Biography

Ivan Ratkaj earned a B.Sc. in Geography from the Faculty of Geography in Belgrade in 1998.

He received a magister degree (2004) and a Ph.D. (2008) in Human Geography from the Faculty of Geography in Belgrade.

Dr. Ratkaj has been a member of the Department of Human Geography at the Faculty of Geography in Belgrade since 1999: teaching assistant (1999-2008), assistant professor (2008-2014), associate professor (2014-2018), full professor (2018-).

His research interests include social, economic and urban geography.

He participated in 10 research projects of national and international importance.

Dr. Ratkaj has authored 2 books, 7 book chapters, more than 30 peer reviewed papers, and numerous conference presentations.

Head of Department for Human geography (2012-2018; 2021-).

Membership in foreign and domestic associations

Vice-president of the Serbian Geographical Society (2016-2021).

President of the Serbian Geographical Society (2021-).

Selected Recent Publications

Book chapters

1. Ratkaj I., Sibinović M., Manić E. (2021). FDI in Serbia. In: Deichmann J.I. (ed) Foreign Direct Investment in the Successor States of Yugoslavia. Economic Geography (pp. 23-50). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55739-3_2
2. Ratkaj I. (2022). The Transport Sector in Serbia. In: Manić E., Nikitović V., Djurović P. (eds) The Geography of Serbia. World Regional Geography Book Series (pp. 221-230). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74701-5_17
3. Ratkaj, I., Budović A. & Jocić, N. (2022). Patterns of small-scale residential segregation in the centre of Belgrade. In: Maloutas, T. & N. Karadimitriou (Eds.): Vertical Cities. Micro-segregation, Social Mix and Urban Housing Markets (pp. 204-218). Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Articles

1. Budović, A., Ratkaj, I., Antić, M. (2020). Evolution of urban hotel geography – a case study of Belgrade, Current Issues in Tourism, 23(6), 707-722. DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2018.1530200
2. Jovanović, M., Ratkaj, I. (2014). Functional Metamorphosis of New Belgrade. DISP, 50(4), 54-65. DOI: 10.1080/02513625.2014.1007653

Published Conference Papers and Abstracts

1. Ratkaj, I., Jocić, N., Budović, A. (2022). (In)consistent patterns of residential socioeconomic segregation in Belgrade, Serbia. Paper presented at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting, New York (Online), Feb. 25-March 1, 2022. American Association of Geographers.
2. Ratkaj, I. (2019). Planning metro system in Belgrade – for whom? Book of abstracts: 8th International Urban Geographies of Post-communist States Conference, CAT-ference 2019, Belgrade, 25-29 September 2019 (p. 119). Belgrade: University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography.
3. Sibinović, M., Ratkaj, I. (2019). Foreign direct investments in Serbia as a driving force of economic development. Book of abstracts: 8th International Urban Geographies of Post-communist States Conference, CAT-ference 2019, Belgrade, 25-29 September 2019 (p. 26). Belgrade: University of Belgrade – Faculty of Geography.
4. Ratkaj, I., Grčić, M. (2017). Položaj i uloga geografije u Srbiji. Knjiga sažetaka: Znanstveno-stručni skup sa međunarodnim sudjelovanjem “Položaj i uloga geografije u suvremenom društvu“, Zagreb, Hrvatska, 17. 11. 2017. (str. 29-31). Zagreb: Hrvatsko geografsko društvo, Geografski odsjek PMF-a Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.