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Personal profile
Research summary
Marie Valentova is a research fellow at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER, formerly CEPS/INSTEAD). She holds PhD in Sociology from the Masaryk University and the Advanced Master in European Social Policy Analysis (MESPA) from the Tilburg University (NL) and the Bath University (UK). She is a member the Network of International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research. She also acted as a country member of the Expert’s Forum of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and an independent expert in the Peer Review in Social Protection and Social Inclusion and Assessment in Social Inclusion. She has led and contributed to various externally funded research and policy-oriented projects, both at the EU as well as the national level. Her current research interests include: social policy analyses and evaluation, reconciliation of family and paid work, integration and perception of immigrants and social cohesion. Her research papers were published in leading international peer-reviewed journals such as: Journal of European Social Policy, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, International Journal of Intercultural Relations, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Work Employment and Society, International Review of Sociology, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Social Indicators Research, Survey Research Methods, Journal of Social Policy etc.
Languages
English – fluent, Czech – native, French – very good, Luxembourgish - intermediate
Others
Computer skills: Word, Excel, SPSS, STATA, Power Point, Atlas, intermediate: MPLUS
Other Work Experience:
2015-present: country representative of Luxembourg at the the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) UNECE
2015-present: country representative of Luxembourg at the International Network of Leave Policies and Related Research https://www.leavenetwork.org/introducing-the-network/
2013–2016: alternate member of the Expert’s Forum of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
2011-2016: Country expert – Luxembourg at Peer Review in Social Protection and Social Inclusion and Assessment in Social Inclusion, www.peer-review- social-inclusion.eu
2009-2013: Visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Social Studies, Slovenia, PhD workshop: The Methods of Triangulation. Subjective and Objective Social Indicators.
2007-2010: Member of the Methodology group of the European Value Study (EVS) network : responsible for the accoss-time validation of the Master questionnaires (waves 1990 and 1999); coordination of the translation process for the vawe 2009 in 47 participation parties using online platform. Directly collaborating with EVS national representatives in 47 countries, GESIS Cologne, the Gallup Europe and the Tilburg university.
2007-2015: Unpaid Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
Membership:
International Sociological Association, European Sociological Association, Social Policy Association, International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research.
Refereeing:
Socio-Economic Review (Oxford Academic)
Social Policy and Society (Cambridge University Press)
Journal of Social Policy (Cambridge University Press)
Social Inidicators Research (Springer)
Czech Sociological Review
International Journal of Sociology of the Family
Civil Society Journal
Journal of Gender, rovné příležitosti a výzkum (Gender, equal opportunities and research) Sociologický Ústav Akademie ČR (Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic)
Data a výzkum – SDA Info [Data and Research – SDA Info] http://dav.soc.cas.cz
Ashgate Publishing Limited, Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, Great Britain
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Masaryk University
1998 → 2002
Sociology, Master, European Social Policy Analysis (MESPA), Tilburg University
1999 → 2000
Sociology, Bachelor, Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Masaryk University
1993 → 1996
External positions
Assistant Professor, International Master in Social Policy Analysis (IMPALLA), CEPS/INSTEAD
2002 → 2007
Full-time researcher granted by the Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic. , Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs (VUPSV)
2000 → 2002
Marketing researcher in a marketing and public opinion agency, AVE CZ odpadové hospodářství, s.r.o.
1998 → 1999
Student assistant at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University
1998 → 2000
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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GUIDEPREP: Growing Up in Digital Europe Preparation Phase
Sologon, D., Valentova, M., Symonds, J., Pollock, G., Ecchia, G., Babarovic, T., Salmela-Aro, K., Panico, L., Walper, S., Spiess, K., Weber, W., Das, M., Currie, C., Nicaise, I., Mortelmans, D., Saar, E., Koronaiou, A., Csoba, J., Stasulane, A., Cefai, C., Skalicka, V., de Almeida Alves, N., Mihalik, J., Gornik, B., Bousselin, A., Guio, A., Marlier, E., Kruten, T., Lomos, C. & Peluso, E.
28/11/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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Sustainbility@Leave: Parental Leave Policies and Social Sustainabilities
Reimer, T., Valentova, M. & Uzunalioglu, M.
13/09/22 → 12/09/26
Project: Research
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PIONEERED: Pioneering policies and practices tackling educational inequalities in Europe
Alieva, A., Van Kerm, P., Valentova, M., Bousselin, A., Kyzyma, I., Peluso, E., Sauer, P., Valentova, M., Hadjar, A., Erzinger, A., Kogan, I., Bolligs, S., Vasquez Cupeiro, S., Scherer, J., Toom, A., Robert, P., Smyth, E., Dumcius, R., Jobst, S. & Skrobanek, J.
1/03/21 → 1/03/24
Project: Research
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MNcontact : Measuring intense migrant-native contact and its consequences
Valentova, M. & Albrekt Larsen, C.
1/01/20 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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PARLUX: Fathers and Parental Leave in Luxembourg: The interplay between workplace characteristics and fathers' behaviour. Focus on research sector
Uzunalioglu, M., Valentova, M. & O'Brien, M.
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
15/10/18 → 14/10/22
Project: Research
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Luxembourg Note. Unlocking the Influence of Work Environment: How Company Size and Industry Shape Parental Leave Choices. Report on Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in COVID-19 recovery under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Valentova, M., 7 Jul 2023, Publications Office of the European Union. 146 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
Open Access -
Recours au congé parental au Luxembourg : les salaires des parents jouent-ils un rôle?
Valentova, M., Jan 2023, 2 p. Luxembourg : Entreprises Magazine.Research output: Other contribution
Open Access -
The Effects of Intermarriage on Wages for Immigrant Women in Italy
Justiniano Medina, A. C. & Valentova, M., Jan 2023, In: Journal of Family Issues. 44, 1, p. 264-285 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unlocking the Influence of Work Environment: How Company Size and Industry Shape Parental Leave Choices.
Valentova, M., Amjahad, A. & Genevois, A-S., 8 Jun 2023, 2 p. The Social Policy Blog.Research output: Other contribution
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Congé parental: comment les parents se partagent-ils la garde des enfants?
Valentova, M., 29 Jul 2022, 2 p. Luxembourg : Lëtzebuerger Gemengen (LG).Research output: Other contribution
Open Access