Building on three decades of comparative research on marginality, ethnicity, and penality in
the postindustrial metropolis, Loïc Wacquant offers a novel interpretation of Pierre Bourdieu …

Roma discrimination and stigmatization in Europe are well‐documented, with urban
scholars emphasizing pervasive prejudices and stereotypes alongside negative policy …

This thesis traces the local government response to the presence of impoverished and street-
homeless so-called vulnerable EU-citizens in Malmö (Sweden's third largest city) between …

The Western Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca is among the few Central and East European
non-capital cities in economic recovery following the dismantlement of actually existing …

In contrast to other countries in East Central Europe, Romania stands out because of a high
number of small and segregated Roma settlements. As an ethnic minority, the Roma are …

The middle class seems to occupy a central place in debates about recent global
transformations. The global waves of mobilizations that followed the global financial crisis of …

This article studies the urban geographies of Roma poverty by exploring variations in
spatialisation. We draw on Sassen's work on expulsions to argue that the spatialisation of …

In March 2021, Rubik was launched as an alarm signal against gentrification and an
aggressive real estate market that “suffocates” cultural and artistic spaces in Cluj-Napoca …

This paper joins the growing scholarly concern for the sharpening of social and
environmental inequalities in European cities, particularly those generated in Eastern …

Landlord technology—or the systems used by landlords to control and regulate tenant lives,
spaces, and data—frequently promises “frictionless” building management and residential …