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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2021
Journal Article
Building the ‘front door’ within a web ecology: informational governance and institutional shaping of national government webportals
Henman, Paul, Graham, Timothy and Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2021). Building the ‘front door’ within a web ecology: informational governance and institutional shaping of national government webportals. Government Information Quarterly, 38 (2) 101575, 101575. doi: 10.1016/j.giq.2021.101575
2020
Other Outputs
Corruption complicates Bangladesh’s fight against COVID-19
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020, 11 13). Corruption complicates Bangladesh’s fight against COVID-19 East Asia Forum
2020
Journal Article
Neoliberal Urbanity and the Right to Housing of the Urban Poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). Neoliberal Urbanity and the Right to Housing of the Urban Poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Environment and Urbanization ASIA, 11 (2), 097542532093852-230. doi: 10.1177/0975425320938520
2020
Journal Article
Gendered urban space in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). Gendered urban space in Bangladesh. Global Dialogue, 10 (2), 53-54.
2020
Journal Article
Widening Urban Divide: COVID-19 and the Unequal Citizenship
Recio, Redento B., Chatterjee, Ishita and Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). Widening Urban Divide: COVID-19 and the Unequal Citizenship. GLOBAL POLICY LAB, 20-21.
2020
Journal Article
Book review: Political violence in South Asia
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2020). Book review: Political violence in South Asia. Contemporary South Asia, 28 (1), 135-136. doi: 10.1080/09584935.2020.1721662
2020
Book Chapter
Social forestry: principles, evolution, and implications for sustainable development
Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Rashid, A. Z. M. Manzoor (2020). Social forestry: principles, evolution, and implications for sustainable development. Encyclopedia of the UN sustainable development goals. (pp. 1-12) edited by Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul, Luciana Brandli, Amanda Lange Salvia and Tony Wall. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_148-1
2019
Conference Publication
Eviction, urban citizenship and belonging: the politics of street vending in Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2019). Eviction, urban citizenship and belonging: the politics of street vending in Dhaka. Transformative Urban Governance Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 26-27 June 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
The changing right to the city: slum eviction and the right to housing of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2019). The changing right to the city: slum eviction and the right to housing of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In and Beyond the City: Emerging Ontologies, Persistent Challenges and Hopeful Futures: RC21 Conference, Delhi, India, 18-21 September 2019.
2018
Other Outputs
Counter-space: a study of the spatial politics of the urban poor in the megacity of Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2018). Counter-space: a study of the spatial politics of the urban poor in the megacity of Dhaka. PhD Thesis, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.691
2018
Journal Article
A marriage of convenience: street vendors' everyday accommodation of power in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun , Walters, Peter and Roitman, Sonia (2018). A marriage of convenience: street vendors' everyday accommodation of power in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Cities, 84, 143-150. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2018.08.002
2018
Conference Publication
Inhabitance, citizenship and environmental justice: the right to housing and the right to the city of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2018). Inhabitance, citizenship and environmental justice: the right to housing and the right to the city of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2018 Australasian Early Career Researcher Network (AECURN) Queensland Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8 September 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Dispossession by ‘development’ and the right to housing of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2018). Dispossession by ‘development’ and the right to housing of the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences HDR Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 June 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
Greening future cities: promoting health through urban design
Lata, Lutfun Nahar, Farr-Wharton, Geremy, Bradford, Dana and Barnett, Guy (2018). Greening future cities: promoting health through urban design. 11th Liveable Cities Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 16-17 July 2018.
2017
Conference Publication
Gendered space and street vending in urban Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2017). Gendered space and street vending in urban Bangladesh. UQ Social Science Postgraduate Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia., 3 November 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Resistance ‘From Below’: power, contestation and negotiations in the urban poor’s everyday life in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2017). Resistance ‘From Below’: power, contestation and negotiations in the urban poor’s everyday life in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tenth Global Studies Conference, Singapore, Singapore, 8 - 9 June 20017.
2017
Conference Publication
To whom does the city belong? Exploring obstacles to a right to the city for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2017). To whom does the city belong? Exploring obstacles to a right to the city for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Rethinking Global Urban Justice: RC21 Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom, 11-13 September 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Migration and urban livelihoods: a translocal perspective in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2017). Migration and urban livelihoods: a translocal perspective in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Perth, WA, Australia, 27-30 November 2017. Perth, WA, Australia: The Australian Sociological Association.
2017
Conference Publication
To whom the city belongs? Exploring obstacles to a right to the city for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2017). To whom the city belongs? Exploring obstacles to a right to the city for the urban poor in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Counts: Institute of Australian Geographers Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 11-14 July 2017.
2016
Conference Publication
The Politics of Space in Dhaka: Informality, Power and Negotiations in the Everyday Life of the Urban Poor
Lata, Lutfun and Walters, Peter (2016). The Politics of Space in Dhaka: Informality, Power and Negotiations in the Everyday Life of the Urban Poor. The Australian Sociological Association Conference 2016, The Australian Catholic University, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia, 28 November - 1 December 2016. Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Sociological Association.
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
Dream and Reality of a Digital State: The Case of Bangladesh with the Lens of Social Constructionism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Henman
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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
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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