Liza Weinstein

Dr. Liza Weinstein is Associate Professor of Sociology and Department Chair at Northeastern University, researching cities, globalization, and urban political economy with focus on India. Her work analyzes housing insecurity, eviction politics, and informality through books like The Durable Slum and ongoing NSF-funded studies on legal exclusion in Mumbai. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.

Research examines how urban transformations produce spatial stigma and how communities mobilize against displacement. Current projects investigate non-notified settlements in Mumbai, integrating legal anthropology with embodied experiences of territorial marginalization.

Teaching includes courses on Global Markets, Indian Culture/Politics, and Urban Sociology. Professional service involves editorial roles for urban studies journals.