Guy Hoskins, Project Manager of the Global Media and Internet Concentration Research Project, has been awarded the Canadian Communication Association’s Emerging Scholar Book Prize for his 2025 publication Digital Rights at the Periphery: Making Brazil’s Marco Civil, released by the University of Illinois Press. The award recognizes outstanding contributions from early-career researchers and highlights the growing importance of critical scholarship on digital rights and global inequalities.

In Digital Rights at the Periphery, Hoskins examines how marginalized communities engage with digital infrastructures and governance systems in contexts often overlooked by mainstream policy and academic discourse. His work foregrounds how power, geography, and inequality shape access to and control over digital technologies, offering a timely contribution to debates on digital inclusion and justice.

The Emerging Scholar Book Prize recognizes outstanding contributions from early-career researchers, and Hoskins’ work stands out for its interdisciplinary approach and policy relevance. By bridging communication studies with digital policy and global equity issues, the book provides valuable insights for academics, policymakers, and practitioners working to advance more inclusive digital ecosystems.

Hoskins’ research is also connected to broader efforts examining global media systems, including work aligned with the Global Media and Internet Concentration Research Project. This connection situates his scholarship within a wider field of inquiry focused on media ownership, platform dominance, and the structural dynamics shaping today’s digital environment. By engaging with questions of concentration and control, his work complements ongoing research into how global power imbalances influence both media systems and digital rights.