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SVAJONĖ MIKĖNĖ

Assoc. Professor
January 2014 onwards
Institute of Education and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University, 20 Ateities st., LT-08303 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Main activities and responsibilities: Organizing of study process (member of study programs’ committees); supervision of master students during preparation of their master thesis; scientific research; teaching; Manager of the project “Implementation of joint master’s study program “Comparative Social Policy and Welfare”.
Present courses (2012/2013): Sociology, Modern Sociological Theories, Social Inequality and Exclusion; Internship.
Former courses: Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Social Sphere; Social conflicts; Sociology of Economic Life; Social change.
Assoc. Professor
September 2007 – December 2013
Department of Sociology (till 2012 – Department of Social Policy), Mykolas Romeris University, 20 Ateities st., LT-08303 Vilnius, Lithuania.

Lecturer
September 2005 – August 2007
Department of Social Policy, Mykolas Romeris University, 20 Ateities st., LT-08303 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Main activities and responsibilities: Preparation of study programmes, teaching; supervision of students during preparation of their master thesis; scientific research; preparation of study material, etc.

Assistant
February 2004 – August 2006
Department of Economic Sciences in Kaunas University of Technology, Panevėžys Institute. 33 Nemuno st, LT- 37164 Panevėžys, Lithuania.
Main activities and responsibilities: Teaching, supervision for students’ bachelor works.

Education
1999-2004
PhD in Social Sciences (Sociology)
Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas; Institute for Social Research, Vilnius, Lithuania.

1997 – 1999
MA of Sociology
Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Administration, Kaunas, Lithuania.

1990 – 1995
Bachelor of Business Administration
Kaunas University of Technology, Faculty of Administration, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Research work
2012: research worker; accomplishment of qualitative field research works under implementation of the project “Trajectories of family model and the social networks: intergenerational perspective” (code No. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-01-106), funded and implemented under measure VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K „Support to Research Activities of Scientists and Other Researchers“( ‘the Global Grant’), Priority 3 „Strengthening of Capacities of Researchers and other Scientists“ of the Operational Programme for Human Resources Development for 2007–2013. http://famo-socnet.mruni.eu/en/apie-projekta/

List of most important publications 2006-2014

Gaižauskaitė, Inga, Mikėnė, Svajonė. Socialinių tyrimų metodai: apklausa. (Social research methods: survey). Vilnius: Mykolas Romeris University, 2014 (upcomming) (in Lithuanian).

Mikėnė, Svajonė. Trends in gender (in)equality in Azerbaijan // Warsaw East European review. Warszawa : Studium Europy Wschodniej UW. ISSN 2299-2421. ISBN 9788361325321. Vol. 3, 2013, P. 229-245.

Mikėnė, Svajonė; Gaižauskaitė, Inga; Valavičienė, Natalija. Qualitative interviewing: field-work realities.// Socialinis darbas (Social Work). Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universitetas. ISSN 1648-4789 (print), ISSN 2029-2775 (online)s. 2013, 12 (1), p. 49-62.

Mikėnė, Svajonė. Social Control // Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. [T.] XXII, Skobelcyn-Šalavijas. Vilnius : Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras, 2012. ISBN 9785420017159. P. 195-196 (in Lithuanian).

Mikėnė, Svajonė. Social Sanctions // Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. [T.] XXII, Skobelcyn-Šalavijas. Vilnius : Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras, 2012. ISBN 9785420017159. P. 209 (in Lithuanian)

Mikėnė, Svajonė. Social Conflict // Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. [T.] XXII, Skobelcyn-Šalavijas. Vilnius : Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras, 2012. ISBN 9785420017159. P. 219 (in Lithuanian)

Mikėnė, Svajonė. Women Status in Azerbaijan and Lithuania: Gender Equality Aspect// Socialinių mokslų studijos: mokslo darbai = Social Science studies: research papers. Vilnius: Mykolo Romerio universitetas. ISSN 2029–2236 (print) ISSN 2029–2244 (online). 2012, 4(3), p. 973-990. http://www.mruni.eu/lt/mokslo_darbai/sms/archyvas/dwn.php?id=326801 (In Lithuanian).

Mikėnė, Svajonė. The recent trends of labour flexibility in the Baltic States // The seventh year as European Union member states : economics, politics, law : proceedings of the International Conference 6-7 May 2011 / Latvian Academy of Sciences, Mykolas Romeris University, Riga Stradinš University, College of Law. Riga : Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2011. ISBN 9789934811432. P. 149-164.

Valackienė, Asta; Mikėnė, Svajonė. Sociological survey: methodology and execution methodics. A textbook for the students of the social sciences. Kaunas: Technologija, 2008, 202p. (In Lithuanian).

Mikėnė, Svajonė. The tendencies of change in the model of employment in Lithuania and European Union// Social Work, 2007 No. 6 (1), p. 5-14. – Vilnius: Mokslo darbai, ISSN 1648-4789 (the journal is referred in Social Work Abstracts data base NASW Press, ISSN 1070-5317) (in Lithuanian).

Mikėnė, Svajonė, Valackienė, Asta. Changes in Employment model in Knowledge-based Society // Economics and management-2007 (international conference papers), 2007. ISSN 1822-6515 (in Lithuanian).

Matulionis, Arvydas Virgilijus; Mikėnė, Svajonė; Rauleckas, Rimantas. Toward Democratic Governance: The Lithuanian Local Elite. In the monograph Szücs S., Strömberg L. (eds.) Local Elites, Political Capital and Democratic Development: Governing Leaders in Seven European Countries, p. 81-120. – Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaft (Urban and Regional Research International, 2006 Vol. 9.). ISBN 3-531-15059-6.

Training courses
5-8 June, 2012. Academic staff training visit (short term internship) at TÁRKI Social Research Institute, Budaörsi út 45, Budapest, Hungary accomplished under programme “Partners 4 Value” supported by European Social Fund’s project „The creation of the international practice and internships‘ system for the students and lecturers of the National Lithuanian higher education institutions“ , SFMIS Nr. VP1-2.2- ŠMM-08-V-02-002.

10 May, 2012. Conference- forum organized by Lithuanian Labour Federation, “Reconcillation of Family and Work Obligations”, Vilnius.

27 April, 2012. Non-formal education training, organised under execution of the project “Promotion of gender equality in science (LYMOS)”, project code VP1-3.2-ŠMM-02-V-02-001.

4 April, 2012.Training of academic supervisors on students’ international practice. Project „The creation of the international practice and internships‘ system for the students and lecturers of the National Lithuanian higher education institutions“ , SFMIS Nr. VP1-2.2- ŠMM-08-V-02-002

In 2006:
1) The course “Basics of WebCT CE 6.0”; Distance Learning Center of Kaunas University of Technology.
2) The courses, financed by Support Foundation European Social Fund Agency, project No. ESF/2004/2.4.0-K02-VS-01/SUT-219 “Integrated Development of Operability of Lithuanian Distance Education Network System”:
a) „General principles of distance learning, policy and warranting of quality“;
b) “Using of technologies in creation and presenting of distance learning courses”. Distance Learning Center of Kaunas University of Technology.

In 2005: Courses for young academics “Teaching and learning systems in modern university”. Kaunas University of Technology.

Field of interests:
Social Inequality; Labour flexibility, Work-life balance; Social change; Social research methodology.

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