Inaugural Conference

Media, Communication and Democracy: Global and National Environments

Date: 31 August - 2 Sept
Venues: State Library and RMIT Storey Hall

The EU Centre within RMIT’s School of Media and Communication and the Media and Democracy in Eastern Europe Research Project at the University of Oxford, UK, invite you to attend the Centre's inaugural annual conference.

Panels, papers and debate will focus on media, communication and democracy in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America or Africa, as well as the established areas of Europe and Australia. In a world of regular, unforeseen crises and growing power of media owners, online and otherwise, various questions about the implications for democratic processes will be explored.

Key participants will include Professor Paolo Mancini, Associate Professor Ingrid Volkmer, Professor Jan Zielonka and Professor Stephanie Hemelryk Donald.

View details and register at:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Our%20Organisation%2FDesign%20and%20Social%20Context%2FResearch%2FResearch%20centres%2FEuropean%20Union%20%28EU%29%20Centre%2FResearch%2FConferences/