Robin Mansell#
| Membership Number: | 5376 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | FILM, MEDIA & VISUAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2020 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/people/academic-staff/robin-mansell |
| ORCID: | 0000-0003-3950-3468 |
| Twitter: | @Robin_Mansellx |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/REMansell |
| Linkedin: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-mansell-339b2212/?originalSubdomain=uk |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 - Professor Emerita, Department of Media and Communications, LSE, UK
- 2001 - 2022 Professor, New Media and the Internet, Department of Media and Communications, LSE, UK
- 2014, Jan - Apr Visiting Scholar, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 2001 - 2003 Professor, Interdisciplinary Programme on Media and Communication, Department of Sociology, LSE, UK
- 2005 - 2010 Honorary Professor LINK (Learning, Information, Networking Knowledge) Centre, University of Witwatersrand, SA)
- 2001 - 2012 Honorary Professor, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK)
- 1994 - 2000 Professor, ICT Policy, Science and Technology Policy Research Unit - SPRU, University of Sussex, UK
- 1988 - 1994 Reader, SPRU, University of Sussex, UK (Director, Centre for ICT Policy)
- 1986 - 1987 Administrator, OECD, Information, Computers and Communication Policy Division, Paris, France
- 1985 - 1986 Research Associate, Programme on ICTs, ESRC, London, UK
- 1984 - 1985 Research Associate, William H Melody & Associates, Vancouver, Canada
Fields of Scholarship
- Digital technology innovation
- Digital mediation in social and economic life
- Regulatory effectiveness and failure
- Digital platform governance
- Digital exclusion/inclusion
Honours and Awards
- 2022 British Academy, Elected Fellow
- 2021 Simon Fraser University Outstanding Alumni Award (Academic Achievement)
- 2020 Honorary Doctorate, University of Fribourg
- 2020 C. Edwin Baker Award, Communication Law & Policy and Philosophy, Theory and Critique Divisions, International Communication Association (ICA)
- 2019 Elected Fellow, UK Academy of Social Sciences
- 2017 Distinguished Contribution Award, International Association for Media and Communications Research (IAMCR)
- 1988 Scholar in Residence, School of Business, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
- 1984 Best Theoretical Article, Canadian Journal of Communication
- 1980 - 1983 Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship
