An/Ox Summer Institute 2010

The Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania and the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford are pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the 12th annual Media Policy Summer School.

 

The annual Institute brings together young scholars and regulators from around the world to discuss important recent trends in technology, international politics and development and its influence on media policy.

 

This year there will be a significant focus on media regulation in crisis environments from Sudan to Somalia, to Iraq. There will be sessions on freedom of information, public diplomacy, media and economic and social development and the history of information transitions.

 

At the same time, the successful curriculum that has been the foundation of the institute over the years will continue, with sessions ranging from global issues of internet regulation to satellite delivery of information. 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 a wide range of participants from around the globe together 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.

 

The two-week summer school will be held from July 5th through July 16th.   Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until March 31st, 2010.

 

For more information, and the application form see the Annenberg/Oxford microsite.