Milharčič Hladnik – Podiplomska šola ZRC SAZU

Assoc. Prof. Mirjam Milharčič Hladnik, Ph.D.

Principal Research Associate at the Slovenian Migration Institute, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and Associate Professor of Sociology

Office: ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, 1st floor
+386 1 470 64 61
mirjam.milharcic-hladnik@zrc-sazu.si

Education

University degree in Sociology, University of Ljubljana (1985)
PhD in Sociology of Culture, University of Ljubljana (1994)

Fieldwork

United States: The Role of Women Migrants in Preserving Ethnic and Cultural Identity in Slovenian Migrant Communities (2001–2004)
Argentina: Preservation of Ethnic and Cultural Identity among Slovenian Migrants in Argentina (August 2012)
United States: The State of Organization of Slovenian Communities in the USA after the COVID-19 Pandemic (August 2022)
United States: Two Homelands and Two Cultures of Slovenian Immigrants in the USA (April 2024)
United States: Migrant Family Correspondence (July–August 2026)

Research Interests

Migration studies; women and migrant labour
Auto/biographical and narrative methodology; analysis of letters and ego-documents
Sociology of education; epistemic justice and human rights
Slovenian emigration; transnational identities

Visiting Appointments

Visiting Research Fellow, University of Stavanger, Stavanger (2010–2024)

Other Activities

Teaching

University of Nova Gorica – School of Humanities
Erasmus Mundus Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR): Migration, Gender, Work (course coordinator and lecturer)

Editorial Activities

Editor-in-Chief of Two Homelands (2016–2023)

Positions and Memberships

Chair of the Ethics, Integrity and Equal Opportunities Committee, ZRC SAZU
Member of the Scientific Council, ZRC SAZU
Member of the Scientific Council, Slovenian Migration Institute
Member of the Senate, Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU
President of City of Women Association and the international feminist arts festival City of Women Festival (2006–2009)