BA(Hons), PGDip, MA
Assistant Research Fellow: University of Otago, Wellington
Contact details
Email lydia.legros@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
With a background in political studies, Lydia is interested in how housing can be provided in Aotearoa New Zealand in a way that is equitable and supports both people and the environment.
She is particularly interested in the financialisation of housing, inequalities in home ownership and the housing economy, and how to build a sustainable and inclusive housing future.
Publications
Le Gros, L., & Bierema, S. (2024). Housing, financialisation, and utopia in Ursula Le Guin's ‘The Dispossessed’. Proceedings of the Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand (SAANZ) Conference: The Sociology to Come. Retrieved from https://www.saanz.net/saanz2024/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Le Gros, L. (2024). A real piece of work [Book review essay]. Counterfutures, (16), 124-137. Journal - Research Article
Grimes, A., Smith, C., O'Sullivan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Le Gros, L., & Dohig, R. K. (2024). Housing tenure and subjective wellbeing: The importance of public housing. Applied Research in Quality of Life. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s11482-024-10369-y Journal - Research Article
Grimes, A., Smith, C., O'Sullivan, K., Howden-Chapman, P., Le Gros, L., & Dohig, R. K. (2023). Micro-geography and public housing tenant wellbeing [Motu Working Paper 23-08]. Wellington, New Zealand: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research. Retrieved from https://www.motu.nz/our-research/wellbeing-and-macroeconomics/well-being-and-sustainability-measures/micro-geography-and-public-tenant-wellbeing/ Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Le Gros, L. (2022). A genealogy of terrorism: New Zealand's colonial counter-terrorism prose. Proceedings of the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) Annual Conference: Reclaiming Common Ground: A Key Challenge for Political Studies. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/waikato.ac.nz/nzpsa2022/home Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract