Sara Bencekovic

Sara Bencekovic is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Luxembourg's Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, Department of Geography and Spatial Planning since 2023. She focuses on economic geography, regional transformations, and ethnographic studies of finance, particularly examining financialisation's impact on postsocialist regions and urban dynamics. Her work bridges financial crises, spatial restructuring, and civil engagement in cities like Istanbul and Bangalore.

• Education:
• PhD in Geography (Trinity College Dublin, 2023)
• MSc in Sociocultural Anthropology (University of Oxford, 2016)
• BA in Anthropology and Psychology (York University, 2014)
• Key Research Themes:
• European financial centres in transition
• Financialisation of postsocialist Yugoslavia
• Urban resistance through gardening in Istanbul
• Civil involvement in urban issues (e.g., Bangalore)
• Projects:
• FINCITY (European Financial Centres in Transition)
• GEOFIN (Geographies of Financialisation in Eastern Europe)