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ROBIN ELIZABETH MANSELL ADDRESS Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE UK w. +44 207 955 6380 e [email protected] w http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/WhosWho/AcademicStaff/robinMansell.aspx Twitter Robin_Mansellx PERSONAL Date/Place of Birth: 3 January 1952, Vancouver, Canada Citizenship: Canadian, British Family Partner Home 101 Rotherhithe Street, London, SE16 4NF EDUCATION PhD (1984) PhD Communication (Politics and Economics), Simon Fraser University MA (1980) MA Communication (Politics and Economics), Simon Fraser University MSc (1976) MSc (Social Psychology), University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) BA (1974) BA Hons (Psychology), University of Manitoba CEng (1998) (Chartered Engineer - Electrical), examined at Sussex University and Fellow, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) London ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT Professor New Media and the Internet, Department of Media and Communications, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2003-present Professor Interdisciplinary Programme on Media and Communication, Department of Sociology, 2001-03 Professor Information and Communication Technology Policy, Science and Technology Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of Sussex, 1994-2000 Reader Science and Technology Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of Sussex, 1988-2003. OTHER EMPLOYMENT Administrator Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Information, Computers and Communication Policy Division, Paris, 1986-1987 Research Associate Programme on Information and Communication Technologies, Economic and Social Research Council, London, 1985-1986 Robin Elizabeth Mansell Curriculum Vitae Research Associate William H Melody & Associates, Vancouver, 1984-1985 VISITING APPOINTMENTS Visiting Scholar Radio-TV-Film Department University of Texas at Austin, 2-4 Apr 2019. Visiting Scholar Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Jan-Apr 2014 Honorary Professor SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, 2001-2012 Honorary Professor LINK (Learning, Information, Networking Knowledge) Centre, Graduate School of Public & Development Management, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, 2005-2010 Research Associate Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIAR), Program in Law and the Determinants of Social Ordering, 1996-1997 Visiting Researcher Program in Economic Growth and Policy, ‘Science, Technology and Institutional Change in a Global Economy’, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research (CIAR), Simon Fraser University, Apr-Sept 1994 Research Intern Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC), Ottawa, May-Aug 1977 AWARDS Honorary Doctorate, University of Fribourg, 2020 Elected Member, Academia Europaea, 2020 C. Edwin Baker Award, ICA Communication Law & Policy and Philosophy, Theory and Critique Divisions, 2020 Elected Fellow, UK Academy of Social Sciences, 2019 LSE Teaching Excellence Award, 2019. Distinguished Contribution Award, International Association for Media and Communications Research, 2017. Best paper, International Association for Mass Communication Research Conference (IAMCR), Communication Technology Section, Ljubljana, 1990. Scholar in Residence, School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario, 1988. Best Theoretical Article, Canadian Journal of Communication, 1984. Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship, 1980-1983. RESEARCH INTERESTS Media and Communications and Science and Technology Innovation and Policy, including: Governance of digital media and the internet Digital mediation of social and economic life Social, economic and policy issues arising from innovations in digital technologies and applications Interaction between technical design and market structures Sources of regulatory effectiveness and failure ADMINISTRATIVE/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES 2 Robin Elizabeth Mansell Curriculum Vitae London School of Economics And PoliticAl Science Member, Data Science Working Group (DSWG), LT-ST 2019. Member, Pro-Director Faculty Development’s Sabbatical Review group, 2017-2018. Interim Deputy Director and Provost, 2015-2016 Council Nominations Committee, 2014-2015 Knowledge Exchange and Impact Strategy Group (KEISG, formerly KESC), 2012-2015 Ethics (Grants – Donations) Panel, member 2012-2015, Co-Chair 2015-2016 Promotions Committee member, 2011-2013 Council member, Elected Academic Governor, 2005-2010 Pro-Directorship Selection Committee, 2008-2010 Equality and Diversity Committee, 2007-2010 Audit Committee, 2009-2010 External Affairs Committee, 2004-2008 Academic Planning and Resources Committee, 2001-2004 Department of Media and Communications REF2021 Department Co-Coordinator Acting Exam Sub-Board Chair – MT 2018 - LT 2019. Director MSc/MA Double Degree in Global Media and Communications (LSE and UCT) – 2018-2019 Head of Department, 2017-2018 Examination Sub-Board Chair, 2012-2015 Director of Graduate Studies, 2009-2010 Head of Department, 2006-2009 Director, PhD Programme in Media and Communications, 2006-2008, 2009-2010 Acting Head of Department, 2003-2004 POLIS Steering Committee, 2006-2013 Teaching and Learning Committee, 2002-2015 University of Sussex Vice-Chancellor’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) Working Group, 2000 Sussex University Doctoral Research Degree Examination Board, 1999–2000 Sussex University Graduate Studies Committee, 1995-1997 Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex Director of Research, Senior Management Team member, 1999–2000 Director of Graduate Studies, Senior Management Team member, 1995-1997 Director External Communication, Senior Management Team member, 1993-1995 Director, Information, Networks and Knowledge Research Centre, 1995-2000 Director, ESRC Centre for Information and Communication Technologies, 1988-1994 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AcAdemic Professional AssociAtions 3 Robin Elizabeth Mansell Curriculum Vitae International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) Member IAMCR, 1984-present Current: Scholarly Review Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Chair of Clearinghouse for Public Statements; Member History of IAMCR Commission Past President and Chair of International Council, 2004-2008 Co-Chair – Media and Communication Policy Task Force, 2010-2011 European Communication Policy Research (EuroCPR) Annual Conference, Chair, Scientific Committee, 2008- 2014 Other Academic Memberships: International Communication Association (ICA), Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA); UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS), American Economic Association (AEA), Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE), Canadian Communications Association (CCA), Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). Boards of Institutes TPRC (Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy), Board of Directors, from Nov 2016 – present, Elected Secretary Sept. 2019. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (IIG), Berlin, Member Scientific Advisory Council, from June 2017–present. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, Governing Body member, 1999-2009; IDS Fellowship Review & Promotions Board, 2009-2013 LIRNEAsia, Scientific Advisory Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2006 - present European Network for Communication and Information Perspectives (ENCIP), Founding Board Member, Collaboration of 15 European Universities and Institutes, 2002-2007 Research Programme/Project Evaluation and Appointments/Promotions Committees REF2021, Sub-Panel 34 Member, Communication, Culture and Media Studies, Library and Information Management. Academy of Finland, Literacy Programme Evaluation Panel Member and Chair Phase II Social Science Excellence Panel, 2020. Austrian Science Fund (FWF), START and Wittgenstein Jury member, 2020. Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Standing Selection Committee member, Ottawa Canada, June 2015 – present. ESRC College of Expert Reviewers, 2016 – 2019; ESRC Peer Review College, 2015-2016; ESRC, Virtual Research College Economics, Geography and Political Science member, 1997-2008. Canada Excellence Research Chair Evaluation Committee member, Sept. 2017. Scientific Research Evaluation Panel, Media and Communications, Pompeu Fabra University, Chair of Panel, Spain, May 2015 European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants Panel SH2 Institutions, Values and Beliefs and Behaviour member, 2009-2012; external reviewer 2013, 2016. Advanced Communication Technologies and Services Horizontal Actions Technical Evaluation Panel Chair, European Union 4th Framework Programme, Brussels, 1995. Countering Terrorism in Public Places Research Programme Co-Director, IDEAS Factory Sand-Pit, EPSRC, 2006. European Commission Trade and Electronic Data Interchange Systems (TEDIS) Programme, UK Evaluator, 1993. UK Research Project evaluation: ESRC, EPSRC and AHRC, Department for International Development, Department of Trade and Industry, then Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Overseas Research Project evaluation: Agence Nationale de la recherché France, Austrian Science Fund, Belgian Research Funding Agency, European Science Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada, IDRC, Canada, Irish Research Council, US National Science Foundation, Swedish and 4 Robin Elizabeth Mansell Curriculum Vitae Norwegian research funding agencies, Academy of Finland, Centre for Tele-information, Technical University of Denmark, TNO