United Kingdom
- Telephone:
- 44 (0)1865 287210
- Email:
- enquiries@oii.ox.ac.uk
- Website:
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- Topic(s) of work:
- Internet Governance (ICANN / IGF), Politics / Political Communication, Democratization, Elections (impact on), Legislative process, Lobbying, Webcasting / Streaming / IPTV, Internet, Community/municipal broadband, Universal access / service, Filtering, Internet Service Providers, Network neutrality, Search engines, Standards / Protocols, Networks
- Institutional Type:
- Academic
Description
The Oxford Internet Institute is a department within the Social Sciences Division of the University of Oxford. It is a leading world centre for the multidisciplinary study of the Internet and society, focusing on Internet-related research and education that will shape policy and practice. Founded in 2001 with core funding from The Shirley Foundation and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Institute's mission is 'to become the world's leading independent centre of excellence in academic research on the impact of the Internet on society, and in informing policy and generating debate'.
Projects
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OpenNet Initiative
Principal Investigators: Jonathan Zittrain, Ronald J. Deibert
Networks
- World Internet Project; since 2000
Members (Past Members)
Researcher
- Christian Ahlert
- Ian Brown, Research Fellow
- Andrew Currah, Research Fellow
- William Dutton, Director
- Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Research Fellow
- Ellen J Helsper, Research Fellow
- Helen Margetts, Research Director
- Alison Powell, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow
