Overview
Availability
- Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Communication and Media Studies, University of Leicester
Research interests
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The Political Economy of Media and Digital Institutions
A key area of research that I have focussed is the shaping power of media and digital institutions. My research has focussed on understanding broadcasting institutions, digital platforms and data centres.
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Communications and Social Change
I am interested in new inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding communications for social change, the role played by context, new theorists especially from the Global South, the contributions from social movements, community connectivity.
Works
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2026
Book Chapter
Data Centre Vulnerabilities
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centre Vulnerabilities. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 75-90) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0005
2026
Book Chapter
Data Centres and Real Estate
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centres and Real Estate. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 37-52) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0003
2026
Book Chapter
Data Centres and the State
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centres and the State. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 17-36) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0002
2026
Book Chapter
Data Centre Democratisation
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centre Democratisation. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 107-118) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0007
2026
Book Chapter
Data Centre Sustainability
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centre Sustainability. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 53-74) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0004
2026
Book Chapter
Data Centre Activisms : ‘Cloud is Loud’
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centre Activisms : ‘Cloud is Loud’. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 91-106) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0006
2026
Book Chapter
Cloud Centre Assemblages : Bringing Assemblage Thinking Down to Earth
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Cloud Centre Assemblages : Bringing Assemblage Thinking Down to Earth. Data Centre Entanglements. (pp. 1-16) Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.003.0001
2026
Book
Data Centre Entanglements : Geopolitics, Vulnerabilities, Sustainability, Activisms
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data Centre Entanglements : Geopolitics, Vulnerabilities, Sustainability, Activisms. Oxford University PressOxford. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.001.0001
2026
Journal Article
Community radio supporting women facing gender-based violence in Kibera and Mukuru communities
Busolo, Doreen, van de Fliert, Elske and Thomas, Pradip (2026). Community radio supporting women facing gender-based violence in Kibera and Mukuru communities. Womens Studies in Communication, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/07491409.2026.2668572
2026
Conference Publication
Digital Futures and Social Justice
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Digital Futures and Social Justice. CARE, Massey University Key Note, Turitea, New Zealand, 14 May 2026.
2026
Conference Publication
New Theorising in Communications for Social Change
Thomas, Pradip (2026). New Theorising in Communications for Social Change. Key Note, University of Aizawl, Mizoram, India, 3 May 2026.
2026
Journal Article
One Size doesn't fit all: understanding social media platform regulation in India
Chatterjee, Tania, Agam Gupta and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). One Size doesn't fit all: understanding social media platform regulation in India. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 58 (1) 43, 1148-1185. doi: 10.17705/1cais.05843
2025
Conference Publication
Data Centres and the Environment in India
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2025). Data Centres and the Environment in India. International Association for Media and Communications Research, Singapore, 13-17 July 2025.
2025
Journal Article
To let content be or not be: Understanding the decision-making process of content moderators on social media platforms
Chatterjee, Tania, Gupta, Agam and Thomas, Pradip (2025). To let content be or not be: Understanding the decision-making process of content moderators on social media platforms. New Media and Society 14614448251348900. doi: 10.1177/14614448251348900
2024
Conference Publication
Cloud, Data Centres and the Politics of Infrastructure
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2024). Cloud, Data Centres and the Politics of Infrastructure. Data Centres for AI Workshop, Hyderabad, India, 9 October 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Communication and Human Rights in Global Religious Contexts and Movements
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2024). Communication and Human Rights in Global Religious Contexts and Movements. International Communications Association, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 20-24 June 2024.
2024
Other Outputs
Communications, media and internet concentration in India, 2019-2021
Athique, Adrian, Ilavarasan, Vigneswara, Parthasarathi, Vibodh, Sharma, Tamanna, Thomas, Pradip and Vyshakh, M. (2024). Communications, media and internet concentration in India, 2019-2021. Ottawa, ON, Canada: Carleton University. doi: 10.22215/gmicp/2024.8
2024
Journal Article
On the proposed Digital India Act, 2023
Chaterjee, Tania, Gupta, Agam and Thomas, Pradip (2024). On the proposed Digital India Act, 2023. Economic and Political Weekly, 59 (1).
2024
Book
The gig economy in India: start-ups, infrastructure and resistance
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2024). The gig economy in India: start-ups, infrastructure and resistance. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003491705
2024
Conference Publication
The Political Economy of Data Infrastructures in India.
Thomas, Pradip (2024). The Political Economy of Data Infrastructures in India.. Association for Internet Researchers, Flashpoint Symposium, Hyderabad, India, 13 April 2024.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Language rights and minority language publishing in Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Harpur, Dr Samantha Disbray
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Doctor Philosophy
Socio-Technicalities of online real money gaming in India
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects of Media portrayals of Drag Performances on Public Perceptions of Gender Norms
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh
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Doctor Philosophy
Platform-coordinated rumour: Understanding Facebook rumour dynamics in Bangladesh from a global south perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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Doctor Philosophy
Rural women's online self-representation and identity construction on Chinese short-video sharing apps Douyin and Kuaishou
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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Doctor Philosophy
So She Wears a Suit: Kamala Harris and The Intersection of Race and Gender in the 2024 Election
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Elena Block
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
An Explanatory Empowerment Theory for Resilient Development
Principal Advisor
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Diffusion of New Media and Public Service Broadcasting: Is New Media a Lifeline for Public Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh?
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Affective partisanship within the polarised discursive practices of opinion websites during the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Empowering Communities in Rural Bangladesh: The role of Union Information and Service Centre connectivity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Gender violence in Italy: A critical study of discourses and counter-discourses
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Navigating the Undercurrents: An Analysis of Pacific Island Regional ICT Policy
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Dialogue as communication: Challenges and prospects for Christian-Muslim relationship in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
ICTs and Participation for Empowerment in Indonesia: An Actor-Network Theory Perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Field, guanxi, and hidden transcripts: A study of the work practices of Taiwanese TV producers in China
Principal Advisor
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2007
Master Philosophy
A study of the portrayal of the 2003 war in Iraq in selected newspapers published in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Prabhat Trajectory of Cinema in Bombay Presidency 1920s-50s: Imperialism, Infrastructure, Institutions, and Industry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Athique
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Community Radio and the Empowerment of Women in Informal Settlements in Kenya
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
WIRELESS AND EMPIRE AMBITION. Wireless telegraphy/telephony and radio broadcasting in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, South-West Pacific (1914-1947): political, social and developmental perspectives.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Nitaqat: An Investigation of a Developmental Policy in Saudi Arabia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Rethinking journalism for supporting social cohesion and democracy: Case study of media performance in Fiji
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Understandings and Practices of Freedom of Expression and Press Freedom in Pakistan: Ethnography of Karachi Journalistic Environment
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Participation and Disciplinary Power: Governmentality in the Agricultural Sector in Contemporary Indonesia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Talanoa Radio: Exploring the Interface of Development, Culture and Community Radio in the South Pacific
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Corporate Social Marketing, Petronas Festival Advertisements: Nation Building, Brand Building and Identity
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
An Analysis of Islamic Conceptualisations of Press Freedom in Malaysia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Levi Obijiofor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Making War Real: The discourse of professional journalism and the Iraq War, 2003
Associate Advisor
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