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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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.
2016
Conference Publication
Toward an understanding of the poverty-purdah trap in urban Bangladesh: a case study of women workers in the informal economy
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2016). Toward an understanding of the poverty-purdah trap in urban Bangladesh: a case study of women workers in the informal economy. UQ Social Science Postgraduate Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4 November 2016.
2015
Conference Publication
Access to negotiated space and the right to the city of the urban poor in southern Megacities
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2015). Access to negotiated space and the right to the city of the urban poor in southern Megacities. UQ Social Science Postgraduate Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 5 November 2015.
2015
Conference Publication
The production of space and the right to the city: a case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2015). The production of space and the right to the city: a case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Work in Progress Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 September 2015.
2013
Journal Article
Cultural capital and higher education in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2013). Cultural capital and higher education in Bangladesh. International Review of Modern Sociology, 39 (2), 225-238.
2012
Conference Publication
Stratification in higher education: how social background shapes educational choice in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2012). Stratification in higher education: how social background shapes educational choice in Bangladesh. British Sociological Association Annual Conference, Leeds, United Kingdom, 11-13 April 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Changing urban culture in Bangladesh: a study of youth culture in Gulshan, Dhaka
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2012). Changing urban culture in Bangladesh: a study of youth culture in Gulshan, Dhaka. International Conference on Urbanization, Sustainability and Governance, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 5-6 December 2012.
2012
Conference Publication
Cultural capital, social class and higher education: how institutional cultural capital shapes educational choice in Bangladesh
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2012). Cultural capital, social class and higher education: how institutional cultural capital shapes educational choice in Bangladesh. Bi-Annual Conference of Bangladesh Sociological Association, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 21 – 22 December 2012.
2011
Conference Publication
Poverty and sanitation linkages: a sociological study on urban poor
Lata, Lutfun Nahar (2011). Poverty and sanitation linkages: a sociological study on urban poor. Fourth Annual Poverty and Social Protection Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-3 March 2011.
2011
Journal Article
Relative deprivation of children in Dhaka City: a case study of Dhanmondi
Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Wohab, Abdul (2011). Relative deprivation of children in Dhaka City: a case study of Dhanmondi. International Review of Modern Sociology, 37 (2), 205-215.
2010
Conference Publication
Relative deprivation of children in Dhaka City: a case study of Dhanmondi
Lata, Lutfun Nahar and Wohab, Md Abdul (2010). Relative deprivation of children in Dhaka City: a case study of Dhanmondi. 2010 International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore, 26-28 February 2010. Liverpool, United Kingdom : World Academic Union.
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
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
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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