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Lisa Adkins is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Sydney, with a primary discipline in Sociology. She previously held an Academy of Finland Distinguished Professorship (2015–2019) and chaired Sociology departments at the University of Manchester and Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research focuses on financialization, asset economies, and gender studies, addressing how property ownership and debt shape contemporary inequality. She has contributed to influential works like The Asset Economy (2020) and The Time of Money (2018).
Adkins has secured major grants, including the 2023 Australian Research Council grant on wealth inequality and the 2021 AHURI grant on home ownership pathways. She frequently engages with media, discussing topics like housing policy and middle-class dynamics in outlets like The Guardian and Noema Magazine.
Her research explores intersections of gender, labor, and financial systems. Notable themes include 'femininity work' in hospitality and bar industries, the sociological implications of debt, and the role of asset ownership in class structures. She advocates for a sociology that addresses 21st-century challenges through interdisciplinary and politically engaged frameworks.
