Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute

for decades, the oxford media policy summer institute has brought together top early career communications scholars, media lawyers and regulators, human rights activists, technologists and policymakers from countries around the world to discuss the effects of technology, media, and policy from a global and multidisciplinary perspective. as an integral part of oxford’s centre for socio-legal studies and the faculty of law, the programme in comparative media law and policy (pcmlp) has been leading the institute. we have built a strong global network of alumni and faculty who are leaders within the global freedom of expression community, many of whom come back to oxford as a speakers or visitors. the central aims of the institute are fourfold: 1) to broaden and expand the pool of talented young scholars & practitioners working in these fields; 2) to connect them to elite scholars and practitioners from around the world; 3) to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue; and 4) to build space