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Bibliographic research performance and CRIS
Research Interests
- Migration
- Qualitative and quantitative methodology
- Sociology of gender
- Sociology of youth
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature and Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2016
Master’s Degree in Teaching English and Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2019
PhD in Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2025
Employment
Assistant with a PhD, ZRS Koper, 2025–
Young Researcher and Assistant, ZRS Koper, 2019–2025
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, University of Maribor, 2020–
Positions and Memberships
Member of the Presidency of the Slovenian Sociological Association
Member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal Youth in Central and Eastern Europe
Member of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism
Member of the American-Slovenian Education Foundation
Achievements and Awards
Young Sociological Talent, 2023
Crystal Coat of Arms of the City of Celje for Outstanding Achievement and Promise, 2020
Best Master’s Thesis in the Field of Youth, 2020
ASEF Research Fellowship, 2018
Projects
EXPECT_Art, Exploring and Educating Cultural Literacy through Art, 2024–2026, Researcher
HUMAN, Digital Hate Interrupter Activism to Combat Structural Racism Promoting Inter-Community Cooperation through Digital Technologies, 2024–2026, Researcher
SPARK, Strengthening Psychological Awareness and Resilience for Kids, 2024–2026, Researcher
CAREvolution, Revolutionizing the Gender-Responsive Work-Life Balance through Comprehensive Inclusive Targeting of Employees’ Well-Being and Mental Health, 2024–2026, Researcher
EWA, Empowering Women in Active Society, 2022–2024, Researcher
Institutional, Legislative and Awareness-Raising Solutions and Activities to Address Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Sexual Violence in Higher Education and Research Organisations in Slovenia, 2021–2023, Researcher
MiCREATE, Migrant Children and Communities in a Transforming Europe, 2019–2022, Researcher
Youth Study Southeast Europe 2018/2019, 2017–2018, Researcher
Selected Publications
Dežan, L. & Sedmak, M. How do you feel at school? A cross-country comparative analysis of migrant adolescents’ school well-being. Frontiers in Education, 2023, 8, 1–11.
Sedmak, M., Medarić, Z. & Dežan, L. “Othering” and integration of migrant children and young people of Albanian ethnic origin: evidence from Slovenian schools. In: Arun, S. (ed.). Global Migration and Diversity of Educational Experiences in the Global South and North: A Child-Centred Approach. 2023. London, New York: Routledge, 73–89.
Dežan, L. & Sedmak, M. Policy and practice: The integration of (newly arrived) migrant children in Slovenian schools. Annales: Anali za istrske in mediteranske študije. Series Historia et Sociologia, 2020, 30(4), 559–574.