Alexandra Sandu

The #IronCurtain fell, but what happened to the #postsocialist #cities left behind? In #CEE, rapid #urbangrowth and #shrinkingpopulations have driven the transformatios of these cities. Discover the insights in the latest issue of #UrbanStudiesJournal doi.org/10.1177/004209…

Can #Europe deliver on the #green #transition or just legislate it? A new Special Issue of @EconPolReform, guest edited by @_AlexandraSandu, @tsouri_maria & me invites answers. Thanks to @JudithClifton6 Abstracts due 30 March 2026, to a.sandu@lse.ac.uk think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…

Looking back at our Spring Seminar on Central Europe’s urban boom, rural decline, and Ukraine’s path to post-war recovery with keynotes by @rodriguez_pose & @_AlexandraSandu. wiiw.ac.at/n-693.html

Financial inclusion is often imagined as a personal failing. It is not. @_AlexandraSandu & I show in @economyandspace that, in #CEE, local #trust & #geography outweigh financial literacy & national policies in determining who gets access to banking. doi.org/10.1177/030851…

From the blue coasts to neglected interiors, #banking deserts carve invisible wealth divides across #Europe. As @_AlexandraSandu & I show in @economyandspace a geography of exclusion persists; a simple bank account divides the fortunate from the forgotten. doi.org/10.1177/030851…

#Banking deserts persist in #CEE. There, #geography dictates financial fate. My new research with @_AlexandraSandu in @economyandspace shows that financial #inclusion remains hostage to place and, without trust, #DigitalBanking cannot bridge the gap. doi.org/10.1177/030851…

Nuevo artículo publicado por investigadores de la Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi en nuestra revista ETFVI: Monitoring Land-Use Dynamics in Romania’s Major Metropolitan Areas revistas.uned.es/index.php/ETFV…

Amazing keynote by Alexandra Sandu (@cardiffuni) at our Spring Seminar on the development of post-socialist cities in Central Eastern Europe, and how they can be made into good places to live - despite many having expanded while losing population. ➡️ shorturl.at/tap9K

Don’t miss tomorrow, 3 June, 09:00 CET, @ Vienna City Hall: Growing Cities vs. Shrinking Countrysides in Central Europe. What are the causes, what are the consequences? Join our Spring Seminar, organised in cooperation with @Stadt_Wien & @KDZ_Austria. ➡️ wiiw.ac.at/e-710.html

#Populism is making all dominoes fall. #Romania, once spared the tide, has voted a hard-right outsider top of the presidential race—his rise fuelled by those he says "do not matter." No country is beyond the reach of #discontent. doi.org/10.1093/cjres/… doi.org/10.31389/lsepp…

"Pupils at private #schools perform better, not because the schools are better, but because the average student comes from a wealthier, more educated family​." @PEPForum opinion piece on the individual returns of private #education. doi.org/10.1007/s00168… pepf.co.uk/opinion/intern…

Access to #banking in Central & Eastern Europe is shaped by trust in #institutions, geography & socio-economic factors. Greater trust encourages account ownership, yet rural & lower-income areas remain financially excluded. Excellent presentation by @_AlexandraSandu at #RSAWinter

Really interesting presentations in the "Designing the Regions, Cities and Rural Areas of the Future", which I was the chair. Digital skills in the countryside, Cellular Automata for analysing urban expansion, geography matters to financial access, and so on. #RSAWinter

Just published ! 📣 Our new paper on #digitallearning in #Wales during #COVIDー19, co-authored with @profchristaylor, explores how school sector and socio-economic status influenced #Hwb Learning Platform #logins during the pandemic Read more ⬇️ doi.org/10.1002/berj.4…

@Bourdin_Seb @CUGeogPlan Many thanks 😁

@_AlexandraSandu @CUGeogPlan Congratulations Alex

Thrilled to share that this Friday will mark my start as a #Lecturer in Human #Geography with the brilliant team at @CUGeogPlan. Excited and ready to contribute to their exceptional #teaching and #research 🎓📚 🌍

"Political #trust and economic #development in European #regions," jointly written with @thoughtcapital & @fitjar, out today in Annals of Regional Science. doi.org/10.1007/s00168…

Presented at #CantemirSeminar2024: Why do some people still prefer "under the mattress" savings in #CEE ? New research done together with @rodriguez_pose reveals how #trust in #institutions and #localcontext shape #bankingaccess

Presenting at #CantemirSeminar2024 on the need of #place-sensitive policies to address #educationalinequalities in #Wales

A thought-provoking presentation by @Bourdin_Seb on #localdiscontent and the #socialacceptability of the energy transition at #CantemirSeminar2024 📚📈

Today with the support of British Academy Early Career Researcher Network: Bridging disciplines in social sciences #ECRs explore intersections of #geography, #education #datascience, #society & #ethics. Fostering collaborations across #socialsciences fields @WISERDNews