Helga M. Leitner
Professor
Department of Geography
1144 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524
Campus Mailcode: 152403
(310) 825-1071
hleitner@geog.ucla.edu
Subfields
Political and urban geography; international migration, immigrant incorporation, politics of immigration and citizenship, urban development and sustainability, urban social movements, and socio-spatial theory; regional foci USA, Europe, and SE Asia.
Research Interests
My current research projects focus on local politics of immigration and belonging, cities as sites of multicultural encounters, and rethinking global urbanism.