Dallas Rogers

Dallas Rogers is Professor of Urbanism in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney. He serves as Head of the Urban Discipline in the School. Rogers' research specializations lie in urban studies, focusing on housing policy, land and real estate, foreign real estate investment, platform real estate, participatory planning, public housing redevelopment, and the politics of urban development. His work examines issues such as the digital transformation of housing markets, proptech in the private rental sector, infrastructural gaslighting in planning processes, and the social lives of rental technologies. Previously, he held positions as Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney from 2017 to 2022 and Associate Professor of Urban Studies. He has also served as Program Director for the Master of Urbanism and Associate Dean of Student Life.

Rogers has authored and edited key publications that have shaped discourse in housing and urban studies. These include the book 'The Geopolitics of Real Estate: Reconfiguring Property, Capital and Rights' (2016), the edited volume 'The Globalisation of Real Estate: The Politics and Practice of Foreign Real Estate Investment' (2018), and 'Understanding Urbanism' (2020). Prominent articles feature 'Towards a critical housing studies research agenda on platform real estate' (2021, 234 citations), 'Housing policy and the COVID-19 pandemic: the importance of housing research during this health emergency' (2020, 201 citations), 'The politics of foreign investment in Australian housing: Chinese investors, translocal sales agents and local resistance' (2015, 152 citations), 'Televised territorial stigma: How social housing tenants experience the fictional media representation of estates in Australia' (2014, 101 citations), and recent works like 'Infrastructural gaslighting and the crisis of participatory planning' (2023) and 'Proptech and the private rental sector: New forms of extraction at the intersection of rental properties and platform rentierisation' (2024). With over 1,600 citations, his scholarship demonstrates considerable impact. Rogers extends his influence through public engagement, producing the City Road Podcast to discuss urban ideas with broader audiences. He has contributed editorial content to the journal Housing Studies.

Professional Email: dallas.rogers@sydney.edu.au