Lydia Medland

Dr. Lydia Medland is a Research Fellow at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol. Her research focuses on seasonal labor migration, food systems, and agricultural policy in Spain and Morocco. She holds a PhD and advanced degrees in related fields.

Key research interests include: seasonal migrant workers' rights, global agricultural supply chains, EU labor policies, and the intersection of language and field research methods. Her work critiques systemic issues in guest worker programs and advocates for sustainable labor practices.

Publications span topics like Morocco's tomato industry labor conditions, UK seasonal worker schemes, and EU policy frameworks. She collaborates with experts like Prof. Julia O'Connell Davidson and Prof. Bridget Anderson. No awards are listed, but her research has policy relevance in labor and food systems.