[ecrea] Research Assistants: Social media and conflict in Africa

Nicole Stremlau of the Programme for Comparative Media Law and Policy at 
Oxford University is currently seeking two research assistants to join 
the project ConflictNet. This is a new 5-year project funded by the 
European Research Council (ERC) that examines the role of social media 
in conflict in Africa.The project focuses on questions around: social 
media and migration away from conflict;  online hate speech and the 
perpetuation of violence; and the efforts by governments, companies, and 
individuals to shape and extend internet access in Africa.We will 
shortly be launching a new website for the project but in the meantime a 
summary is available here:
http://pcmlp.socleg.ox.ac.uk/2017/09/nicole-stremlau-awarded-erc-grant-conflictnet/
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Further information about how to apply for the Research Assistant 
positions is available here:
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/research-assistant-conflictnet
Deadline date for applications is*Thursday 26th April 2018.*




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