I am an academic/policy maker. I am Assoc Prof in Work and Employment Relations, senior policy adviser to central governments and international policy-making communities, and a member of Covid19 and Climate trackers. I am affiliated with a number of European universities and the Slovene Institute of Contemporary History (INZ). Until recently, I was Director-General of Higher Education in the Slovene Ministry of Science and Education, and Director of the Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity in Business at the University of East London.
I serve on several editorial boards, including Work Employment & Society, International Journal of Care & Caring, and Slovenian Sociological Association Journal Druzboslovne razprave.
I investigate the intersections between the welfare state, public policy, markets across welfare states; equality, diversity and inclusion in the labour market, and sustainable workplaces. I apply comparative perspectives and innovative policy analysis methodologies and contribute to indicator development and better data infrastructure.
Experience
2015–present
Research Fellow, Central European Labour Studies Institute
2022–present
Research Fellow, Institute of Contemporary History
2018–present
Associate professor, CERIC, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
2019–2023
Director-General of HE, Ministry of Science and Education, Gov of Slovenia
2016–2018
Senior lecturer, School of Social Sciences, University of East London
2016–2018
Director, Noon Centre for Equality and Diversity in Business, UEL
2013–2015
Work, Care and Global Transitions Fellow, University of Leeds
2011–2013
Welfare Studies Research Fellow, Umea University, Sweden
2001–2011
Senior Policy Adviser, Welfare & Social Development Division, Institute of Macroeconomic Analyses & Development, Government of Slovenia
2004–2005
Detached National Expert , European Commission, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Unit for Social and Demographic Analyses
2004–2005
Consultant, Slovenian Human Rights Ombudsman
1998–2004
Project Manager for the Balkans, Stability Pact Gender Task Force and OSCE