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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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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
2013
Journal Article
Retuning all India radio
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2013). Retuning all India radio. Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (40).
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.
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.
2012
Journal Article
Public sector software, participatory communications and social change
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Public sector software, participatory communications and social change. Nordicom Review, 33 (Special Issue), 77-90. doi: 10.2478/nor-2013-0027
2012
Book Chapter
Global and local televangelism: An introduction
Thomas, Pradip N. and Lee, Philip (2012). Global and local televangelism: An introduction. Global and Local Televangelism. (pp. 1-17) Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137264817
2012
Journal Article
The empowerment potential of public sector software (PSS)
Thomas, Pradip N. (2012). The empowerment potential of public sector software (PSS). MedieKultur, 28 (52), 115-131. doi: 10.7146/mediekultur.v28i52.5466
2012
Book Chapter
News makers in the era of citizen journalism: The view from India
Thomas, Pradip (2012). News makers in the era of citizen journalism: The view from India. International news in the digital age: East-West perceptions of a new world order. (pp. 149-165) edited by Judith Clarke and Michael Bromley. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203804674-18
2012
Book Chapter
Global and local televangelism: An introduction
Thomas, Pradip Ninan and Lee, Philip (2012). Global and local televangelism: An introduction. Global and local televangelism. (pp. 1-15) edited by Pradip Ninan Thomas and Philip Lee. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137264817_1
2012
Book Chapter
Introduction: Public media and the right to memory: Towards an encounter with justice
Lee, Philip and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Introduction: Public media and the right to memory: Towards an encounter with justice. Public memory, public media and the politics of justice. (pp. 1-22) edited by Philip Lee and Pradip Ninan Thomas. Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137265173_1
2012
Book
Digital India: Understanding information, communication and social change
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Digital India: Understanding information, communication and social change. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications India. doi: 10.4135/9788132114017
2012
Book
Public memory, public media and the politics of justice
Philip Lee and Pradip Ninan Thomas eds. (2012). Public memory, public media and the politics of justice. Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies, Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Socio-Technicalities of online real money gaming in India
Principal Advisor
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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
Regulating the Platform Economy in India and Australia
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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