Internet Policy Scholarships Available
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The Internet Policy Observatory (IPO) is offering funding to both the Annenberg and Central European University Summer Programs and the Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute. Full scholarships are available to outstanding applicants who demonstrate through their applications a devotion to internet policy issues in their research or in their work. For questions about the programs or the IPO scholarships, please email Laura Schwartz- Henderson at lsh@asc.upenn.edu.
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Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute
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Oxford University, United Kingdom
June 30- July 11, 2014
Application Deadline: March 30th
For the past sixteen years, the Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute has brought together graduate students, scholars, lawyers, regulators, and activists from around the world for two weeks to discuss important recent trends in technology and international politics and the influence that these developments have on global media law, policy, and freedom of expression.
This year, in addition to our regular curriculum which provides an overview on the fundamentals of comparative media policy, the program will have a special focus on issues related to the global politics of the internet. Participants and speakers will analyze the evolution of processes that affect both domestic and international internet policies, the relationship between national efforts and international policy formations, and the role of corporations, governments, and civil society in internet policy and governance debates.
To learn more about past participants, speakers, and curricula, please click here.
To apply for the institute and the internet policy scholarship, click here.
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Advocacy, Activism, and the Internet: Communication Policy for Social Change
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Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
July 6-12, 2014
Application Deadline: April 2nd
This intensive summer course brings together a broadly international group of researchers, policy advocates, technologists and human rights activists to gain new insights into the role which civil society can play in advocating for a free and open internet. Sessions will highlight the potential of technology and online tools for mobilizing and organizing constituencies in support of an open Internet and for enhancing the security and privacy of online communication.
The 2014 Course will focus on:
- Internet law and policy
- Freedom of expression and open internet advocacy strategies
- Tools for digital security and privacy
- Human rights and communication policy
Past faculty have come from: Witness, Human Rights Watch, OSCE, Privacy International, Center for Democracy and Technology, OSF, Tactical Technology Collective, Global Voices Online, Center for Internet and Society, Hivos, International Center for Policy Advocacy, Internews, Creative Commons, Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, Transparency International, Open Technology Initiative, Tor Project, Berkman Center
To apply for the internet policy scholarship please email your CV and a letter of interest to Laura Schwartz-Henderson at lsh@asc.upenn.edu.
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About the Internet Policy Observatory
The Center for Global Communication Studies at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania-has created the Internet Policy Observatory (IPO) to research the dynamic technological and political contexts in which these internet governance debates take place. The IPO serves serve as a platform for informing relevant communities of activists, academics, and policy makers, displaying collected data and analysis. The Observatory encourages and sponsors research and studies ongoing events, key decisions and proposals, on internet policy.
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About CGCS
The director of CGCS is Professor Monroe E. Price, a leading authority on issues relating to media and civil society, media law and policy advocacy, and the intersection between communication, development, and globalization. CGCS staff includes Briar Smith, Associate Director; Laura Schwartz-Henderson, Research Project Manager; Drew Cahan, Grants Manager; Lauren Kogen, CGCS Post-Doc; Ben Wagner, CGCS Post-Doc; Andrea Highbloom, Program Administrator; Alexandra Esenler, Media Policy Fellow.
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