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100			_aKoppell, Jonathan G.S.
245			_aPathologies of accountability: ICANN and the challenge of "Multiple accountabilities disorder"
260			_c2005
300			_ap.94-108.
362			_aJan-Feb
520			_aAccountability is a core concept of public administration, yet disagreement about its meaning is masked by consensus on its importance and desirability. this article proposes a five-part typology of accountability conceptions. Transparency, liability, controllability, responsibility, and responsibility, and responsiveness are defined as distinct dimensions of accountability, providing an improvement on the current state of conceptual fuzziness. The typology provides a vocabulary for the core argument: that conflicting expectations borne of disparate conceptions of accountabilities disorder - is illustrated with a case study. ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is a nascent organizat ion charged with administering the Domain Name System, the Internet's address directory. In its four-year history, ICANN has been the object of much criticism. Conflicting accountability expectations have been a source of difficulty for ICANN's leaders as they have steered the organization through its early years. - Reproduced.
650			_aAccountability
650			_aPublic administration
773			_aPublic Administration Review
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