Dear Brian - As many researchers have commented previously on this list, it is not usually paramount WHERE one attends university, but WHO one works with while there (there are of course mitigating circumstances in many cases). In that case, one would look for the foremost academic "authority on authority" rather than collecting a list of Schools. I would name an academic currently working at a primary centre for Internet Studies in Australia at Curtin University. Matthew Allen, former President of AoIR is an authority on authority. Further, I see by his webpage that he concentrates his efforts currently on postgraduate (graduate in the US) supervision. That is a key component of your search - 1) will the bright academic in question have time to work with you and your project, and naturally, 2) will they have any funding available for you to do so? I am not saying Matthew can answer all your needs, but here is his website: http://www.humanities.curtin.edu.au/staff.cfm? id=MHNPFDd Otherwise, there are several key academics on the role of authority. I would name David Lyon and andrew Feenberg as two very notable academics in this area, although I am not aware of their supervisory capacities at present. There are doubtless many more. To address your other issue, mobile communication - Marcus Foth, also on the AoIR board, has done much work on mobile communications, and he is located at the Queensland University of Technology (also in Australia). http://www.vrolik.de/ Good luck in your search! Denise N. Rall Denise N. Rall, PhD. Internationalisation Project Officer Southern Cross University, Lismore NSW 2480 AUSTRALIA Office: Room T2.17, +61 (0)2 6620 3577 Mobile 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/esm/staff/pages/drall/ Presenter, Internet Research 9.0, 15-18 October 2008, Copenhagen, DK Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. www.yahoo7.com.au/mail