Alexandra Rijke

Dr. Alexandra Rijke is a Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Geography at Wageningen University & Research. She focuses on critical social theory applied to urban design and planning, addressing issues like sexism, racism, and spatial justice. Her research explores border fortifications, migration corridors (e.g., Balkan Route), and checkpoint geographies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. She contributes to the 'The Game' project analyzing refugee mobilities and border walls' impacts on migrants and local communities.

In teaching, she emphasizes independent and critical thinking through interactive methods, covering topics like critical cartography and heritage concepts. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical studies of spatial control mechanisms and resistance practices. She has published extensively on checkpoints, border walls, and immunitarian politics, with key contributions to Environment and Planning C and Geografiska Annaler.

No scientific awards or ancillary activities are listed. She advises students in MSc programs related to cultural geography and landscape architecture, though specific student names are not provided.