Sophie Legros

Sophie is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Methodology.

She holds a PhD from the Department of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also a Visiting Fellow at the Department of International Development and network member of the Gender Justice and Wellbeing Economy Programme at the International Inequalities Institute, LSE.

Sophie’s research examines how gender norms evolve in urban post-conflict societies and how different methods can effectively capture this change. Her doctoral thesis used a nested mixed-methods design to investigate changes and continuities in gender norms that shape the household division of labour in Medellín, Colombia's urban periphery.

Drawing on secondary data from the World Values Survey, household surveys, qualitative interviews, and long-term ethnographic fieldwork, she critically assessed what each method reveals about change and persistence. Sophie also has a strong interest in participatory approaches, particularly games-based methods, to support collective processes of popular education and community resistance.

Publications:

Legros, S., & Cislaghi, B. (2019). Mapping the Social-Norms Literature: An Overview of Reviews. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(1), 62-80.

Legros, S., et al. 2021. “Methodological experiences and reflections of a research project during the pandemic.” (in Spanish) Experiencias Vivas. Vol.4. pp. 81-95.

Legros, S., Oxford, S., and Salas de la Hoz, AM. 2022. “Power, Policy and Priorities: The Experiences of Colombian Women Playing Football.” In Knijnik, J. and Costa, A. (Eds.), Women’s Football in Latin America (pp.97-114). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Legros, S., Carmona, V., Muñoz, L. (2024) “Valuing, Making Visible and Thinking Community Care Work in Comuna 6 of Medellin” (in Spanish). LSE KEI Fund.

Legros, S. (2025). “He had to get used to it”: Negotiating Gender Norms and Household Strategies Toward a More Equal Division of Labour in Urban Colombia. Development in Practice.