Dr. Mugdha Rai is Director of the Master of Strategic Communications Management at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She is also a Lecturer in the School of Media, Film and Journalism. She has degrees in media and communications, international law, and journalism from the University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Delhi University. Her teaching and research focuses closely on issues of globalization, comparative media studies, political communication, advocacy and democracy. She has taught extensively at postgraduate level both at Monash University and the University of Melbourne and published widely in journals including Media, Culture & Society, International Communication Gazette and Global Media and Communication.