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.

Search Professor Pradip Thomas’s works on UQ eSpace

158 works between 1993 and 2026
All (158) Book (18) Journal Article (58) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (8) Book Chapter (72)

101 - 120 of 158 works

2009

Book Chapter

Media sovereignty

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Media sovereignty. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 643-644) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

Media sovereignty

2009

Journal Article

Bhoomi, Gyan Ganga, e-governance and the right to information: ICTs and development in India

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Bhoomi, Gyan Ganga, e-governance and the right to information: ICTs and development in India. Telematics and Informatics, 26 (1), 20-31. doi: 10.1016/j.tele.2007.12.004

Bhoomi, Gyan Ganga, e-governance and the right to information: ICTs and development in India

2009

Book Chapter

Digital divide

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Digital divide. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 310-312) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

Digital divide

2009

Journal Article

Selling God/saving souls: Religious commodities, spiritual markets and the media

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Selling God/saving souls: Religious commodities, spiritual markets and the media. Global Media and Communication, 5 (1), 57-76. doi: 10.1177/1742766508101314

Selling God/saving souls: Religious commodities, spiritual markets and the media

2009

Book Chapter

Christian fundamentalism and the media in India

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Christian fundamentalism and the media in India. Fundamentalisms and the media. (pp. 198-218) edited by Hoover, Stuart M. and Kaneva, Nadia. London , U.K.: Continuum International Publishing Group.

Christian fundamentalism and the media in India

2009

Book Chapter

Media democracy

Pradip N.Thomas, (2009). Media democracy. Encyclopedia of Communication Theory. (pp. 627-630) edited by Stephen W. Littlejohn and Karen A. Foss. Los Angeles: Sage.

Media democracy

2008

Book Chapter

A contemporary "denial of access": Knowledge, IPR and the public good

Thomas, Pradip (2008). A contemporary "denial of access": Knowledge, IPR and the public good. 传播政治经济学: 英文读本. (pp. 334-342) edited by 曹晋 Cao Jin and 赵月枝 Zhao Yuezhi. Shanghai, China: Fudan University Press.

A contemporary "denial of access": Knowledge, IPR and the public good

2008

Journal Article

Information technologies and the life-sciences

Thomas, Pradip N. (2008). Information technologies and the life-sciences. Media Development, LV (3), 25-31.

Information technologies and the life-sciences

2008

Book

Strong Religion, Zealous Media: Christian Fundamentalism and Communication in India

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2008). Strong Religion, Zealous Media: Christian Fundamentalism and Communication in India. New Delhi, India: Sage.

Strong Religion, Zealous Media: Christian Fundamentalism and Communication in India

2008

Book Chapter

Communication and the persistence of poverty: the need for a return to basics

Thomas, Pradip (2008). Communication and the persistence of poverty: the need for a return to basics. Communication for development and social change. (pp. 31-44) edited by Jan Servaes. Thousand Oaks, CA united States: SAGE Publications Inc.. doi: 10.4135/9788132108474.n2

Communication and the persistence of poverty: the need for a return to basics

2008

Book Chapter

Communication as an Academic Field: South Asia

Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2008). Communication as an Academic Field: South Asia. The International Encyclopedia of Communication. (pp. Online-Online) edited by Wolfgang Donsbach. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/b.9781405131995.2008.x

Communication as an Academic Field: South Asia

2008

Book Chapter

Making a difference: the right to information movement and social change

Thomas, Pradip N. (2008). Making a difference: the right to information movement and social change. Communicating peace: entertaining angels unawares. (pp. 137-155) edited by Lee, Philip. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound.

Making a difference: the right to information movement and social change

2007

Book

Indigenous knowledge system and intellectual property rights in the twenty-first century: Perspectives from Southern Africa

Mazonde, Isaac N. and Thomas, Pradip (2007). Indigenous knowledge system and intellectual property rights in the twenty-first century: Perspectives from Southern Africa. African Books Collective.

Indigenous knowledge system and intellectual property rights in the twenty-first century: Perspectives from Southern Africa

2007

Journal Article

Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in South India

Thomas, P. N. (2007). Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in South India. Media Development, LIV 1/2007 (1), 23-31.

Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in South India

2007

Book Chapter

The case for communication in theological education

Thomas, P. N. (2007). The case for communication in theological education. Communicatio Socialis: Challenge of Theology and Ministry in the Church. (pp. 169-177) edited by Rolfes, H. and Zukowski, A. A.. Kassel: Kassel University Press.

The case for communication in theological education

2007

Journal Article

The Politics of Radio in India

Thomas, Pradip (2007). The Politics of Radio in India. Media Asia, 34 (2), 113-117. doi: 10.1080/01296612.2007.11726851

The Politics of Radio in India

2007

Journal Article

Why End Fundamentalism?

Thomas, Pradip N. (2007). Why End Fundamentalism?. Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, 22 (2), 131-134.

Why End Fundamentalism?

2007

Journal Article

The right to information movement and community radio in India

Thomas, P. N. (2007). The right to information movement and community radio in India. Communication for Development and Social Change, 1 (1), 33-47.

The right to information movement and community radio in India

2007

Book Chapter

Intellectual property challenges in Africa: Indigenous knowledge systems and the fate of connected worlds.

Thomas, P. N. and Nyamnjob, F. B. (2007). Intellectual property challenges in Africa: Indigenous knowledge systems and the fate of connected worlds.. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property in the Twenty-First Century. (pp. 12-25) edited by Mazonde, E. N. and Thomas, P. N.. Dakar: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, WACC.

Intellectual property challenges in Africa: Indigenous knowledge systems and the fate of connected worlds.

2007

Journal Article

Telecom musings: public service issues in India

Thomas, P. N. (2007). Telecom musings: public service issues in India. Info, 9 (2-3), 97-107. doi: 10.1108/14636690710734724

Telecom musings: public service issues in India

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

    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

    Platform-coordinated rumour: Understanding Facebook rumour dynamics in Bangladesh from a global south perspective

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Socio-Technicalities of online real money gaming in India

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

  • 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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