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Slovenščina
Italiano
Research Interests
- Digital technologies and society
- Migration
- Sociology of everyday life
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology (Analytical and Theoretical Studies), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2002
Master of Science in Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2004
PhD in Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, 2009
Employment
Senior Research Associate, ZRS Koper, 2007–
Alma Mater Europaea, 2024–
Assistant Professor, University of Primorska, Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, 2007–2016
Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana
Positions and Memberships
Member of the Equal Opportunities Committee, ZRS Koper, 2023–
Member of the Presidency of the Slovenian Sociological Association, 2016–2023
Member of the Editorial Board of Družboslovne razprave, 2017–2022
Member of the Management Board, ZRS Koper, 2015–2016
Member of the Government Commission for the Contained Use of Genetically Modified Organisms, 2011–2013
Achievements and Awards
Research Fellowship at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013
Glasnik znanosti Award as a member of the research team of the Institute for Social Studies, ZRS Koper, 2019
Special Award of the Slovenian Sociological Association as a member of the research team of the Institute for Social Studies, ZRS Koper, 2020
Glasnik znanosti Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievements by Promising Researchers, ZRS Koper, 2011
Projects
HUMAN – Digital Hate Interrupter Activism to Combat Structural Racism Promoting Inter-Community Cooperation through Digital Technologies (CERV-2023-EQUAL, 2024–2026), ZRS Koper Coordinator
REBOOT NOW – Prevention of Gender-Based Violence in Schools after Lockdown (CERV – DAPHNE, 2022–2024), ZRS Koper Coordinator
Smart Control of the Climate Resilience of European Coastal Cities (SCORE) (HORIZON project LC-CLA-13-2020), Researcher
BASE – Migrant and Refugee Child-Friendly Support Services in Cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (European Commission, 2018–2020), ZRS Koper Coordinator
Keep Me Safe: Supporting Youth Peer Development Tackling Sexual Abuse (European Commission, 2019–2021), ZRS Koper Coordinator
MiCreate – Migrant Children in a Transforming Europe, Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Action, 2019–2022, Researcher
Community Linkage – Improving Gender-Based Violence Service Provision through the Empowerment of Migrant Women as Community-Based Mentors, Trainers, and Agents of Change, CERV Daphne, 2022–2024, ZRS Koper Coordinator
REINSER – Economic Integration of Refugees through Social Entrepreneurship, Interreg ADRION, Feb. 2021–Oct. 2021, Researcher
Constructive Theology in the Age of Digital Culture and the Anthropocene, ARIS, 2022–2027
