Associate Professor Pradip Thomas
Associate Professor
School of Communication and Arts
+61 7 334 68297
Books
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). Empire and post-Empire telecommunications in India: a history. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). Communication for social change: context, social movements and the digital. New Delhi, India: Sage.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). The politics of digital India: between local compulsions and external pressures. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780199494620.001.0001
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
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Digital India: Understanding information, communication and social change. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications India. doi: 10.4135/9788132114017
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2011). Negotiating communication rights: Case studies from India. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781446270325
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2010). Political economy of communications in India: The good, the bad and the ugly. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications. doi: 10.4135/9788132112334
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2008). Strong Religion, Zealous Media: Christian Fundamentalism and Communication in India. New Delhi, India: Sage.
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.
Thomas, Pradip N. (2000). Communicating Difference: The Making and Unmaking of Common Values in India. London: World Association for Christian Communication.
Book Chapters
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2020). Conflict and community radio in India. Community Radio in South Asia. (pp. 201-214) edited by Kanchan K. Malik and Vinod Pavarala. London, United Kingdom: Routledge India. doi: 10.4324/9781003056232-15
Thomas, Pradip (2020). Notes on the platformization of mainstream Hinduism. Platform Capitalism in India. (pp. 281-298) edited by Adrian Athique and Vibodh Parthasarathi. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-44563-8_14
Thomas, Pradip (2020). Journalism and the rise of Hindu extremism: Reporting religion in a post-truth era. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Journalism. (pp. 232-244) edited by Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Xenia Zeiler. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203731420-20
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). Infrastructure and platform anxieties in India. Digital transactions in Asia. (pp. 44-62) edited by Adrian Athique and Emma Baulch. New York, United States: Routledge.
Thomas, Pradip (2018). Religion, communication and political economy in India: The case of gospel for Asia. The Indian media economy - Volume 1: Industrial dynamics and cultural adaptation. (pp. 214-232) edited by Adrian Athique, Vibodh Parthasarthi and S. V. Srinivas. Janpath, New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). South Asia. Global Media Giants. (pp. 326-339) New York, United States: Routledge.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). The cost of truth telling in India: Reporting in the context of intolerance. The Assault on Journalism: Building Knowledge to protect Freedom of Expression. (pp. 87-92) edited by Carlsson, Ulla and Poyhtari, Reeta. Göteborg, Sweden: N O R D I C O M A/S / Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2016). Observations on journalism and communication education in India. The international history of communication study. (pp. 435-451) edited by Peter Simonson and David. W. Park. New York, NY, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315727738
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Theorising voice in India: the jan sunwai and the right to information movement. The Routledge companion to alternative and community media. (pp. 134-143) edited by Chris Atton. Abbingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315717241
Thomas, Pradip (2015). Communication towards a negotiated peace: conflict, contestation and the media. Communication and peace: mapping an emerging field. (pp. 303-315) edited by Julia Hoffmann and Virgil Hawkins. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315773124
Thomas, Pradip (2015). India, China and the challenge of intellectual property at digital age. New media and metropolitan life: connecting, consuming, creating. (pp. 131-145) edited by Cao Jin and Graham Murdock. Shanghai, China: Fudan University Press.
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
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
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.
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
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
Lee, Philip and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Endnote. Public memory, public media and the politics of justice. (pp. 200-207) edited by Philip Lee and Pradip Ninan Thomas. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan.
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
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
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Whither televangelism: opportunities, trends, challenges. Global and local televangelism. (pp. 234-246) edited by Pradip Ninan Thomas and Philip Lee. New York, NY USA: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137264817_12
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.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2012). Beyond the status quo? Observations on theorising development, the digital and social change in India. Development communication in directed social change: A reappraisal of theory and practice. (pp. 218-230) edited by Srinivas R. Melkote. Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC).
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2011). Accountability and media accountability: A view from India. Communication and citizenship: Rethinking crisis and change. (pp. 33-46) edited by Manuel Pinto and Helen Sousa. Coimbra, Portugal: Gracio Editor.
Pradip Thomas (2010). The analysis of social change: From modernisation to new social movements. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 11-21) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St. Lucia , Qld, Australia: UQP.
Thomas, Pradip (2010). The right to information movement in India. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 179-185) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St. Lucia , Qld, Australia: UQP.
Pradip, Thomas (2010). Communication and social change. An introduction to communication and social change. (pp. 25-35) edited by Pradip Thomas and Michael Bromley. St.Lucia, Qld, Australia: University of Queensland Press.
Thomas, Pradip (2010). Traditions of public journalism in India. International Journalism and Democracy: Civic Engagement Models from Around the World. (pp. 194-207) edited by Angela Romano. New York , NY, U.S.A.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203852040
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Thomas, P. N. (2007). Communication and Social Change: Expanding the research agenda. Understanding Development Communication. (pp. 143-162) edited by Srampickal, J. and Aram, A.. New Delhi, India: Media House.
Thomas, P N and Servaes, J E J (2006). IPR and communications: Markets, communities and the public domain. Intellectual property rights and communications in Asia : Conflicting traditions. (pp. 241-249) edited by Pradip Thomas and Jan Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.
Thomas, P N (2006). Uncommon futures: Interpreting IP contestations in India. Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. (pp. 174-190) edited by P. Thomas and J. Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.
Thomas, P. N. and Servaes, J. E. J. (2006). Introduction. Intellectual Property Rights and Communications in Asia: Conflicting Traditions. (pp. 11-24) edited by P. Thomas and J. Servaes. New Dehli: Sage.
Thomas, P. (2005). Contested futures: Indian media at the crossroads. Democratizing global media: One world, many struggles. (pp. 81-99) edited by R. A. Hackett and Y. Zhao. Lanham, USA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc..
Thomas, Pradip N. (2005). That persistent 'other': The political economy of copyright in India. Media and Mediation. (pp. 436-464) edited by Bernard Bel, Jan Brouwer, Biswajit Das, Vibodh Parthasarathi and Guy Poitevin. New Delhi, India: Sage Publications.
Thomas, Pradip (2004). Media ownership and communication rights in India. Who Owns the Media? Global Trends and Local Resistances. (pp. 213-226) edited by Pradip Thomas and Zaharom Nain. London ; New York ; Penang, Malaysia: Southbound in association with WACC and Zed Press.
Pradip Thomas (2001). Freirean Futures: Towards a Further Understanding of Participatory Communications. Communication and Development: The Freirean Connection. (pp. 241-253) edited by Richards, Michael, Thomas, Pradip and Nain, Zaharom. New Jersey: Hampton Press.
Thomas, Pradip N. (2001). The Political Economy of Communications in India. Critical Issues in Communication: Looking Inward for Answers. (pp. 78-99) edited by Melkote, S. R. and Rao, S. New Delhi: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications.
Thomas, Pradip (2000). The State and Information Technology in India: Emerging Trends. India’s Development and Public Policy. (pp. 115-136) edited by Nagel, S. S.. Aldershot: Ashgate. doi: 10.4324/9781315201856
French, David, Richards, Michael and Thomas, Pradip (2000). Asia Television: Contemporary Issues. Television in Contemporary Asia. (pp. 59-68) edited by David French and Michael Richards. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Thomas, Pradip (1998). South Asia. Television: An International History. (pp. 201-207) edited by Anthony Smith. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Thomas, Pradip (1997). Alternative Media Networking: The Need for Cautious Enthusiasm. Media & Politics in Transition: Cultural Identity in the Age of Globalization. (pp. 53-60) Leuven: ACCO.
Thomas, Pradip (1997). An Inclusive NWICO: Cultural Resilience and Popular Resistance. Beyond Cultural Imperialism: Globalization, Communication and the New International Order. (pp. 163-174) edited by Golding, P. and Harris, P.. London: Sage Publishing/Sage Publications.
Thomas, Pradip (1996). Popular Theatre in Sickness and Health: Some Observations from India. Participatory Communication for Social Change. (pp. 213-222) edited by Servaes, J., Jacobson, T. and White, S. A.. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Thomas, Pradip (1995). Traditional Communication and Democratisation: Practical Considerations. The Democratisation of Communication. (pp. 143-154) edited by Lee, P.. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Thomas, Pradip N. (1995). Ethics and the new global communications paradigm. Globalisation, Communications and Caribbean Identity. (pp. 215-226) edited by Hopeton S. Dunn. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers.
Thomas, Pradip (1994). Participatory Development Communication: Philosophical Premises. Participatory Communication: Working for Change and Development. (pp. 49-59) edited by White, S. A., Nair, K. S. and Ascroft, J. S.. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Journal Articles
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2021). Populism, Religion and the Media in India. International Journal of Communication, 1-14.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2019). The imperialism of categories: Concepts and contexts in communication for social change. Communication Theory, 30 (4), 388-406. doi: 10.1093/ct/qtz026
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2018). Information, communications, rights and freedoms: observations on the sovereignty of the state and its citizens. Global Media and Communication, 14 (3), 174276651881187-360. doi: 10.1177/1742766518811872
Couldry, Nick, Rodriguez, Clemencia, Bolin, Göran, Cohen, Julie, Volkmer, Ingrid, Goggin, Gerard, Kraidy, Marwan, Iwabuchi, Koichi, Qiu, Jack Linchuan, Wasserman, Herman, Zhao, Yuezhi, Rincón, Omar, Magallanes-Blanco, Claudia, Thomas, Pradip Ninan, Koltsova, Olessia, Rakhmani, Inaya and Lee, Kwang-Suk (2018). Media, communication and the struggle for social progress. Global Media and Communication, 14 (2), 173-191. doi: 10.1177/1742766518776679
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). The Praxis of Social Inequality in Media: A Global Perspective. European Journal of Communication, 32 (6), 614-616.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). Social inequalities and the media. European Journal of Communication, 32 (6), 614-616. doi: 10.1177/0267323117739147
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). The contributions of Raymond Williams and E. P. Thompson to communication and social change theory and practice. European Journal of Communication, 32 (5), 405-418. doi: 10.1177/0267323117723968
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2017). Making News in Global India: Media, Publics, Politics. Media International Australia, 164 (1), 164-166. doi: 10.1177/1329878X17709662i
Thomas, Pradip Nian (2017). Contentious actions and communication for social change: the public hearing (Jan Sunwai) as process. Journal of Communication, 67 (5), 719-732. doi: 10.1111/jcom.12301
Given, Jock and Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2016). Indian television. International Journal of Digital Television, 7 (2), 151-154. doi: 10.1386/jdtv.7.2.151_2
Thomas, Pradip (2016). The state and community media. Journal of Alternative and Community Media, 1, 39-40.
Thomas, Pradip (2015). Contested religion, media, and culture in India: explorations, old and new. Economic and Political Weekly, 50 (18), 32-39.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Communication and social change, making theory count. Nordicom Review, 36 (Special issue), 71-78.
Thomas, Pradip (2015). Don't spoil my beautiful face: media, mayhem and human rights in the Pacific. Media International Australia (154), 157-157.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2015). Foreword. Nordicom Review, 36, 9-10.
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
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
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
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
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.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2013). Retuning all India radio. Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (40).
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2013). Redeeming all India radio: Public (Service) Broadcasting and Communication Rights. Economic and Political Weekly, 48 (31), 34-39.
Thomas, Pradip (2012). Muscular religions and the media in South Asia. South Asian Journal, 38, 56-72.
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
Thomas, Pradip N. (2012). The empowerment potential of public sector software (PSS). MedieKultur, 28 (52), 115-131.
Thomas, Pradip (2010). Exploring Indian Media. Australian Journalism Review, 32 (2), 139-140.
Thomas, Pradip N. (2010). On the journey of concepts. Media Development (4), 29-32.
Thomas, Pradip N. (2010). Traditional knowledge and the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library: Digital quandaries and other concerns. The International Communication Gazette, 72 (8), 659-673. doi: 10.1177/1748048510380799
Thomas, Pradip (2009). Television in India: Satellites, politics and cultural change. South Asia, 32 (3), 563-564. doi: 10.1080/00856400903377239
Thomas, Pradip N. (2009). Cyanide for gold: Dealing with e-waste. Media Development, 4, 39-42.
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
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
Thomas, Pradip N. (2008). Information technologies and the life-sciences. Media Development, LV (3), 25-31.
Thomas, P. N. (2007). The right to information movement and community radio in India. Communication for Development and Social Change, 1 (1), 33-47.
Thomas, Pradip N. (2007). Why End Fundamentalism?. Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies, 22 (2), 131-134.
Thomas, Pradip (2007). The Politics of Radio in India. Media Asia, 34 (2), 113-117.
Thomas, P. N. (2007). Christian Fundamentalism and the Media in South India. Media Development, LIV 1/2007 (1), 23-31.
Thomas, P. N. (2007). Telecom musings: public service issues in India. Info, 9 (2-3), 97-107. doi: 10.1108/14636690710734724
Rønning, Helge, Thomas, Pradip, Tomaselli, Keyan G. and Teer-Tomaselli, Ruth (2006). Intellectual property rights and the political economy of culture. Critical Arts: A Journal of South-North Cultural Studies, 20 (1), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/02560040608557773
Thomas, Pradip (2006). The communication rights in the information society (CRIS) campaign: Applying social movement theories to an analysis of global media reform. The International Communication Gazette, 68 (4), 291-312. doi: 10.1177/1748048506065763
Louw, P E, Servaes, J E J and Thomas, P N (2006). Drugs, development and the media: How has the media performed? Can it perform better?. Development Bulletin, Feb (69), 36-38.
Thomas, P N (2006). Understanding the new sciences in the pursuit of life. Media Development, LIII (2/2006), 51-56.
Thomas, P. (2005). Christian fundamentalism and the media. Media Development, 2005 (2), 3-9.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2003). Gats and trade in audio-visuals: Culture, politics and empire. Economic and Political Weekly, 38 (33), 3485-3493.
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2003). Digital Cohabitations: The Social Consequences of Convergent Technologies. Media Development, 2, 3-12.
Thomas, Pradip (2001). Copyright and the emerging knowledge economy in India. Economic and Political Weekly, 36 (24), 2147-2156.
Thomas, Pradip (1999). Knowledge regimes: the WTO, IP and public interests in India. Telematics and Informatics, 26 (1), 219-231. doi: 10.1016/S0736-5853(00)00005-8
Thomas, Pradip N. (1999). Trading the nation: multilateral negotiations and the fate of communications in India. International Communication Gazette, 61 (3-4), 275-292.
Thomas, Pradip N. (1993). Broadcasting and the state in India: towards relevant alternatives. International Communication Gazette, 51 (1), 19-33.
Thomas, Pradip N. (1993). Informatization and change in India: cultural politics in a post-modern era. Asian Journal of Communication, 3 (1), 64-83. doi: 10.1080/01292989309359573
Conference Papers
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.
Van de Fliert, Elske, Thi Vuong, Pham, Thi Minh Hien, Do, Thomas, Pradip and Nicetic, Oleg (2010). Out of comfort zones, into realities: Research for development with upland ethnic minority communities in North West Vietnam. 9th European IFSA Symposium, Vienna, Austria, 4-7 July 2010. Vienna, Austria: Universität für Bodenkultur Wien [University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna].
Thomas, Pradip Ninan (2010). No policy as policy: The politics of broadcasting in India. International Communication Association 60th Annual Conference: Pre-conference on ‘Chindia’ Challenge to Global Communication, Suntec City, Singapore, June 22 2010.
Thomas, P N (2006). Bhoomi, Gyan Ganga, e-governance and the right to information: ICTS and development in India. International Association for Mass Communication Research, Cairo, Egypt, 23-28 July 2006. Cairo: International Association for Mass Communication Research.
Thomas, P. N. (2006). Karaoke Christianity: Christian TV, new churches and the neo-pentecostal turn in Chennai. International Conference on Fundamentalism and the Media, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America, 10-12 October 2006. Boulder, Colorado, United States of America: University of Colorado.
Thomas, Pradip (2005). CRIS and global media governance: Communication rights and social change. Social Change in the 21st Century, Brisbane, Australia, 28 October 2005. Brisbane, Australia: School of Humanities and Human Services, Queensland University of Technology.
Thomas, P. (2005). The extent to which a liberalised, complex and rich media environment excludes or can bring in the perspective of the poor. International Donors Policy Forum on Media Development, London, United Kingdom, 13-14 October, 2005. London, United Kingdom: Open Society Foundation - Network Media Program.
Louw, P.E., Thomas, P. and Servaes, J.E.J. (2005). Communication for Development and Social Change. Future Directions for Australia's Relations with her Neighbours, Customs House, Brisbane, 5 Sept 2005. Brisbane: Australian Development Collaborative, Foundation for Development Cooperation.