Reports

Title: Online Personal Data Processing and the EU Data Protection Reform
Publication Type: Report
Authors: Irion, K., and G. Luchetta
Series: Center for European Policy Studies
Date Published: April 2013

Title: The Protection of Children Online: Risks Faced by Children Online and Policies to Protect Them
Publication Type: Report
Year:  May 2011
Authors: Irion, K.
Series: OECD Digital Economy Papers

As increasing numbers of children worldwide enjoy the benefits of the Internet, they also face a spectrum of risks to which they are more vulnerable than adults. This report by core faculty Kristina Irion examines these risks as well as the policy responses of governments and other stakeholders to improve the protection of children online.

Published in 2011 by the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research, University of Hamburg; Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI), K.U. Leuven; Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS), Central European University; Cullen International; Perspective Associates.

Full report and Annexes (PDF files)

The aim of EastBound is to create an international platform for Western and Eastern European researchers engaged in the multidisciplinary field of media and cultural studies. The journal features articles, reviews and interviews dealing with social and political implications of the rise of entertainment media and mediated popular culture, the appearance of global media players, and the spread of new forms of politics and information technologies.