Prof. dr. Els De Bens
Prof. dr. Els De Bens
Emeritus professor in media and communication studies
- e-mail: Els.DeBens@UGent.be
- telefoonnummer: +329-264 68 89 or +32475-44 60 15
Biography
Els De Bens is emeritus professor in media and communication studies at Ghent University,Belgium. She is still active as a media consultant and is involved in several research projects of the research institute MICT (Media and ICT). Her main focus of research is media economics,mediapolicy and ICT. The past ten years (until February 2008) she has been chairing the Flemish Media Council and she still is a member of several mediapolicy commissions. She is the author of 98 publications.
She has been active in several international,academic networks such as the Euromedia Research Group. Untill 2008 she has been co- editor of the European Journal of Communication (Sage,London). She was a visiting professor in US (Berkeley), Russia (Moskou), Germany (Nurnberg and Dortmund) and South Africa (Stellenbosch). She takes part in several international expert evaluation commissions (Switzerland, UK, Netherlands, Germany and Portugal).
Publications
List of publications for Prof. dr. Els De Bens:
- De Bens, E. (2007). The European Newspapermarkets: Challenges and Opportunities. In: H.Bohrmann, E.Klaus, M.Machill (Eds), Media industry, Journalism Culture and Communication Policies in Europe. Herbert von Halem Verlag, Keulen.
- De Bens, E. & Raeymaeckers, K. (2007). De Pers in Belgie. Het verhaal van de Belgische dagbladpers.Gisteren, vandaag en morgen. Lannoo, Tielt.
- De Bens, E. (2007). Developments and Opportunities of the European press Industry. In A. Werner & J.Trappel, Power, Performance and Politics. Nomos, Baden Baden.