[kictanet] Fwd: [pcmlp] 2012 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute June 17th-29th, 2012 University of Oxford

[Adam Peake]

Perhaps of interest.

Adam


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From: Louise Scott <louise.scott at csls.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:10 AM
Subject: [pcmlp] 2012 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute
June 17th-29th, 2012 University of Oxford
To: "pcmlp-news at maillist.ox.ac.uk" <pcmlp-news at maillist.ox.ac.uk>


The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of
Oxford (PCMLP) and the Center for Global Communication Studies at the
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania are
pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for
the 14th annual Media Policy Summer School, to be held from June 17 -
29, 2012 at the University of Oxford.

The annual summer institute brings together young scholars and
regulators to discuss important and recent trends in technology,
international politics and development and its influence on media
policy. Participants come from around the world; countries represented
at previous summer institutes include Thailand, Kenya, China, Brazil,
Egypt, Nigeria, Jordan, Italy and Bosnia, among others.

This year the summer institute seeks, as part of the cohort,
researchers and academics (PhD candidates and early career academics,
for example), who will come with a research project related to the
general subject of the Institute. Research generally related to the
work of the Center for Global Communication Studies and the Programme
for Comparative Media Law and Policy is especially welcome, and some
participants will be asked to present their research. Applications are
also welcome from those working as lawyers and those employed by NGOs,
government bodies, and regulatory agencies.

The seminars this year will focus on several key areas, including
media governance in India and China and strategic communications in
conflict and post-conflict and transitional environments, particularly
in the Middle East and Africa. At the same time, the successful
curriculum that has been the foundation of the programme over the
years will continue, with sessions covering global media policy issues
such as media and economic/social development, freedom of information,
internet regulation and convergence. Part of the course will be
devoted to new developments in comparative approaches to regulation,
looking at Ofcom in the UK and other agencies, including examples from
the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The seminar brings together a wide range of participants from around
the globe and provides them with an environment in which significant
policy issues are seriously discussed. The richness of the experience
comes from exposure to a variety of speakers and from the discussions
among participants themselves.

This year, we will again be offering more than twelve Media Policy
Fellowships that cover tuition, housing, travel, and per diem for
exceptional applicants from the developing world. For more information
on the Media Policy Fellowships, please email lsh at asc.upenn.edu

Applications for the 2012 programme will be accepted via our online
application form on a rolling basis through March 31, 2012.  Please
feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think might be
interested.

For more information about the programme, application instructions,
and a link to the online application please visit
http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/an-ox