Vesna Leskošek
Biographic Data
| ID | 2373573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vesna Leskošek |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vesna |
| FAMILY NAME | Leskošek |
| SIGNATURE | LESKOŠEK V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2319-1431 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gender Equality Plan at the University of Ljubljana
The article addresses the challenges to achieving gender equality in academia, with a particular focus on work–life balance as outlined in the University of Ljubljana’s Gender Equality Plan (2022–2027). Based on a 2022 survey of 820 academic staff members, the study investigates how caregiving responsibilities, institutional practices, and organizational culture affect career advancement and satisfaction with the work environment, particularly co…
Methodological and Ethical Issues Related to the Study of Domestic Violence and Abuse
Social Work During Covid-19 in Slovenia
The article discusses the results of a research study on social work during COVID-19 in Slovenia. Governmental measures to prevent the spread of the disease have increased the need for assistance to various groups of people but at the same time limited their access to social services. The main research question was to what extent social workers and social services were able to reorganise and adapt to crisis conditions and how this relates to the …
Applying transdisciplinary sustainability transitions research in international social work doctoral training
In the last 15 years, transdisciplinary research of sustainability transitions has become an increasingly powerful approach. We discuss it as a perspective for social work discipline, and as a theoretical-conceptual frame of a new international doctoral training and research programme in social work taking place in seven European countries. In our qualitative study, we investigate how the participating social work doctoral students reflect upon t…
Poverty of Older Women in Slovenia
This article aims to problematize a socially relevant, but politically overlooked issue of poverty among older women.Data show that poverty among women is a challenge for most EU countries and wider.However, it cannot be explained without understanding gender-specific life courses of women.We present the differences between older women and men in terms of the risk of poverty and compare them with those in EU countries.The article is based on seco…
Internationalisation of social work doctoral studies
The internationalisation of doctoral education in social work has become a newly developing area particularly in Europe during the last two decades. It has been promoted by two factors: (1) the reform of higher education (Bologna reform), which contributed to the development of doctoral study and (2) the establishment of European funding programmes that would allow international cooperation and ensure the quality of the programmes. Also, in the E…
High Wire
Community and social capital in Slovenia—the impact of transition
The transition from socialism to capitalism has many impacts on the everyday life of the people of Slovenia. Amongst others it has an impact on their community ties and their choices regarding participation in public life. Community can enable or diminish the basic processes, such as solidarity, equal choices and opportunities, and respect for the differences that are needed for an inclusive society. This article researches such processes through…
Internationalisation of social work doctoral studies
The internationalisation of doctoral education in social work has become a newly developing area particularly in Europe during the last two decades. It has been promoted by two factors: (1) the reform of higher education (Bologna reform), which contributed to the development of doctoral study and (2) the establishment of European funding programmes that would allow international cooperation and ensure the quality of the programmes. Also, in the E…
Community and social capital in Slovenia—the impact of transition
The transition from socialism to capitalism has many impacts on the everyday life of the people of Slovenia. Amongst others it has an impact on their community ties and their choices regarding participation in public life. Community can enable or diminish the basic processes, such as solidarity, equal choices and opportunities, and respect for the differences that are needed for an inclusive society. This article researches such processes through…
Gender Equality Plan at the University of Ljubljana
The article addresses the challenges to achieving gender equality in academia, with a particular focus on work–life balance as outlined in the University of Ljubljana’s Gender Equality Plan (2022–2027). Based on a 2022 survey of 820 academic staff members, the study investigates how caregiving responsibilities, institutional practices, and organizational culture affect career advancement and satisfaction with the work environment, particularly co…
Social Work During Covid-19 in Slovenia
The article discusses the results of a research study on social work during COVID-19 in Slovenia. Governmental measures to prevent the spread of the disease have increased the need for assistance to various groups of people but at the same time limited their access to social services. The main research question was to what extent social workers and social services were able to reorganise and adapt to crisis conditions and how this relates to the …
Poverty of Older Women in Slovenia
This article aims to problematize a socially relevant, but politically overlooked issue of poverty among older women.Data show that poverty among women is a challenge for most EU countries and wider.However, it cannot be explained without understanding gender-specific life courses of women.We present the differences between older women and men in terms of the risk of poverty and compare them with those in EU countries.The article is based on seco…
Community and social capital in Slovenia—the impact of transition
The transition from socialism to capitalism has many impacts on the everyday life of the people of Slovenia. Amongst others it has an impact on their community ties and their choices regarding participation in public life. Community can enable or diminish the basic processes, such as solidarity, equal choices and opportunities, and respect for the differences that are needed for an inclusive society. This article researches such processes through…
High Wire
Internationalisation of social work doctoral studies
The internationalisation of doctoral education in social work has become a newly developing area particularly in Europe during the last two decades. It has been promoted by two factors: (1) the reform of higher education (Bologna reform), which contributed to the development of doctoral study and (2) the establishment of European funding programmes that would allow international cooperation and ensure the quality of the programmes. Also, in the E…
Poverty of Older Women in Slovenia
This article aims to problematize a socially relevant, but politically overlooked issue of poverty among older women.Data show that poverty among women is a challenge for most EU countries and wider.However, it cannot be explained without understanding gender-specific life courses of women.We present the differences between older women and men in terms of the risk of poverty and compare them with those in EU countries.The article is based on seco…
Applying transdisciplinary sustainability transitions research in international social work doctoral training
In the last 15 years, transdisciplinary research of sustainability transitions has become an increasingly powerful approach. We discuss it as a perspective for social work discipline, and as a theoretical-conceptual frame of a new international doctoral training and research programme in social work taking place in seven European countries. In our qualitative study, we investigate how the participating social work doctoral students reflect upon t…
Methodological and Ethical Issues Related to the Study of Domestic Violence and Abuse
Social Work During Covid-19 in Slovenia
The article discusses the results of a research study on social work during COVID-19 in Slovenia. Governmental measures to prevent the spread of the disease have increased the need for assistance to various groups of people but at the same time limited their access to social services. The main research question was to what extent social workers and social services were able to reorganise and adapt to crisis conditions and how this relates to the …
Gender Equality Plan at the University of Ljubljana
The article addresses the challenges to achieving gender equality in academia, with a particular focus on work–life balance as outlined in the University of Ljubljana’s Gender Equality Plan (2022–2027). Based on a 2022 survey of 820 academic staff members, the study investigates how caregiving responsibilities, institutional practices, and organizational culture affect career advancement and satisfaction with the work environment, particularly co…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social science (3 works)