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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

Yu, C., Aspinall, C., Le Gros, L., Fraser, B., Buchanan, M., Howden-Chapman, P., O'Sullivan, K., & Pierse, N. (2026). Tenure trajectories of children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand between 2013-2022. Journal of Youth Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13676261.2026.2731458 Journal - Research Article

Le Gros, L. (2025, November). Locked out or bought in: Housing, political subjectivity and democratic responses in Aotearoa NZ. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA)/Te Kāhui Tātai Tōngorapū o Aotearoa (TKTToA) Biennial Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Bierema, S., & Le Gros, L. (2025). Public housing in Aotearoa and Austria: A utopian comparison. Environment & Planning C. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/23996544251355597 Journal - Research Article

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

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