Pradip Ninan Thomas

ORCID: 0000-0001-8367-1106
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Research Areas
  • Indian Economic and Social Development
  • South Asian Cinema and Culture
  • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • ICT Impact and Policies
  • Media, Religion, Digital Communication
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
  • Digital Economy and Work Transformation
  • Globalization and Cultural Identity
  • ICT in Developing Communities
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Media Studies and Communication
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • South Asian Studies and Conflicts
  • Political theory and Gramsci
  • Copyright and Intellectual Property
  • Social and Economic Development in India
  • Asian Culture and Media Studies
  • Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
  • Intellectual Property and Patents
  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Socioeconomic Development in Asia
  • Christian Theology and Mission

The University of Queensland
2015-2024

Social Change and Development
2014

Neste Oil (Finland)
1995

Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas em Educação, Cultura e Ação Comunitária
1995

British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)
1995

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
1989

Hammersmith Hospital
1989

St Mary's Hospital
1989

This article discusses the role of media and communications in contributing to social progress, as elaborated a landmark international project – International Panel on Social Progress. First, it analyses how digital platforms have contributed global inequality by examining access infrastructure across world regions. Second, looks at governance different mechanisms corporatized control over platforms, algorithms content. Third, examines democratization is key element struggle for justice. It...

10.1177/1742766518776679 article EN Global Media and Communication 2018-06-11

* Foreword - Peter Golding Editors' Preface PART I: Theory and Policies ** 1. The Political Economy of International Communications Robert McChesney 2. Global Institutions the Democratisation Media Se n a Siochr 3. Intellectual Property Rights Cees J Hamelink II: Regional Country Case Studies 4. Privatisation: Cost in East Central Europe? Slavko Splichal 5. Politics English Speaking Caribbean Hopeton S Dunn 6. Southern Africa, 1990-2001 William Hueva, Keyan Tomaselli Ruth Teer-Tomaselli 7....

10.5860/choice.43-2004 article EN Choice Reviews Online 2005-12-01

Maoist struggles in Eastern and Central India against the Indian State have been under-reported International Media. These by mainly indigenous communities corporate-state mining nexus become a national crisis literally hundreds of paramilitary forces, Maoists people died as result these conflicts. Local media typically reported Maoism terms law order security issue. This article highlights some ‘frames’ used within critical political economy inspired reading conflict that Prime Minister...

10.1177/1748048514533763 article EN International Communication Gazette 2014-05-14

Social movement theories offer useful conceptual and analytical tools to the study research of global media reform movements. This article is a critical analysis Communication Rights in Information Society (CRIS) campaign. It explores its successes blind-spots light social theory, particular resource mobilization theory (RMT), offers practical directions for move on from where it ought be.

10.1177/1748048506065763 article EN International Communication Gazette 2006-07-10

The domain of intellectual property rights, along with the regulations that govern them, has a steadily, almost visibly incremental bearing these days upon ordinary lives people across globe, in rich world and poor North South. Its influence escalated to point where for some it may mean difference between life death; on are now founded industries first rank corporate power thrust. As modus wealth creation is being transferred onto other previously unthought-of sectors outside familiar orbit...

10.1080/02560040608557773 article EN Critical Arts 2006-07-01

The relationship between the religious commodity market, popular culture and political economy remains under-theorized. globalization of religion has led to a massive global trade in on-line off-line commodities. This article explores mobile Christian form its specific politics use. Using examples from India US, it ways which Pentecostal neo-Pentecostal groups use multi-media products platforms for evangelization. profit potential fare not gone unnoticed corporate circles, synergistic...

10.1177/1742766508101314 article EN Global Media and Communication 2009-04-01
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