Governing the digital domain and securing cyberspace are public concerns, but often private tasks. Firms that control platforms, cybersecurity infrastructure, and innovation networks are thus placed at the center of policy-making. They are often able both to directly lobby public institutions and to shape the agenda, constraining the options available to policy-makers. This project explores how business power interacts with institutional frameworks, regulatory environments, and democratic norms.
Publications
- Kausche, K., & Weiss, M. (2025). Platform power and regulatory capture in digital governance. Business and Politics, 27(2), 284-308.
- Weiss, M., & Krieger, N. (2025). The political economy of cybersecurity: Governments, firms and opportunity structures for business power. Contemporary Security Policy, 46(3), 403-428.
- Weiss, M., & Biermann, F. (2023). Cyberspace and the protection of critical national infrastructure. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 26(3), 250-267.
- Weiss, M., & Jankauskas, V. (2019). Securing cyberspace: How states design governance arrangements. Governance, 32(2), 259-275.
- Weiss, M. (2018). How to become a first mover? Mechanisms of military innovation and the development of drones. European Journal of International Security, 3(2), 187-210.