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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2023
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Conclusion. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 180-186) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-7
2023
Book
Spatial justice, contested governance and livelihood challenges in Bangladesh: the production of counterspace
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Spatial justice, contested governance and livelihood challenges in Bangladesh: the production of counterspace. London, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095
2023
Book Chapter
Urban governance, planning and informality in Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Urban governance, planning and informality in Dhaka. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 85-108) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-4
2023
Book Chapter
Power, governance, planning and resistance
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Power, governance, planning and resistance. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh. (pp. 58-84) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003350095-3
2023
Journal Article
Urban governance, planning and informality in Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Urban governance, planning and informality in Dhaka. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh, 85-108.
2023
Journal Article
SPATIAL JUSTICE, CONTESTED GOVERNANCE AND LIVELIHOOD CHALLENGES IN BANGLADESH THE PRODUCTION OF COUNTERSPACE Introduction
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). SPATIAL JUSTICE, CONTESTED GOVERNANCE AND LIVELIHOOD CHALLENGES IN BANGLADESH THE PRODUCTION OF COUNTERSPACE Introduction. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh, 1-27.
2023
Journal Article
Women, space and urban informality
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Women, space and urban informality. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh, 146-179.
2023
Journal Article
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, 109-145.
2023
Journal Article
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, 28-57.
2023
Journal Article
SPATIAL JUSTICE, CONTESTED GOVERNANCE AND LIVELIHOOD CHALLENGES IN BANGLADESH THE PRODUCTION OF COUNTERSPACE Conclusion
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). SPATIAL JUSTICE, CONTESTED GOVERNANCE AND LIVELIHOOD CHALLENGES IN BANGLADESH THE PRODUCTION OF COUNTERSPACE Conclusion. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh, 180-186.
2023
Journal Article
Power, governance, planning and resistance
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2023). Power, governance, planning and resistance. Spatial Justice, Contested Governance and Livelihood Challenges in Bangladesh, 58-84.
2022
Other Outputs
What works for place-based approaches in Victoria. Part 1: A review of the literature
Alderton, Amanda , Villanueva, Karen , Davern, Melanie , Reddel, Tim , Lata, Lutfun Nahar , Moloney, Susie , Gooder, Haydie , Hewitt, Thea , DeSilva, Ashton , Coffey, Brian , McShane, Ian and Cigdem-Bayram, Melek (2022). What works for place-based approaches in Victoria. Part 1: A review of the literature. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Jesuit Social Services . doi: 10.25439/rmt.19304123.v1
2022
Conference Publication
Place-based collective impact model: Exploring the challenges and opportunities intermediaries experience while delivering place-based initiatives in Australia
Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Reddel, Tim (2022). Place-based collective impact model: Exploring the challenges and opportunities intermediaries experience while delivering place-based initiatives in Australia. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) , Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 28 November - 2 December 2022.
2022
Book Chapter
Poverty, gender, and informal livelihoods: access to public space and livelihood challenges in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2022). Poverty, gender, and informal livelihoods: access to public space and livelihood challenges in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Security, development and sustainability in Asia: volume 3: environment, sustainability and human security. (pp. 197-211) edited by Zhiqun Zhu. Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9789811258220_0039
2022
Conference Publication
New Tech, old exploitation: Migrant labour, algorithmic control and mythical autonomy in the gig economy
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2022). New Tech, old exploitation: Migrant labour, algorithmic control and mythical autonomy in the gig economy. The Australian Sociological Association (TASA), Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 28 November - 2 December 2022.
2022
Book Chapter
Whose vision, which city?
Recio, Redento B., Chatterjee, Ishita, Nahar Lata, Lutfun and Dangol, Neeraj (2022). Whose vision, which city?. The Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics, Volume I. (pp. 76-93) New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003112464-7
2022
Other Outputs
Stronger places, stronger people- alignment of frameworks and funding
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Reddel, Tim and Head, Brian (2022). Stronger places, stronger people- alignment of frameworks and funding. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2022
Other Outputs
CRISP Evaluation Plan
Povey, Jenny, Cook, Stephanie, O'Flaherty, Martin, Burger, Sarah-Ann, Lee, Rennie, Liudmila Druzenko, Karlee O'Donnell, Sharma, Nikita, Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Young, Charlotte, San Martin Porter, Macarena, Hoffstaedter, Gerhard, Martin, Sean, Edwards, Ben, Baxter, Janeen and Reddel, Tim (2022). CRISP Evaluation Plan. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2022
Conference Publication
Covid 19 and uneven citizenship in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2022). Covid 19 and uneven citizenship in Bangladesh. Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) conference 2022, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 5 - 8 July 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
New Tech, old exploitation and racialised logics of exploitation: an agenda for research
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2022). New Tech, old exploitation and racialised logics of exploitation: an agenda for research. The Institute of Australian Geographers Inc. Conference 2022: landscapes of change, challenge and creativity, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 5 - 8 July.
Supervision
Availability
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- 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
From Access to Advancement: Exploring Women's Career Trajectories within Bangladesh's Digitally Transforming Banking Sector
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
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- gendered space
- gig economy
- housing
- migration
- place-based disadvantage
- public space
- social inequality
- urban space
- work and employment
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