Markle Fellowships Oxford U

Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies
Oxford University

Markle Fellows at PCMLP - Apply by August 1, 2002

OVERVIEW 

The Markle Foundation has established a fellowship
program at the Oxford University's Programme in
Comparative Media Law and Policy. The program will
award several long and short term fellowships to help
practitioners from around the world become further
involved in the debate over Internet regulation and
governance, the digital divide, convergence, and other
ICT policy areas in transitional societies.
Applications are sought from industry, government,
private sector, international, and private research
institutions with appropriate professional experience.

CRITERIA 

A prospective fellow must demonstrate a strong
commitment to improving policy decisions in a
networked society, exceptional competence in some
related area of communications policy, be cognizant of
the ways in which research may affect and be relevant
to policy making, communicate and work effectively
with decision and policy makers and others outside of
the academic community, exhibit a willingness and
flexibility to tackle problems in a number of policy
areas; demonstrate sensitivity toward political,
economic, and social issues; and have some experience
and/or strong interest in applying knowledge toward
the solution of problems in the area of communications
policy. Fellows from universities must demonstrate an
interest in translating academic research into policy
initiatives.

The research performed under these fellowships should
focus on international legal developments, responses
in other transition societies, and structures that
help address the strategic objectives of the Markle
Foundation. Areas of interest to the Markle Foundation
include Internet governance, digital divide,
consolidation, access and choice, and redefining
property. 

Senior Fellows

Senior fellows should have a PhD or equivalent
experience. The prospective fellow should submit a
research proposal and a statement of how their
presence at the Programme will create constructive and
cooperative projects among the Programme's researchers
and projects within the Markle Foundation. These
fellowships offer up to US$2500 a month and may last
from one month to a maximum of two terms. Matched
funding is sought from the home-institution of the
fellow.

Those who receive such fellowships should expect to
produce substantive output in the form of papers,
articles, books, or innovative workshops and online
activities. The fellowships are also meant to allow
the fellow to explore complex comparative projects and
prospective fellows are encouraged to apply in
partnership with other fellows.

Junior Fellows

Junior fellows must have a BA and may be academics or
professionals involved in comparative media law and
policy areas. Potential fellows may also be students
actively pursuing their Masters or Doctorate degrees.
A junior fellow should expect to learn from,
participate in, and contribute to the Programme's
research projects and areas of interest outlined by
the Markle Foundation and the Programme below. These
fellowships offer up to US$1,500 per month and may
last from one month to a maximum of two terms. Matched
funding is sought from the home-institution of the
fellow. 

ABOUT PCMLP

A thorough shaking and remodelling of media and
communications systems is ongoing world-wide, causing
a vast remapping of the relationship of governments,
corporations, and societies to the images, messages,
and information that course within and across
traditional boundaries. States, governments, public
international agencies, multinational corporations,
human rights organisations, and billions of
individuals are all involved in this process. The
result, at the moment, is a teeming experiment in
reconstruction and reaction of media laws and
policies. The various players are seeking a vocabulary
of change and a set of laws and institutions that
provide legitimacy, continued power, or the
opportunity to profit from the technological prospects
for change.

PCMLP exists:

-To examine the processes of restructuring media and
telecommunications structures from various
perspectives; 
-To provide a framework for understanding the
background, mechanisms, and prospects of the processes
of media restructuring; and 
-To help provide a new generation of scholars and
policymakers with a sharpened comparative insight into
the problems of adjustment of technology to society. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 

When to Apply

Apply by August 1, 2002. 
The fellowship will begin during Michaelmas Term 2002
(13 October-7 December) 

How to Apply

To apply for the junior or senior level fellowship
please send a statement of interest or research
proposal of 200-500 words, one recommendation,
description of the scope and fellowship level desired,
and a CV to the address below. For more information
about the PCMLP see: http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk. 

PCMLP, Fellows in Information Policy
Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College 
Oxford, OX2 6UD 
United Kingdom 
Tel: +44 1865 284220 
Fax: +1 (212) 504-3024 
[email protected]