There is no one set definition for the phrase “ad hoc networks”. The term refers to the ability for members of a network to establish a network connection between devices. Yet, ad hoc networks pertain to both the technical domain of network infrastructures, the social, political and economic modes of self-organisation they enable, and the regulatory and policy settings that enable them.
A proposal, informed by feminist theory, for a policy agenda of “governable spaces” across the domains of social media, gig economies, and network infrastructure.