Course Directors: Susan Abbott, Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania; Kate Coyer, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary / Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania; Monroe Price, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Course Managers: Laura Ranca, Central European University, Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS), Budapest; Libby Morgan, Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania

Core Faculty: Iginio Gagliardone, Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research, London; Lee Becker, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia; Nicole Stremlau, Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy, Oxford; Tudor Vlad, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Georgia, Athens

Brief course description

This intensive summer school on media development is designed to help early-stage researchers gain an understanding of the history, theory, practice, and current trends in the media development sector. In the program, students will be exposed to a wide range of theoretical, methodological, and applied/practitioner perspectives from academics and professionals in the media development arena. As part of the course, participants will help develop a comparative research project, undertake field research, and assess and evaluate findings in a written report, fully supervised by a mentor.

The goals of the course are:

• To stimulate and advance research, scholarship and academic discourse on media development;
• To identify a select group of scholars working in this area and nurture their research interests and capabilities;
• To give participants the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in research related to media development of benefit to the academic and practitioner communities.

As a result of the course, we plan to develop an edited reader on media development, which will feature contributions from the summer course faculty as well as other leading thinkers in the field. SUN participants will have the opportunity to contribute individual field research case studies and comparative analysis developed during the program.

Application deadline: February 16, 2009

For further academic information on the course and on eligibility criteria and funding options please visit the course web site http://www.sun.ceu.hu/media

Contact for pre-application inquiries and correspondence: E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / Tel:361 327 38 11 / Fax: (36-1)327-3124 / Skype: ceu-sun

Application requirements: http://www.sun.ceu.hu/02-courses/course-sites/media/appl-req.php
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Course managers & direct contact persons: Laura Ranca: rancal_at_ceu.hu and Libby Morgan: lmorgan_at_asc.upenn.edu