At the University of Oslo, he shared ideas with Ragnar Waldahl, director of the Media Studies Institute. The Institute addresses questions of press freedom and democracy, a topic highly germane to the Cox Center. In addition, Cameron lectured to the Norwegian Information Service on his contingency theory of accommodation in public relations. Research Support by the Cox International Center During its six years of operation, the Cox Center has supported international communications research involving the media or communication systems of approximately three dozen different countries. Support has been given to more than two dozen communications scholars and professional media leaders.
Typical support is a small travel grant to enable researchers to gather data first-hand.
Frequently the Cox Center monograph series or books furnish an outlet for the findings of those completing research projects for the Cox Center. Research supported by the Cox Center is generally of a practical nature, of utility to communications professionals, the general public or the academic community. Approximately one-third of the faculty of the College of Journalism at the University of Georgia have benefitted from Cox Center support, but this support is not limited to personnel at Georgia. Some of the leading communication scholars from the United States and abroad have published in its books or monographs.