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. (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
Le Gros, L. (2022). 'How to keep the terrorists out': The politics and language of NZ's counter-terrorism discourse. Proceedings of the New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) 2021 Online Conference. Retrieved from https://nzpsa.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract