International law is, by definition, a global discipline. Yet in practice, scholarly discourse often remains hampered by the borders of national publishing cultures and fora. The voices that are most audible internationally often come from the same (Western) elite institutions. The internet with its unprecedented communicative potential offers a unique chance to make international legal scholarship more inclusive, participatory \u2013 and simply more international. Nonetheless, old dynamics of center and periphery have not been overcome. The COVID-19 pandemic further increased the use of digital technologies for global scientific exchange and collaborations, highlighting their potential and revitalizing debates about open access (OA) and inequalities in knowledge production and dissemination.\u00a0 For those engaged in Open Access debates, the steps taken by publishers and academic institutions during the pandemic showcased the wealth of available possibilities – and their promise for advancing international legal scholarship.<\/p>\n
On 8 and 9 September 2022, V\u00f6lkerrechtsblog held its first ever conference \u201cOpening Access, Closing the Knowledge Gap? International Legal Scholarship Going Online\u201d. It took place in hybrid format at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (Heidelberg).<\/p>\n
This panel discusses the role of blogs and consists of the following presentations:<\/p>\n
Chair: Sissy Katsoni<\/strong><\/p>\n