Mojca Vah Jevšnik, a sociologist, obtained her Master’s degree in Migration and Intercultural Relations at the University of Nova Gorica and completed her PhD in Social Work at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. At the Slovenian Migration Institute, her research focuses on various aspects of migration, particularly labour migration and mobility, migration and social policy, transnational social protection, and social work in the context of migration. She continuously coordinates numerous international projects on labour migration and mobility. She has taught the postgraduate module Migration, Integration and (Transnational) Social Protection at the University of Stavanger, Norway, since 2017. She is the coordinator of the postgraduate Erasmus Mundus study programme EMMIR – European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations, which brings together European, African, and Indian universities and research institutions.
Research areas: migration studies, labour migration and mobility, transnational social protection, welfare state, social policy, social work.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca (2024). Navigating integration and emotional distress during vulnerable stages of life : the case of Slovenian repatriates from Venezuela. Dve domovini : razprave o izseljenstvu, 60.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca, TOPLAK, Kristina (2024). Access to information on the posting of workers : company practices and challenges in the case of Slovenia. V: DANAJ, Sonila (ur.), TOPLAK, Kristina (ur.), VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca (ur.). Access to information on the posting of workers : construction companies' practices and challenges. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca, CUKUT KRILIĆ, Sanja (2023). A perfect storm : demographic ageing, severe healthcare staff stortages, and globalisation of healthcare labour markets. V: VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca (ur.), TOPLAK, Kristina (ur.). Further discussions on labour mobility in the EU. 1st ed. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca (urednik), TOPLAK, Kristina (urednik) (2023). Further discussions on labour mobility in the EU. 1st ed. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca (2021). Welfare considerations underpinning healthcare workers' decision about migration : the case of Slovenia. V: RYNDYK, Oleksandr (ur.), SUTER, Brigitte (ur.), ODDEN, Gunhild (ur.). Migration to and from welfare states : lived experiences of the welfare-migration nexus in a globalised world. Cham: Springer.
VAH JEVŠNIK, Mojca, CUKUT KRILIĆ, Sanja (2020). Diaspora policies, consular services and social protection for Slovenian citizens abroad. V: LAFLEUR, Jean-Michel (ur.), VINTILA, Daniela (ur.). Migration and social protection in Europe and beyond. Vol. 2, Comparing consular services and diaspora policies. Cham: Springer.
- Challenges of International Labour Mobility in a National Context. The case of Slovenia (fundamental research project • October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2026)
- TraFaDy – Transnational family dynamics in Europe (October 3, 2022 - October 2, 2026)
- Mental health difficulties among migrants: experiences of recognition and treatment (October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2024)
- Increasing the level of empirical evidence through the collection and analysis of national administrative data: POSTING.STAT 2.0 (research project • April 1, 2024 - March 31, 2026)
- Assessment of the channels of information and their use in the posting of workers: INFO-POW (international project • September 1, 2022 - February 29, 2024)
- Enhancing the collection and analysis of national data on intra-EU posting: POSTING.STAT (February 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022)
- Secure Mobility: Uncovering Gaps in the Social Protection of Posted Workers (January 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022)
- Mitigating the consequences of brain drain and strengthening the mechanism of brain circulation (research project • November 1, 2019 - October 31, 2021)