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LISER's Department of Urban Development and Mobility @liser-udm.bsky.social · 5d

👏 Congrats to Dr. Madalina MEZAROS who successfully defended her PhD thesis "Property, Policy, & Place: #Housing #Inequality & #Gentrification Dynamics in #Luxembourg"

👩‍🎓 @madalinamez.bsky.social was awarded a #PhD degree in #Geography from @uni.lu

🙏 Kudos to supervisor @douccap.bsky.social & jury!

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much ✨ would’ve loved to have you here with us!

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Professor Loretta Lees @lorettaclees.bsky.social · Jun 23

Lovely day in Luxembourg then Dudelange then across border into France today with @douccap.bsky.social & @madalinamez.bsky.social learnt so much 😊

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Professor Loretta Lees @lorettaclees.bsky.social · Jun 23

today.rtl.lu/news/luxembo...
Went to fireworks with @madalinamez.bsky.social in Luxembourg last night, they were amazing, thanks to @liser.lu for inviting me 😊

Fireworks, torchlight procession, and more: Revisit the highlights of Sunday night through our photo galleries

Here are the highlights of Sunday night's fireworks in pictures – and all the photos from the evening!

today.rtl.lu

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Jun 13

and for all the German speakers out there, here is the full version of the newspaper article: www.wort.lu/politik/wie-...

Wie Steueranreize die Krise am Wohnungsmarkt verschärfen

In Luxemburg wird zunehmend nicht mehr für Selbstnutzer, sondern für Investoren gebaut. Eine Ursache dafür ist laut Forschern auch die Regierungspolitik.

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Jun 13

proud 🌟 you can read our paper in Urban Studies here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · May 26

Join us for this inspiring talk!

LISER - Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research @liser.lu · May 26

🏘️ Join us on June 24 for a deep dive into the creation and implementation of a groundbreaking Anti-Displacement Tool that uses data and policy to protect communities from the displacement new housing projects may cause.

🔗LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT AND REGISTER HERE: www.liser.lu/events/RSSUD...

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · May 22

🏢 We visited the Gravity project (a large-scale urban regeneration project) & talked about affordable housing, co-living, mixed use & social mix. Thanks to the City of Differdange, Yann Duprel, Charles Berrang & housing alderman Jerry Hartung for the warm welcome!

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · May 22

Field trip day! 🌆 @constanceu.bsky.social and I took our 1st-year Econ students from @uni.lu to explore “Living & Working in the City” in Differdange, Luxembourg.

(Credits photo: Vincent Lescaut/ @lessentielde.bsky.social)

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

♥️ So so grateful for this opportunity. Once more many thanks to my Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences at the @uni.lu, @liser.lu and of course @fnr.lu.

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

🟣 Join the Boston Area Research Initiative conference, the perfect space for researchers, policy makers, non-profits, and community members to meet (at a community college no less).

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

🔵 Sit in on an undergraduate lecture on homelessness in the US - eye-opening and heart-breaking at once;

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

🟢 Attend a thought-provoking lecture on The Gender Order of Neoliberalism by Cinzia D. Solari at the Department of Sociology (once a sociologist, always a sociologist...);

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

🟡 Present my PhD research and connect with new people;

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

🟠 Be hosted by the amazing @lorettaclees.bsky.social in Boston at the @buoncities.bsky.social, in their beautiful brownstone;

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Apr 17

Looking back on my one-week research stay in New York and Boston, I’m happy (and a bit amazed) to have ticked everything off my list:

🔴 Visit the DUMBO neighborhood in New York City - a place I’ve read so much about in the gentrification literature;

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Initiative on Cities @buoncities.bsky.social · Mar 25

Join us for a special lunch seminar featuring @madalinamez.bsky.social of @liser.lu on Luxembourg's housing crisis, multinational gentrification, and "domino displacement.”

When: April 10, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
Where: Initiative on Cities, 75 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215 [Open to Public]

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Ida Tolgensbakk @idatolgensbakk.bsky.social · Feb 14

#academicvalentines

Redpenblackpen's valentine card with the text "I've read your work."

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Feb 11

@douccap.bsky.social @lorettaclees.bsky.social @liser-udm.bsky.social @liser.lu @fnr.lu @urbanstudiesonline.com
#Gentrification #Housing #Policy #Luxembourg #OpenAccess

Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our Urban Studies article is now open access! 🔓

We introduce ‘gentrification regimes’—using 50 years of property data to reveal how Luxembourg’s housing market shifted from ownership-driven to investor-led, with national fiscal policies fueling buy-to-let gentrification.

📖 tinyurl.com/ycyhd6kk

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · Dec 3

Honestly, this is my reaction to a lot of current events as well.

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Dec 3

The second tour of presidential elections is our last hope before heading for darkness. That and hoping that in the next coalition won’t be any extremist parties.

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Dec 2

USR (literally, Union Save Romania) backs the center-right presidential candidate #ElenaLasconi. While her positions aren’t perfect, the choice is clear when it’s a matter of EU vs. Russia.

Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Dec 2

Now, since these parties didn’t surpass the 5% threshold for seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, their votes will be redistributed - ultimately empowering the extreme right instead of USR.

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Madalina Mezaros @madalinamez.bsky.social · Dec 2

Corrupt historical parties dominate #1 and #3, while the most pro-EU, stability-oriented option comes in at #4. Ironically, many small parties spun off from USR (the 4th party), pulling away voters and further dividing the pro-EU camp.

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