Media Policy Summer Institute

The 2011 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute will be held 4-15 June 2011 at the University of Oxford, UK. Application deadline is 1 April. For more information and to apply, see the Center for Global Communication Studies website here.

The annual Summer Institute brings together young scholars and regulators to discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and development and its influence on media policy. /…/

This year the Summer Institute will also focus on media governance and strategic communication in conflict and post-conflict environments including Sudan, Somalia and Bosnia. At the same time, the successful curriculum that has been the foundation of the Summer Institute over the years will continue, with sessions covering topics 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.