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC court and continuity risk registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC continuity risk under court scrutiny

AFRINIC is examined through court and continuity risk as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
Cracked AFRINIC foundation with gavel and IP addresses symbolising governance crisis

Afrinic

What gives AFRINIC institutional legitimacy?

AFRINIC is examined through institutional legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC legacy allocation title registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC legacy allocations and the question of title

AFRINIC is examined through legacy allocation title as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC conservation rhetoric registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC's conservation rhetoric as a governance claim

AFRINIC is examined through conservation rhetoric as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC sanctions and compliance pressure registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Sanctions pressure and AFRINIC's compliance perimeter

AFRINIC is examined through sanctions and compliance pressure as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC inter-RIR transfer politics registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC inter-RIR transfers and the politics of access

AFRINIC is examined through inter-rir transfer politics as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC small operator dependency registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

Small operators in AFRINIC's dependency structure

AFRINIC is examined through small operator dependency as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC auditability and transparency registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

What AFRINIC can audit and what it can show

AFRINIC is examined through auditability and transparency as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC consensus capture registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC consensus processes and the capture question

AFRINIC is examined through consensus capture as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC fees, reserves, and incentives registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC fees, reserves and incentive design

AFRINIC is examined through fees, reserves, and incentives as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC governance failure and recovery registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC and the price of rebuilding registry trust

AFRINIC is examined through governance failure and recovery as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
AFRINIC post-exhaustion legitimacy registry governance risk editorial illustration

Afrinic

AFRINIC and the price of post-exhaustion legitimacy

AFRINIC is examined through post-exhaustion legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the Africa region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN institutional legitimacy registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

The legitimacy bargain in ARIN registry governance

ARIN is examined through institutional legitimacy as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN ledger versus gatekeeper registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

ARIN's ledger function and gatekeeper discretion

ARIN is examined through ledger versus gatekeeper as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN IPv4 scarcity registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

ARIN and the governance discipline of IPv4 scarcity

ARIN is examined through ipv4 scarcity as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN transfer market architecture registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

ARIN transfer-market design as a control surface

ARIN is examined through transfer market architecture as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN IPv4 leasing and shadow allocation registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

ARIN, IPv4 Leasing and the Shadow Allocation Economy

ARIN is examined through ipv4 leasing and shadow allocation as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN mandate laundering registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

Mandate laundering and the limits of ARIN authority

ARIN is examined through mandate laundering as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026
ARIN capital control registry governance risk editorial illustration

ARIN

ARIN's registry boundary under capital-control pressure

ARIN is examined through capital control as a registry-governance and institutional-economics problem for the North America region.

Jul 1, 2026