Egor Muleev

Egor Muleev is a Researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) in Leipzig, Germany, specializing in Mobilities and Migration within the Regional Geography of Europe department. His work focuses on critical mobility studies, transportation policy analysis, and urban planning dynamics in post-Socialist contexts. He joined IfL in November 2020 after holding research roles at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) and the Russian Academy of Transport.

Professional Experience:

• 2012–2020: Research Associate at HSE’s Institute for Transport Economics
• 2018: Lead Researcher for Moscow Railroad Diameters project
• 2016: Lead Researcher for Moscow Cycling/Pedestrian Monitoring Project
• 2019: Lecturer on Master’s course in Transportation Studies

Research Interests:
He examines the political economy of urban transport systems, methodological approaches to mobility studies, and the socio-spatial impacts of transport infrastructure. Key themes include the orchestration of markets in transportation reforms, cultural dimensions of mobility practices in Russian cities, and the decolonial perspectives on mobility transitions through the CoMoDe project.

Key Projects:

• Leading the 'Contentious Mobilities' (CoMoDe) initiative on decolonial mobility transitions
• Analyzing Moscow’s transport reforms and their socio-spatial consequences
• Comparative studies of public transport systems in post-Socialist urban contexts

Publications:
His work appears in journals like Urban Planning and Journal of Economic Sociology, with monographs and edited volumes on Russian transport systems. Recent contributions include analyses of parking dynamics in Ekaterinburg and critical assessments of trolleybus demolition policies in Moscow.