About the Center

The Centre for Communication Research was founded in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Science at the City University of Hong Kong in 2005 . The center was initially funded by the University, supplemented with external grants from such sources as the Research Grants Committee of Hong Kong, Google, and the Taipei City Government. The core members are at the forefront of research and publication in International Communication, Media Effects, New Media, Communication for Social Change, and Political Economy of the Media. Closely affiliated with the Department of Media and Communication, the Centre has collaborated with a wide network of interdisciplinary scholars from around the world.

Members and Associate Members Joined JOC Leadership

Journal of Communication (JOC), the flagship publication of International Communication Association (ICA), has recently formed a new leadership, in which five members/associate members of CCR participating. CCR Associate Member Winson Peng (an alumnus of CityU), serves an Associate Editor. CCR Members Christine Huang and Ye Sun, and Associate Members Francis Lee and Hai Liang (also