Dr. Zhou He The concept of “glocalization” means “the creation of products or services intended for the global market, but customized to suit the local cultures” (Roberson, 1995). It refers to both the status and consequence of the glocalization movement. It blends both the “global” and “local” and evolves along with the two-way glocalization process,
CCR has won a research grant totaling NT$805,585 from the Taipei Municipal Government through competitive bidding, to conduct a survey study on media and globalization among Taipei residents. This survey will provide useful comparison with the two surveys that have been completed in mainland China and Hong Kong; altogether this will be the most comprehensive
Prof Jonathan Zhu has been awarded by the University Central Post-doc Panel a competitive grant under the Research Scholarship Enhancement Scheme (RSES). The funding will be used to create a 2-year Post-doc position in research on complex social networks and e-Social Science in the new Department of Media and Communication. This is the only successful
Five research students in Communication have successfully made into the competitive paper sessions of the incoming conference of International Communication (ICA 2008): Jiang Shujun (Penny), Peng Taiquan (Winson), Song Jing, Zhang Jingguang (Andrew), and Zhong Zhijin. Jing and Zhang are supervised by Prof C C Lee and Penny, Winson and Zhijin by me. As many
Professor Chin-Chuan Lee, Director of CCR, was invited to give a lecture on 7 December 2007, entitled “To—down and Bottom-up Views of Ideological Diversity: Comparing U.S. and Chinese Media Systems.” This is part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on Communication and Cultural Studies organized by the Centre for Media and Communication Research and the David
