Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
Associate Professor

Pradip Thomas

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Associate Professor Pradip Thomas is:
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Media expert

Fields of research

Communication and media studies

Qualifications

  • Masters (Coursework), University of Leicester
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Leicester

Search Professor Pradip Thomas’s works on UQ eSpace

145 works between 1993 and 2024
All (145) Journal Article (54) Book Chapter (64) Conference Publication (8) Book (17) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

41 - 60 of 145 works

2014

Journal Article

Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement. Media International Australia, 152 (152), 133-142. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1415200114

Public hearings and public spheres in India: the case of the Right to Information (RTI) Movement

2014

Journal Article

Public spheres and the media in India

Khorana, Sukhmani, Parthasarathi, Vibodh and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public spheres and the media in India. Media International Australia, 152 (152), 75-76. doi: 10.1177/1329878x1415200108

Public spheres and the media in India

2014

Journal Article

The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India. The International Communication Gazette, 76 (6), 485-504. doi: 10.1177/1748048514533763

The 'Red Surge': media framing of Maoist struggles in India

2014

Journal Article

Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala. Media, Culture and Society, 36 (2), 258-268. doi: 10.1177/0163443714526553

Public sector software and the revolution: digital literacy in communist Kerala

2014

Book Chapter

Communication Rights and Social Change

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Communication Rights and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 132-147) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_9

Communication Rights and Social Change

2014

Book Chapter

Theorizing development, communication and social change

Thomas, Pradip N. (2014). Theorizing development, communication and social change. Communication Theories in a Multicultural World. (pp. 213-227) edited by Clifford Christians and Kaarle Nodenstreng. New York , NY, United States: Peter Lang Publishing.

Theorizing development, communication and social change

2014

Conference Publication

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia

Vivienne, Sonja, Potter, Martin and Thomas, Pradip (2014). Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Annual Conference, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, 9-11 July 2014. Campbell, ACT, Australia: ANZCA.

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) as a tool for digital citizenship: preliminary surveys in India and Australia

2014

Book Chapter

Revisiting CSC Theory

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Revisiting CSC Theory. Interrogating the Theory and Practice of Communication for Social Change. (pp. 1-19) London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_1

Revisiting CSC Theory

2014

Book Chapter

Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights? Observations from South Asia

Thomas, Pradip N. (2014). Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights? Observations from South Asia. Communication rights and social justice: historical accounts of transnational mobilisations. (pp. 135-151) edited by Claudia Padovani and Andrew Calabrese. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137378309

Beyond the dominant paradigm of communication rights? Observations from South Asia

2014

Book Chapter

The IT Fix

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). The IT Fix. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 88-102) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_6

The IT Fix

2014

Book

Interrogating the theory and practice of communication for social change: the basis for renewal

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Interrogating the theory and practice of communication for social change: the basis for renewal. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314

Interrogating the theory and practice of communication for social change: the basis for renewal

2014

Book Chapter

Agencies, Structures and Social Change

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Agencies, Structures and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 73-87) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_5

Agencies, Structures and Social Change

2014

Book Chapter

Development communication and social change in historical context

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Development communication and social change in historical context. The handbook of development communication and social change. (pp. 7-19) edited by Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte and Rafael Obregon. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118505328.ch1

Development communication and social change in historical context

2014

Journal Article

The ambivalent state and the media in India: between elite domination and the public interest

Thomas, Pradip (2014). The ambivalent state and the media in India: between elite domination and the public interest. International Journal of Communication, 8 (1), 466-482.

The ambivalent state and the media in India: between elite domination and the public interest

2014

Book Chapter

The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 103-117) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_7

The Making and Unmaking of CSC Policy

2014

Book Chapter

Copyright and copyleft in India: between global agendas and local interests

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2014). Copyright and copyleft in India: between global agendas and local interests. The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property. (pp. 355-369) edited by Matthew David and Debora Halbert. London, UK: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781473910027.n20

Copyright and copyleft in India: between global agendas and local interests

2014

Book Chapter

Communication, Power and Social Change

Thomas, Pradip Ninan and van de Fliert, Elske (2014). Communication, Power and Social Change. Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change. (pp. 52-72) Springer Nature. doi: 10.1057/9781137426314_4

Communication, Power and Social Change

2013

Journal Article

Retuning all India radio

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2013). Retuning all India radio. Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (40).

Retuning all India radio

2013

Journal Article

Redeeming all India radio: Public (Service) Broadcasting and Communication Rights

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2013). Redeeming all India radio: Public (Service) Broadcasting and Communication Rights. Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (31), 34-39.

Redeeming all India radio: Public (Service) Broadcasting and Communication Rights

2012

Journal Article

Muscular religions and the media in South Asia

Thomas, Pradip (2012). Muscular religions and the media in South Asia. South Asian Journal, 38, 56-72.

Muscular religions and the media in South Asia

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

    Diffusion of New Media and Public Service Broadcasting: Is New Media a Lifeline for Public Radio Broadcasting in Bangladesh?

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alex Bevan

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Critical Realist Case Study of Women¿s Empowerment through ICT4D in the Indian Context

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    ICT and the Promotion of Gender Justice in India

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regulating the Platform Economy in India and Australia

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lemi Baruh

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Rumour in Social Media: A study on Bangladesh Cases

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Language rights and minority language publishing in Australia.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Paul Harpur, Dr Samantha Disbray

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Prabhat Trajectory of Cinema in Bombay Presidency 1920s-50s: Imperialism, Infrastructure, Institutions, and Industry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Athique

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Prabhat Trajectory of Cinema in Bombay Presidency 1920s-50s: Imperialism, Infrastructure, Institutions, and Industry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Athique

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Trajectories of Cinema in Bombay Presidency 1920s-50s

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Adrian Athique

  • 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

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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

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