Mansell, Robin


Professor Robin Mansell  

Department

Position held

POLIS

Member of the Advisory Board

Department of Media and Communications

Professor of New Media and the Internet

Experience keywords:

new media; audiovisual policy; telecommunications policy; internet governance; communication technologies

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Mansell's research focuses on the social, economic, and technical issues arising from new technologies, especially in the computer and telecommunication industries. She examines the integration of new technologies into society, the interaction between engineering design and the structure of markets, and the sources of regulatory effectiveness and failure. She has written extensively on the social, organisational and economic factors influencing access to the new technologies.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Creative Industries and CultureInformation TechnologyMedia Technology and New MediaPolicy and Regulatory BodiesTelecommunications

Countries and regions to which research relates:

developing countries; North America; Europe

Languages:

French [Spoken: Basic, Written: Intermediate]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6380

Publications

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Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2013) Digital infrastructures, economies, and public policies: contending rationales and outcome assessment strategies. In: Dutton, William H., (ed.) The Oxford handbook of internet studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199589074

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2013) Copyright infringement online: the case of the Digital Economy Act judicial review in the United Kingdom. New media & society, online ISSN 1461-4448

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2013) Copyright infringement online: the case of the Digital Economy Act judicial review in the United Kingdom. New media & society, ISSN 1461-4448

2012

Mansell, Robin (2012) Promoting access to digital knowledge resources: managing in the commons. International journal of the commons, pp. 1-20. ISSN 1875-0281

Mansell, Robin (2012) Critical thinking: Kahneman and policy making. Prometheus, 30 (4). pp. 461-464. ISSN 0810-9028

Mansell, Robin (2012) ICT innovation and sustainable development. In: Souter, David and MacLean, Don, (eds.) Changing our understanding of sustainability: the impact of ICTs and the internet. International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Mansell, Robin (2012) Imagining the internet: communication, innovation, and governance. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199697052

Mansell, Robin (2012) ICTs, discourse and knowledge societies: implications for policy and practice. In: Frau-Meigs, Divina and Nicey, Jérémie and Palmer, Michael and Pohle, Julia and Tupper, Patricio, (eds.) From NWICO to WSIS: 30 years of communication geopolitics: actors and flows, structures and divides. Intellect, Bristol. ISBN 9781841505862

Mansell, Robin (2012) Mobile phones: challenges of capability building. Georgetown journal of international affairs, 13 (2). ISSN 1526-0054

Mansell, Robin (2012) Communications data and civil liberties under threat. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2012) The copyright paradox: creative destruction, re-publication and the impact of new technologies. Industrial and corporate change, ISSN 0960-6491

Mansell, Robin (2012) Policy bias and the European audiovisual media industry. In: Jarren, O. and Künzler, M. and Puppis, M., (eds.) Media Structure and media performance: current research and new perspectives. Austrian Academy of Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften), Vienna, Austria.

2011

Dini, Paolo and Iqani, Mehita and Mansell, Robin (2011) The (im)possibility of interdisciplinarity: lessons from constructing a theoretical framework for digital ecosystems. Culture, theory and critique, 52 (1). pp. 3-27. ISSN 1473-5784

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2011) In the High Court of Justice, Administrative Court between The Queen on the application of (1) British Telecommunications plc (2) TalkTalk Telecom Group plc and The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, claim no. CO/7354/2010: prepared for BT. LSE Enterprise, London, UK

Mansell, Robin (2011) Communications history and policy: introduction to section II. In: Comor, Edward, (ed.) Media, structures and power: the Robert E. Babe collection. University of Toronto Press, Toronto, Canada. ISBN 9780802098603

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2011) Copyright infringement online: the case of the Digital Economy Act judicial review in the United Kingdom. In:International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference (13-17 July 2011 : Istanbul).

Mansell, Robin and Raboy, Marc, (eds.) (2011) The handbook of global media and communication policy. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK. ISBN 9781405198714

Mansell, Robin (2011) New visions, old practices: policy and regulation in the internet era. Continuum: journal of media & cultural studies, 25 (1). pp. 19-32. ISSN 1030-4312

Mansell, Robin and Raboy, M. (2011) Introduction: foundations of the theory and practice of global media and communication policy. In: Mansell, Robin and Raboy, M., (eds.) Handbook on global media and communication policy. Wiley-Blackwell, New York, USA. ISBN 9781405198714

2010

Mansell, Robin (2010) Power and interests in developing knowledge societies: exogenous and endogenous discourses in contention. IKM Working Papers, 11. IKM Emergent, Bonn, Germany

Mansell, Robin and Berdou, Evangelia (2010) Political economy, the internet and FL/OSS development. In: Hunsinger, Jeremy and Allen, Matthew and Klastrup, Lisbeth, (eds.) International handbook of internet research. Springer, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 341-362. ISBN 9781402097881

Mansell, Robin (2010) The life and times of the information society. Prometheus, 28 (2). pp. 165-186. ISSN 0810-9028

Mansell, Robin (2010) Commentary - mediating the public sphere: democratic deliberation, communication gaps, and the personalization of politics. In: Salmon, Charles T., (ed.) Communication yearbook 34. Routledge, Oxford, UK, pp. 259-274. ISBN 9780415878579

Mansell, Robin (2010) The information society and ICT policy: a critique of the mainstream vision and an alternative research framework. Journal of information, communication & ethics in society, 8 (1). pp. 22-41. ISSN 1477-996X

d'Haenens, Leen and Mansell, Robin and Sarikakis, Katharine (2010) Editor's introduction. Communication, culture & critique, 3 (2). pp. 131-133. ISSN 1753-9129

Mansell, Robin (2010) Technology, innovation, power and social consequence. In: Kalantzis-Cope, P. and Martin, K. G., (eds.) Properties of technology: mapping emerging digital spaces in contemporary society. Palgrave Macmillan, New York, USA.

Mansell, Robin (2010) Macht, Medienkultur und die neuen Medien. In: Hepp, Andreas and Höhn, Marco and Wimmer, Jeffrey, (eds.) Medienkultur im Wandel. UVK, Konstanz, Germany, pp. 55-74. ISBN 9783867642125

2009

Mansell, Robin, (ed.) (2009) The information society. Routledge, London, UK. ISBN 9780415443081

Mansell, Robin (2009) The power of new media networks. In: Hammer, Rhonda and Kellner, Douglas, (eds.) Media/cultural studies: critical approaches. Peter Lang, New York, USA, pp. 107-122. ISBN 9781433107016

2008

Mansell, Robin (2008) The life and times of the information society: a critical review. In:Media@LSE Fifth Anniversary Conference: Media, Communication and Humanity 2008 (21 - 23 September 2008 : LSE).

Mansell, Robin (2008) Communication and information: towards a prospective research agenda. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, France

Beckett, Charlie and Mansell, Robin (2008) Crossing boundaries: new media and networked journalism. Communication, culture & critique, 1 (1). pp. 92-104. ISSN 1753-9129

Mansell, Robin (2008) Communication and technology: what’s new? In:Seminar on New Media (19 January 2008 : Colombo, Sri Lanka).

Mansell, Robin (2008) Foreword: internet-mediated participation beyond the nation state. In: Cammaerts, Bart, (ed.) Internet-mediated participation beyond the nation state. University of Manchester Press, Manchester, UK. ISBN 9780719076480

Mansell, Robin (2008) Technology and communication. In: Donsbach, Wolfgang, (ed.) The International encyclopedia of communication. Wiley-Blackwell in association with the International Communication Association, Malden MA, pp. 5011-5023. ISBN 9781405131995

Mansell, Robin (2008) Fostering diversity in knowledge societies: fault lines and intermediaries. In: Banerjee, Indrajit and Logan, Stephen, (eds.) Asian communication handbook 2008. Asian Media Communication and Information Centre, Singapore, pp. 17-25. ISBN 978981413610

Dini, Paolo and Lombardo, Gabriella and Mansell, Robin and Razavi, Amir Reza and Moschoyiannis, Sotiris and Krause, Paul and Nicolai, Andrea and Rivera León, Lorena (2008) Beyond interoperability to digital ecosystems: regional innovation and socio-economic development led by SMEs. International journal of technological learning, innovation and development, 1 (3). pp. 410-426. ISSN 1753-1942

2007

Mansell, Robin (2007) The problem of internationalizing media and communication research. Global media and communication, 3 (3). pp. 283-288. ISSN 1742-7665

Mansell, Robin and Avgerou, Chrisanthi and Quah, Danny and Silverstone, Roger, (eds.) (2007) The Oxford handbook of information and communication technologies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199266234

Mansell, Robin and Avgerou, Chrisanthi and Quah, Danny and Silverstone, Roger (2007) The challenges of ICTs. In: Mansell, Robin and Avgerou, Chrisanthi and Quah, Danny and Silverstone, Roger, (eds.) The Oxford handbook of information and communication technologies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 1-28. ISBN 0199266239

Mansell, Robin (2007) Prelazak granica sa novim medijima. Casopis za upravljanje komuniciranjem (Communication management quarterly), 4 (2). pp. 5-10. ISSN 1452-7405

2006

Mansell, Robin (2006) Ambiguous connections: entitlements and responsibilities of global networking. Journal of international development, 18 (6). pp. 901-913. ISSN 0954-1748

Mansell, Robin (2006) Collective action, institutionalism, and the internet. Journal of economic issues, 40 (2). pp. 297-305. ISSN 0021-3624

Mansell, Robin (2006) Foreword: information communication technologies and human development: opportunities and challenges. In: Gascó-Hernandez, Mila and Equiza-Lopez, Fran and Acevedo-Ruiz, Manuel, (eds.) Information communication technologies and human development: opportunities and challenges. Idea Group, Hershey. ISBN 9781599040585

Mansell, Robin and Nordenstreng, Kaarle (2006) Great media and communication debates: WSIS and the MacBride Report. Information technologies and international development, 3 (4). pp. 15-36. ISSN 1544-7529

Chouliaraki, Lilie and Beckett, Charlie and Mansell, Robin (2006) Morality and media in the 21st Century - a panel in celebration of the work of Professor Roger Silverstone. In:Morality and media in the 21st Century - a panel in celebration of the work of Professor Roger Silverstone (16th October 2006 : LSE).

2005

Mansell, Robin and Collins, Brian S. (2005) Introduction: Trust and crime in information societies. In: Mansell, Robin and Collins, Brian S., (eds.) Trust and crime in information societies. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9781847203397

Mansell, Robin (2005) Contradictions of information societies / Les contradicions de la societat de la informació. Quaderns del Consell de l’Audiovisual de Catalunya, (21). pp. 41-44. ISSN 1138-9761

Mansell, Robin (2005) Strategic interests in information societies. In: Verhoest, P., (ed.) Contradiction, confusion and hubris, a critical review of European information society policy. ENCIP, Brussells, pp. 19-27.

Mansell, Robin (2005) Social informatics and the political economy of communications. Information technology and people, 18 (1). pp. 21-25. ISSN 0959-3845

Collins, Brian S. and Mansell, Robin (2005) Cyber trust and crime prevention. In: Mansell, Robin and Collins, Brian S., (eds.) Trust and crime in information societies. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 11-58. ISBN 1845421779

Mansell, Robin (2005) Internet. In: Forsyth, Tim, (ed.) Encyclopedia of international development. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 379-380. ISBN 041525342x

Mansell, Robin (2005) Media pluralism and cultural diversity. In: Stauffacher, Daniel and Kleinwächter, Wolfgang, (eds.) The World Summit on the Information Society: moving from the past into the future. The United Nations Information and Communication Technologies Task Force, New York, pp. 212-218.

Mansell, Robin and Collins, Brian S., (eds.) (2005) Trust and crime in information societies. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK. ISBN 9781845421779

Mansell, Robin (2005) Network security in an insecure world. In:Innovation and productivity: what we know and what we don't - reflections from social science: EDS Innovation conference (13th Dec 2005 : London).

Mansell, Robin (2005) The fragility of knowledge societies: ambiguity, cost reduction and access in developing countries. In: Maitland+20: fixing the missing link. The Anima Centre Limited, Bradford on Avon, UK, pp. 81-97. ISBN 0955161606

Mansell, Robin (2005) Regulation and electronic commerce in developing countries. In: Mahan, AK and Melody, WH, (eds.) Stimulating Investment in network development: roles for regulators : Case studies and research from World Dialogue on Regulation Research Cycle 2. World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies, Washington, DC, pp. 39-63. ISBN 8790288181

Mansell, Robin (2005) Do we trust U? LSE Magazine, Winter pp. 14-15. ISSN 0023-639X

2004

Mansell, Robin (2004) Introduction - human rights and equity in cyberspace. In: Murray, Andrew D. and Klang, Mathias, (eds.) Human rights in the digital age. The Glasshouse Press, London, UK, pp. 1-10. ISBN 9781904385318

Collins, Brian S. and Mansell, Robin (2004) Cyber trust and crime prevention: a synthesis of the state-of-the-art science reviews. Office of Science and Technology, London, UK

Mansell, Robin (2004) Political economy, power and new media. New media & society, 6 (1). pp. 74-83. ISSN 1461-4448

Humphrey, John and Mansell, Robin and Paré, Daniel and Schmitz, Hubert (2004) E-commerce for developing countries: expectations and reality. IDS bulletin, 35 (1). pp. 31-39. ISSN 0265-5012

Mansell, Robin (2004) Telecommunications. In: Forsyth, Tim, (ed.) Encyclopedia of international development. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 677-679. ISBN 041525342x

Mansell, Robin (2004) New media and the power of networks. In: Humphreys, Patrick and Adam, F and Brezillon, P and Pomerol, J.C, (eds.) Decision making and decision support in the internet age: proceedings of DSIage 2002 : an IFIP WG 8.3 open conference. Oaktree Press, IRL, Cork. ISBN 9781860762468

Jankowski, Nicolas and Jones, Steve and Foot, Kirsten and Howard, Phil and Mansell, Robin and Schneider, Steve and Silverstone, Roger (2004) The internet and communication studies. In: Price, Monroe and Nissenbaum, Helen, (eds.) Academy and the internet. Peter Lang, New York, USA, pp. 168-195. ISBN 978082062035

Mansell, Robin (2004) ICTs for development: what prospects and problems? The South African journal of information and communication, (5). pp. 1-22. ISSN 1607-2235

Mansell, Robin (2004) The internet, capitalism and policy. In: Consalvo, Mia and Baym, Nancy and Hunsinger, Jeremy and Jensen, Klaus Bruhn, (eds.) Internet research annual: selected papers from the Association of Internet Researchers Conferences 2000-2002. Peter Lang, New York, pp. 175-184. ISBN 9780820468402

Mansell, Robin and Adesida, Olugbenga and Murray, Allison (2003) The nature of the information society: an industrialized world perspective. In:Visions of the Information Society ITU Conference (18th Feb 2003 : Geneva).

Mansell, Robin (2003) Electronic commerce: conceptual pitfalls and practical realities. Prometheus, 21 (4). pp. 429-447. ISSN 0810-9028

Mansell, Robin (2003) ICTs for development: the case of B2B e-commerce. The Author

Mansell, Robin and Javary, Michele (2003) New media and the forces of capitalism. In: Calabrese, Andrew and Sparks, Colin, (eds.) Toward a political economy of culture: capitalism and communication in the twenty-first century. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham MD, pp. 228-243. ISBN 9780742526839

Humphrey, John and Mansell, Robin and Paré, Daniel and Schmitz, Hubert (2003) Reality of e-commerce with developing countries. London School of Economics, London, UK

2002

Mansell, Robin and Nikolychuk, Lynne (2002) Economic importance of electronic networks: assessing the micro-level evidence. Cabinet Office, London, UK

Mansell, Robin and Javary, Michele (2002) Emerging internet oligopolies: a political economy analysis. In: Miller, Edythe. S and Samuels, Warren. J, (eds.) An institutionalist approach to public utilities regulation. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, Michigan, pp. 162-201. ISBN 9780870136245

Mansell, Robin (2002) New-tech society: where all citizens should be free to meet. Times higher education supplement, ISSN 0049-3929

Mansell, Robin (2002) Introduction: Inside the communication revolution: evolving patterns of social and technical interaction. In: Mansell, Robin, (ed.) Inside the communication revolution: evolving patterns of social and technical interaction. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 1-20. ISBN 9780198296560

Mansell, Robin (2002) Conclusion. Social relations, mediating power and technologies. In: Mansell, Robin, (ed.) Inside the communication revolution: evolving patterns of social and technical interaction. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 251-270. ISBN 9780198296560

Mansell, Robin (2002) Constructing the knowledge base for knowledge-driven development. Journal of knowledge management, 6 (4). pp. 317-329. ISSN 1367-3270

Mansell, Robin and Samarajiva, Rohan and Mahan, Amy, (eds.) (2002) Networking knowledge for information societies: institutions & intervention. Delft University Press, Netherlands. ISBN 904072300I

Mansell, Robin, (ed.) (2002) Inside the communication revolution: evolving patterns of social and technical interaction. Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 9780198296560

Mansell, Robin (2002) From digital divides to digital entitlements in knowledge societies. Current sociology, 50 (3). pp. 407-426. ISSN 1461-7064

2001

Mansell, Robin and Couldry, Nick (2001) A Commonwealth action programme for the digital divide: report of the Commonwealth Expert Group on Information Technology for the Commonwealth High Level Review Group. Commonwealth Secretariat

Mansell, Robin and Nioras, Alexander (2001) E-commerce web site attributes: differentiating hype from reality. Communications & strategies, 41 (1). pp. 79-106. ISSN 1157-8637

Mansell, Robin (2001) E-commerce and developing countries. Communicator, quarterly journal of Indian institute of mass communication, XXXVI (2). pp. 3-9. ISSN 0588-8093

Mansell, Robin (2001) Digital opportunities and the missing link for developing countries. Oxford review of economic policy, 17 (2). pp. 282-295. ISSN 0266-903X

Mansell, Robin (2001) The deep structure of knowledge societies. In: Jeffrey, L., (ed.) Vital link for a knowledge culture: public access to new information and communication technologies. The Council of Europe DGIV, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Environment, Strasbourg, France, pp. 55-73. ISBN 9287146217

2000

Mansell, Robin (2000) Knowledge and the internet: the end of control? Intermedia, 28 (2/3). pp. 43-46. ISSN 0309-118X

Mansell, Robin and Schenk, Ingrid and Steinmueller, W. Edward (2000) Net compatible: the economic and social dynamics of e-commerce. Communications & strategies, 38 (2). ISSN 1157-8637

1999

Mansell, Robin (1999) Global access to information & communication technologies (GAIT): priorities for action. INK@SPRU, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Sussex, UK

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W.E. and Montalvo, U.W.d. (1999) Opportunities for knowledge-based development: capabilities, infrastructure, investment and policy. Science and public policy, 26 (2). pp. 91-100. ISSN 0302-3427

Mansell, Robin (1999) New media competition and access: the scarcity-abundance dialectic. New media and society, 1 (2). pp. 155-182. ISSN 1461-4448

Mansell, Robin (1999) Information and communication technologies for development: assessing the potential and the risks. Telecommunications policy, 23 (1). pp. 35-50. ISSN 0308-5961

1998

Mansell, Robin and Schenk, Ingrid and Steinmueller, W. Edward (1998) Net compatible: virtual communities, intelligent agents and trust service provision for electronic commerce. INK@SPRU, University of Sussex, Sussex, UK

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (1998) Intellectual property rights: competing interests on the internet. Communications & Strategies, 30 (2). pp. 173-197. ISSN 1157-8637

Mansell, Robin and Wehn, Uta, (eds.) (1998) Knowledge societies: information technology for sustainable development. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198294108

1997

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (1997) Advanced communication technologies and services: design configuration and stakeholder interests in Europe. Telematics and Informatics, 14 (4). pp. 329-348. ISSN 0736-5853

1996

Mansell, Robin (1996) Telecommunications in the UK: controlling the information society gateways. Telematics and informatics, 13 (2-3). pp. 141-156. ISSN 0736-5853

1995

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (1995) Intellectual property rights: the development of information infrastructures for the information society. Science and Technology Options Assessment, European Parliament, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mansell, Robin and Steinmueller, W. Edward (1995) Policy options for the new telecommunications. Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Mansell, Robin (1995) New communication markets: regulating in the 'commodity' supply environment. Javnost - the public, 2 (2). pp. 47-57. ISSN 1318-3222

Mansell, Robin (1995) Against the flow: the peculiar opportunity of social scientists. In: Lent, J. A., (ed.) A different road taken: profiles in critical communication. WestviewPress, USA, pp. 43-66. ISBN 0813316359

Mansell, Robin Introduction: reports prepared for UNESCO on the occasion of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 50th Anniversary Conference 2007 - 'Media, Communication, Information: Celebrating 50 Years of Theories and Practice’. In: Reports prepared for UNESCO on the occasion of the International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) 50th Anniversary Conference 2007 - 'Media, Communication, Information: Celebrating 50 Years of Theories and Practice’. , pp. 4-5.

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