Phd title: Socio-spatial approach towards understanding identity construction: urban transformations in Prague Urban Region
Begun: October 2020
Thematic research group: Urban and Regional Laboratory (URRlab)
Research topics and interests: Urban transformations, gentrification, identity, socio-spatial dialectic, urban governance and development, politics of space, and psychology and the city.
Current and recent research projects:
2021-2023 “In the face of gentrification: the changing identities of working-class neighbourhoods in the inner-city of Prague” funded by the Charles University Grant Agency (https://urrlab.cz/en/project/2947/).
Research team leader: M.A. Adél Petrovic M.Sc.
2020-2022 “History and future of housing estates: quality of residential environment and residential satisfaction” funded by the Czech Science Foundation (https://urrlab.cz/en/project/0-historie-a-budoucnost-sidlist-kvalita-obytneho-prostredi-a-rezidencni-spokojenost/).
Research team leader: RNDr. Petra Špačková, Ph.D.
2018–2020 “Contemporary changes of social environment within the Czech suburbs” funded by the Czech Science Foundation (https://urrlab.cz/en/project/0-soucasne-zmeny-socialniho-prostredi-v-ceskych-suburbiich/).
Research team leader: doc. RNDr. Martin Ouředníček, Ph.D.
Link to relevant web pages:
URRlab: http://urrlab.cz/en/profile/adela-petrovic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adel-petrovic-25082bb3/
Qualifications:
10.2020 - present: PhD candidate of STARS program
Department of Social Geography and Regional Development (Charles University, Prague)
09.2016 - 09.2018: Master Urban Studies 4CITIES
Erasmus Mundus Master in Urban Studies (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université libre de Bruxelles, Universität Wien, Københavns Universitet, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Master thesis: Displacement without placement. Street prostitution’s deracination from gentrifying neighbourhoods in Brussels and Budapest.
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09.2014 - 09.2016: Master CoDe
Erasmus Mundus Master in Comparative Local Development (Università di Trento, Univerza v Ljubljani, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Universität Regensburg)
Master thesis: Clusters in Serbia- The role of the Management in building out Social Capital.
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09.2010 - 06.2013 Political Science
Bachelor’s degree at Faculty of European Legal and Political Studies in Novi Sad
Awards and grants
- Charles University Grant Agency - GAUK (2021-2023)
- STARS scholarship from Faculty of Science (Charles University)
- Scholarship from University of Vienna (Erasmus +)
- Short-term research grant (KWA) from University of Vienna
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
- Dositeja Scholarships of Foundation for Young Talents (Republic of Serbia)
Publications
Petrović, A. (2020): Údaje ze sčítání lidu v Srbsku (Population census data in Serbia). Geografické rozhledy. Accepted for publication.
Petrović, A. (2013): Corruption in the Public Administration. In: Politikon- Political Science Association of Vojvodina, 4/2013, pp.127-137.
Conference contributions
30.8-2.9.2022, in Barcelona (ESP), ENHR ‘The struggle for the right to housing. The pressures of globalisation and affordability in cities today.’, Research project: Gentrification as rejuvenation of consumption, but also its population?.
25-29.7.2022, in Tartu (EE), AESOP 2022 Congress ‘Space for Species: Redefining Spatial Justice’. Research project: Urban transformation: manifold and multifaceted processes in formerly working-class neighbourhoods of Prague.
27.6-1.7.2022, in Budapest (HU), CATference.Research project: Changes in the socio-demographic composition and potential gentrification in formerly working-class neighbourhoods of Prague (together with doc. Martin Ouředníček).
4-6.11.2021, in Prague (CZ), Urban Movements and Local Politics in CEE Countries: Recent Developments and Conceptual Ambivalences. Research project: From a former industrial neighbourhood to a creative-class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighbourhood of Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).
9-11.9.2021, in Novi Sad (RS), 5th Serbian Congress of Geographers, Research project: From a former industrial neighbourhood to a creative class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighbourhood of Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).
14-16.7.2021, in Antwerp (BE), RC21 Conference on Sensing the City, Research project: From a former industrial neighbourhood to a creative class oasis: A case study of Karlín, the inner-city neighbourhood of Prague. Presentation (together with Greta Kukeli).
28.6-1.7.2021, in Prague (CZ), 8th EUGEO Congress on the Geography of Europe, Research project: Suburban bubbles: gated communities in Prague Urban Region. Presentation.
8-10.9.2020, in Plzen (CZ), Annual Conference of the Czech Geographical Society 2020, Research project: Gated Communities in Prague Urban Region: Location and Positionality on different Scale.
23-24.9.2019, in Bamberg (DE), Conference on Serbian‐Bavarian Higher Education, organised by University of Bamberg, Research project: The role of Social Capital in the Technology Transfer- Case study on Serbian Clusters and Cluster Management practices in Serbia.
7-12.9.2015, in Budapest (HU), Erasmus+ Conference on Tradition, Innovation and Reform in Local Development, organised by Corvinus University of Budapest, Project work: Clusters in Serbia- The role of Cluster Managers in building Social Capital.
Teaching
Urban Social Geography I: Key Theoretical Approaches
Urban Social Geography II: Contemporary Issues
Discussion seminar on Contemporary Urban Studies
Urban Regulations and Political Memory: Towards Understanding Spatio-Temporal Aspects of Urban Development
External activities
SHORTLISTED WORK EXPERIENCES
01.01.2020 – present: Geographical Institute - Charles University (Prague) | Internationalisation Coordinator
01.09.2019 - present: Charles University (Prague) | Scientific Collaborator and Teaching Assistant
13.06.2016 - 15.07.2016: Committee for Regional Development, EP (Brussels) | Intern
01.02.2016 - 30.04.2016: Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik (Regensburg) | Intern
01.07.2013 - 31.08.2014: Regional Agency for Development of SMEs (Novi Sad) | Project Assistant
01.10.2013 - 31.08.2014: European Youth Centre of Vojvodina (Novi Sad) | Project Coordinator
SHORTLISTED PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
23.11.2020 – 27.11.2020: Urban Health Case Challenge, UCPH & Gehl Architects (DK) | Participant
06.07.2019 – 13.07.2019: International Social Design Summer School (AT) | Participant
03.02.2015 – 01.09.2016: Ecopanonia renewable energy resource cluster (RS) | External Associate
28.11.2014 - 30.11.2014: Startup and Social Innovation Seminar (IT) | Participant
14.10.2014 - 20.11.2014: Seminar in Environmental Sociology (IT) | Participant
04.02.2013 - 04.05.2013: Network for Innovative Development (RS) | Volunteer
24.11.2012-16.03.2013: Seminar on Intercultural Understanding, Human Rights and Reconciliation, part of the project ‘Build Bridges, not Walls: The Role of University in Peace-Building’ (RS & BIH) | Participant