Völkerrechtsblog as an Infrastructure for Global Science Communication and Open Education in the Digital Era
No. 10 (2023-03-06)Author(s)
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Raffaela KunzCollegium Helveticum
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Michael RiegnerErfurt University
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Dana SchmalzMax Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Abstract
Open Access publishing has numerous advantages and is said to be beneficial to the human rights to information, education, and science. Yet, the transition to Open Access has been slow, with the legal discipline lagging far behind. Moreover, Open Access brought about new risks of exclusion and hegemony. The aim of this article is to discuss the role of blogs, long considered as pioneers in the debate, in contributing to a sustainable Open Access transformation in the legal discipline. As editors and founders of Völkerrechtsblog, we have followed these developments closely and have also been part of them. After briefly introducing Völkerrechtsblog, the article addresses the question of how blogs and digital Open Access publishing can contribute to education in the legal discipline. The article concludes with some reflections on future visions for blogs and sustainable Open Access publishing in the legal areas.
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