Nicole Stremlau

Nicole Stremlau’s current research is in on media policy in post-war situations. She has conducted extensive research in Ethiopia and lived there for several years.  She also worked at a local newspaper in Addis Ababa.  Dr. Stremlau has studied the communication strategies of guerrilla movements and their approach to media policy after seizing power. Her current research is on information flows in Somaliland and Somalia examining how they affect the nation and state building process.  She recently started an ESRC research project on China’s media policy in Africa that explores the role of Chinese media as well as Chinese support to local media.

 

Prior to coming to PCMLP, Dr. Stremlau was director of the Africa programme at the Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research.  Further information can be found on the CSLS website.