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 …

Former state-socialist cities were described by the literature as compact and relatively dense
urban forms. However, the political transition of 1989–90 has changed the spatial …

For several decades, urban geographers asked themselves whether there was such a thing
as the “socialist city.” Did cities during the duration of state socialism (in most parts of East …

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 …

Amidst the political and economic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) since
1989, suburbanization has emerged as a pivotal force in reshaping the urbanized …

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 …

Over the last 20 years there has been a vigorous discussion of evidence related to new and
more intense social and spatial divisions within European cities. These contributions have …

With more than 20 years of European post-socialist transition behind us, research on the
cities of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has yet to be situated in contemporary urban …

Explanations of the existence of socio-spatial divisions in Western Europe and the United
States revolve around the importance of economic, demographic, political, and socio …

In the cities of East Central Europe high-status gated residential enclaves emerged after the
collapse of communism symbolizing the new dimensions of social segregation brought …