Dr Victor Jatula
Lecturer in Communications and Journalism

Summary

My research is located in the general field of press and politics. I explore media studies, democracy and development. It is problem-based and relies on qualitative and empirical data collection methods. The key research focus is economic and political development with a particular emphasis on the political economy of the mass media. Specifically, it investigates factors that foster or hinder democratic processes, political participation and social development. It also examines the role of communication in such spaces and societies. My overarching focus is press and politics; and how this interconnection underpins social changes and development in emerging democracies.

Qualifications

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy- Brunel University London
• Certificate in Teaching and Education- Griffith College Ireland
• PhD in Politics (Communication)- University of Limerick, Ireland
• MA in Media and Communication- University of Leicester, UK
• BA, History and Diplomatic Studies- Ogun State University, Nigeria

Responsibility

• Teaching- undergraduate and postgraduate students in communication, journalism and sociology
• Research- current focus is press and politics in post-war democracies (Liberia and Sierra Leone)
• Supervision- undergraudate and post-graduate dissertations
• Tutoring- student advising on academic and research related interests
• Adminstration- *Program Lead, Journalism                        *Co-Chair of the Decolonisation Coalition at CBASS                        *PGR Director, Sociology, Communication and Journalism