Overview
Background
Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata is a Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Lutfun's primary research area focuses on the Sociology of work and employment including the gig economy and the future of work.
Prior to joining the University of Melbourne, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland. Currently, Lutfun is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland.
She has written about gig economy, urban marginality, poverty governance, housing and place-based disadvantage. She is a mixed-methods researcher with extensive experience in conducting and publishing qualitative, quantitative and digital research and working with multidisciplinary teams that include stakeholders from academia, industry and local and central governments.
Lutfun is the author of Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh (Routledge 2023). Her research has been published in journals such as Current Sociology, The Sociological Review, Sociology Compass, Gender, Work & Organization, Cities, Geographical Research, Housing Policy Debate, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Government Information Quarterly.
Availability
- Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework) of Sociological Methodology and Research Methods, The University of Manchester
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Work and employment
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Gender, migration and development
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Housing and homelessness
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Poverty and inequality
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Social policy and governance
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Place based disadvantage and spatial justice
Works
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Featured
2022
Journal Article
New tech, old exploitation: Gig economy, algorithmic control and migrant labour
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Burdon, Jasmine and Reddel, Tim (2022). New tech, old exploitation: Gig economy, algorithmic control and migrant labour. Sociology Compass, 17 (1) e13028. doi: 10.1111/soc4.13028
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2022
Journal Article
The production of counter-space: informal labour, social networks and the production of urban space in Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2022). The production of counter-space: informal labour, social networks and the production of urban space in Dhaka. Current Sociology, 71 (6), 001139212210780-1177. doi: 10.1177/00113921221078049
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2021
Journal Article
Rising inequalities, deepening divides: Urban citizenship in the time of COVID‐19
Recio, Redento B., Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Chatterjee, Ishita (2021). Rising inequalities, deepening divides: Urban citizenship in the time of COVID‐19. Geographical Research, 59 (4) 1745-5871.12495, 500-513. doi: 10.1111/1745-5871.12495
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2021
Journal Article
“That’s the area of affluent people where we have no access”: spatial Inequality, gated communities, and the end of public space in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2021). “That’s the area of affluent people where we have no access”: spatial Inequality, gated communities, and the end of public space in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Housing Policy Debate, 32 (4-5), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/10511482.2021.1905023
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2021
Journal Article
Surveilling the marginalised: How manual, embodied and territorialised surveillance persists in the age of ‘dataveillance’
Clarke, Andrew, Parsell, Cameron and Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2021). Surveilling the marginalised: How manual, embodied and territorialised surveillance persists in the age of ‘dataveillance’. The Sociological Review, 69 (2), 396-413. doi: 10.1177/0038026120954785
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2020
Journal Article
The politics of gendered space: social norms and purdah affecting female informal work in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Walters, Peter and Roitman, Sonia (2020). The politics of gendered space: social norms and purdah affecting female informal work in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Gender, Work and Organization, 28 (1) gwao.12562, 318-336. doi: 10.1111/gwao.12562
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2020
Journal Article
To whom does the city belong? Obstacles to right to the city for the urban poor in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). To whom does the city belong? Obstacles to right to the city for the urban poor in Bangladesh. Journal of Contemporary Asia, 51 (4), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/00472336.2020.1791934
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2020
Journal Article
Negotiating gatekeepers and positionality in building trust for accessing the urban poor in the Global South
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). Negotiating gatekeepers and positionality in building trust for accessing the urban poor in the Global South. Qualitative Research Journal, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 76-86. doi: 10.1108/QRJ-03-2020-0017
2024
Book Chapter
Digital Labour Platforms, Resistance, and Labour Protection in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2024). Digital Labour Platforms, Resistance, and Labour Protection in Bangladesh. Social Transformation in Bangladesh. (pp. 92-104) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003434399-7
2024
Journal Article
Advancing collaborative social outcomes through place-based solutions—aligning policy and funding systems
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Reddel, Tim, Head, Brian W. and Craven, Luke (2024). Advancing collaborative social outcomes through place-based solutions—aligning policy and funding systems. Policy and Society. doi: 10.1093/polsoc/puae018
2024
Journal Article
Editorial: Reviews in cities in the Global South: 2022
Sanusi, Ruzana, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Mishra, Swasti Vardhan and Iossifova, Deljana (2024). Editorial: Reviews in cities in the Global South: 2022. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 6 1356965. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2024.1356965
2024
Journal Article
Book Review: <i>City of Men: Masculinities and Everyday Morality on Public Transport</i> by Romit Chowdhury
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2024). Book Review: City of Men: Masculinities and Everyday Morality on Public Transport by Romit Chowdhury. Journal of Sociology, 60 (2), 501-503. doi: 10.1177/14407833241232643
2024
Journal Article
Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland
Alidoust, Sara, Wyeth, Stephanie, Reddel, Tim, Cornish, Gillian, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Johnson, Laurel and Shaweesh, Maram (2024). Sustaining a resilient housing system in southeast Queensland. Australian Planner, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2024.2309352
2023
Journal Article
Book Review: Automation is a myth
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Book Review: Automation is a myth. New Media & Society, 25 (10), 2829-2830. doi: 10.1177/14614448231185905
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2023
Journal Article
Social science as social action to address inequalities
Staines, Zoe, Smith, Kiah, Plage, Stefanie, Nahar Lata, Lutfun, Fay, Suzanna, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Beazley, Helen, Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew, McGowan, Glenys, Shevellar, Lynda and Prangnell, Jonathan (2023). Social science as social action to address inequalities. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 59 (1), 108-127. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.272
2023
Book Chapter
Be your own boss: the role of digital labour platforms in producing migrant masculinity(ies)
Holtum, Peter James (PJ), Lata, Lutfun and Marston, Greg (2023). Be your own boss: the role of digital labour platforms in producing migrant masculinity(ies). Migratory men: place, transnationalism and masculinities. (pp. 123-138) edited by Garth Stahl and Yang Zhao. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003353232-12
2023
Book Chapter
Space, the right to the city and informality
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Space, the right to the city and informality. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 28-57) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-2
2023
Book Chapter
Introduction
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Introduction. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 1-27) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-1
2023
Book Chapter
Urban informality, power and resistance in Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Urban informality, power and resistance in Dhaka. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 109-145) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-5
2023
Book Chapter
Women, space and urban informality
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Women, space and urban informality. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 146-179) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-6
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Platform economy, platform capitalism and labour movement
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Gender, migration and work
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Poverty governance and social policy
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Place based disadvantage and spatial justice
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing a PESTLE-based Model for the Factors that Drive the Implementation of Synergistic Energy Solutions in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shabbir Ahmad, Professor Mohsen Yahyaei
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of STEAM education and innovation learning in promoting gender equality in decision making roles in the developing world: Bangladesh as a case
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zoe Staines
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Doctor Philosophy
Dream and Reality of a Digital State: The Case of Bangladesh with the Lens of Social Constructionism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Henman
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata directly for media enquiries about:
- gendered space
- gig economy
- housing
- migration
- place-based disadvantage
- public space
- social inequality
- urban space
- work and employment
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