[ecrea] PhD scholarship on Mediated Public Participation

The Department of Media & Communication at the University of Leicester 
is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in the area of Media & 
Democracy. This studentship will support the development of a new 
research group in the Department - the Media and Democracy Group - which 
brings together academics working on political communication in both 
traditional and digital media.

A key development in the area of political communication is, following 
developments in the political theory of deliberation, an analysis of the 
affordances that media provide opportunities for political engagement 
and participation. We welcome applications from suitably qualified 
applicants who can show evidence of an interest in this area and a 
viable research proposal.

The successful applicant will be supervised by Dr Jonathan Ong 
<http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media/people/jonathan-ong-profile> ((jco10 /at/ le.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(jco10 /at/ le.ac.uk)>) and Professor Peter Lunt 
<http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/media/people/peter-lunt/professor-peter-lunt-profile> ((pl108 /at/ le.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(pl108 /at/ le.ac.uk)>).

Application closing date is 31 March 2014. Applicants must be able to 
start in October 2014.

Further details available at: 
http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/research/funding/media-democracy