Education

Alison has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Montreal's Concordia University and a Master of Applied Sciences from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. Alison is also a graduate of the Canadian Securities Course.

Research

To further develop the well-rounded political and economic understanding necessary to advance her work and that of affiliated organizations, Alison Lawton continues to conduct research in the areas of technology and globalization and its impact on political and economic landscapes.

Her focus is on building academic research into functional models that can be actively applied to positive effect through entrepreneurial solutions. Alison's areas of study and interest include:

• The Editorialization of the Financial Media and the Effect of Media Bias on the Stock Market and Economy
• Governance of the Internet: Policy and Civil Liberties in Cyberspace
• Internet as a "Commons"
• The Supposed Success of Digital Capitalism
• General Public Licenses versus Patents in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Papers

Alison Lawton has written the following documents and presentations now available for review.

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'The Money Industry' As An Extension of 'The Culture Industry'
An Analysis of Mass Media's Stake in Financial Consumerism

The Diffusion of Cyberspace
Free Market Regulation: Help or hindrance in the rate of adoption of Cyberspace?

Open Source Model versus Patent for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Can changing the type of intellectual property protection for pharmaceuticals foster more innovation and greater economical distribution of drugs worldwide?