Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
Associate Professor

Pradip Thomas

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Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Communication and media studies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy of Communication and Media Studies, University of Leicester

Research interests

  • 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.

  • 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.

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161 works between 1993 and 2026
All (161) Book (18) Journal Article (59) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (16) Book Chapter (66)

1 - 20 of 161 works

2026

Book

Data centre entanglements : geopolitics, vulnerabilities, sustainability, activisms

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). Data centre entanglements : geopolitics, vulnerabilities, sustainability, activisms. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/9780197909331.001.0001

Data centre entanglements : geopolitics, vulnerabilities, sustainability, activisms

2026

Journal Article

Data Governance in the EU and in India: Some Observations

Thomas, Pradip (2026). Data Governance in the EU and in India: Some Observations. Studies in Indian Politics, 14 (2) 23210230261483360, 242-255. doi: 10.1177/23210230261483360

Data Governance in the EU and in India: Some Observations

2026

Book Chapter

M health/health influencer solutionisms in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2026). M health/health influencer solutionisms in India. The Handbook of health communication in the global south. (pp. 197-207) edited by Thomas Tufte and Vinod Pavarala. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781394282470.ch14

M health/health influencer solutionisms in India

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

Community radio supporting women facing gender-based violence in Kibera and Mukuru communities

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.

Digital Futures and Social Justice

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.

New Theorising in Communications for Social Change

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

One Size doesn't fit all: understanding social media platform regulation in India

2026

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 (2026). To let content be or not be: Understanding the decision-making process of content moderators on social media platforms. New Media and Society, 28 (8), 3662-3684. doi: 10.1177/14614448251348900

To let content be or not be: Understanding the decision-making process of content moderators on social media platforms

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.

Data Centres and the Environment in India

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.

Cloud, Data Centres and the Politics of Infrastructure

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.

Communication and Human Rights in Global Religious Contexts and Movements

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

Communications, media and internet concentration in India, 2019-2021

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).

On the proposed Digital India Act, 2023

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

The gig economy in India: start-ups, infrastructure and resistance

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.

The Political Economy of Data Infrastructures in India.

2024

Conference Publication

Data Ownership, Data Sovereignty and Data Alternatives

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2024). Data Ownership, Data Sovereignty and Data Alternatives. Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Keynote, New Delhi, India, 9 April 2024.

Data Ownership, Data Sovereignty and Data Alternatives

2024

Conference Publication

Digital Infrastructures and Data Alternatives

Thomas, Pradip (2024). Digital Infrastructures and Data Alternatives. English and Foreign Languages University, KeyNote, Hyderabad, India, 4 April 2024.

Digital Infrastructures and Data Alternatives

2023

Journal Article

The Handbook on Religion and Communication, Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research

Thomas, Pradip (2023). The Handbook on Religion and Communication, Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research. Journal of Religion Media and Digital Culture, 12 (2-3), 374-376. doi: 10.1163/21659214-bja10114

The Handbook on Religion and Communication, Global Handbooks in Media and Communication Research

2023

Journal Article

Populism, Religion and the Media in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2023). Populism, Religion and the Media in India. International Journal of Communication, 17, 2925-2938.

Populism, Religion and the Media in India

2023

Book

Platform regulation: exemplars, approaches and solutions

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2023). Platform regulation: exemplars, approaches and solutions. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780192887962.001.0001

Platform regulation: exemplars, approaches and solutions

Past funding

  • 2010
    QU Travel Awards Category 1, William Bruce Girard
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Scoping study to identify agricultural R&D needs and opportunities of rural upland communities in north-western Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Targeting crop protection research and development (R&D) towards social change amongst ethnic minority communities in Central Vietnam
    Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Religion, Media and Social Change: A Comparative Study of Conservative Christian groups and their use of the Media in Australia and India
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Language rights and minority language publishing in Australia.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Harpur, Dr Samantha Disbray

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of Media portrayals of Drag Performances on Public Perceptions of Gender Norms

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Socio-Technicalities of online real money gaming in India

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Examining the Media Representations and Self-Representations of Kamala Harris's Identities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Elena Block

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Communication and social change
  • Communication rights
  • Political economy of communications
  • Religion and media

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