Summer Course “Online Free Expression and Communication Policy Advocacy: a Toolkit for Media Development” at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, from June 18 to 29, 2012

CEU’s summer school invites applications from graduate students, junior faculty, researchers and practitioners in universities and other institutions from all over the world.

This intensive summer course is designed to help both researchers and activists gain new insights into the role which civil society can play in advocating for free expression online and communication policy change. Sessions will highlight the potential of technology and online tools for mobilizing and organizing constituencies and for enhancing the security and privacy of advocates. Participants will be exposed to a wide range of practical and theoretical views related to communication policy advocacy and online tools and tactics, and learn how to integrate research into communication policy advocacy.

Course Directors:

Kate Coyer, CEU

Susan Abbott, Internews Network

Monroe Price, Annenberg School for Communication, U Pennsylvania

Leslie Harris, Center for Democracy and Technology

The application deadline is February 15, 2012.

Financial aid is available.

More detailed information available at http://summer.ceu.hu/ online-2012

Summer University Office
1051 Budapest, Nádor utca 9, Hungary
http://www.sun.ceu.hu
e-mail:summeru@ceu.hu
tel: 36 1 327 3811
fax: 36 1 327 3124

http://summer.ceu.hu/ online-2012