Robin Mansell, Ph.D.

Media and Communications · London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom — Professor Emeritus

Research Areas

  • Communications Theory
  • Media and Communication History
  • Media Economics
  • Media Policy and Regulation
  • Media, Information and Communication Technology
  • Social Media

Ongoing Projects

Highlighted publications

Mansell, R. & Steinmueller, W. E. (2020) Advanced Introduction to Platform Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing, 164 pages

About

I am a research active Professor Emeritus. My research focuses on media and communications regulation and policy, digital platform governance, privacy and surveillance, and the political economy of innovation in digital technologies. Most recently I served as Scientific Director for the International Observatory on Information & Democracy Paris. I am author of more than 120 papers and my 23 books include Handbook of Media and Communication Governance (2024 Edward Elgar, co-edited), and Imagining the Internet: Communication, Innovation and Governance (2012 Oxford University Press).