Countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have transformed from a centrally planned
communist system to a market economy and liberal democracy after 1990. The rapidly …

This paper develops a conceptual framework for interpreting the process of urban change in
post-communist cities. The departure from the legacies of the communist past has been …

It is forty years since the phenomenon of gentrification was first observed in the United
Kingdom, and debate has swung from what causes it to what its effects are, to what to do …

Iron Curtains has been awarded Honorable Mention for the 2013 ASEEES Harvard Davis
Center Book Prize! The prize is sponsored by Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian …

Through an international comparative research, this unique book examines ethnic
residential segregation patterns in relation to the wider society and mechanisms of social …

The aim of this article is to critically assess the study of post‐socialist cities with respect to
comparative urbanism. Even though comparative urbanism has challenged the division of …

After the political and economic changes of 1989–90, the concept of gentrification inspired
many urban researchers in central and eastern Europe (CEE). Despite the growing number …

This study aims to explore the main characteristics of gentrification in provincial cities in the
Global North. The paper builds on recent findings of gentrification research in provincial …

Socioeconomic disparities have been rising on both sides of the Atlantic for the last forty
years. This study illuminates the relationship among economic inequality, other contextual …

Growing income differentiation in society, diversification of housing supply and selective
population mobility are resulting in increasing socio-spatial differentiation in Czech cities …