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Dr. Jozef Zelinka

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

  • Research on Higher Education
    In my research, I examine the transformation of academic subjectivities. I focus on the process of the constitution of academic subjectivities and analyze it as a combination of numerous elements (discourses, practices, materialities, spaces, temporalities, affects). My core analytical instrument is the dispositive analysis.
  • Subjectivation studies
    Subjectivation studies is one of my key research approaches. It refers on the one hand to the constitution of subjects through (self-)education processes, on the other hand to the reflection of my own self-governing as an academic subject in research and teaching. Currently, I examine the constitution of hybrid academic subjects under the latest global transformations in higher education.
  • Life Course Research
    The Life Course Research covers a wide range of institutionalized life and educational expectations. In my research I study the (subjective) agency of young adults, especially those in vulnerable positions. I have actively researched these issues in two Horizon Europe projects YOUNG_ADULLLT and CLEAR.

Academic Education

09/2013 - 01/2020Doctoral Studies of Political Science at the University of Muenster
09/2010 - 06/2012Master Studies of World Politics at the State University of Saint-Petersburg
09/2007 - 06/2010Bachelor Studies of the International Economic Relations at the University of Economics in Bratislava

Work Experience

since 07/2021Research assistant
08/2020 - 06/2021Gymnasium teacher
03/2020 - 12/2020Foreign language teacher
04/2018 - 04/2019Research assistant
04/2017 - 09/2018Lecturer
10/2014 - 03/2018Lecturer

Functions and Memberships

since 03/2022Working Group Subjectivation, The German Sociological Association (GSA)
since 03/2022Subdivision International Comparative Education, The German Educational Research Association (GERA)
since 04/2019RYOT NETWORK - Research on Youth Opportunities and Transitions
11/2021 - 10/2025Member, WWU Centre for Europe

Publications

The Dynamics of Education and Space: Examining the spatial dichotomies of Lifelong Learning Policies
Zelinka, Jozef, Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (2026)
In: Kraftl, Peter; Holloway, Sarah; Cheng, Yi’En; Kučerová, Silvie Rita (eds.), Handbook on Geographies of Education , 290-304. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published
A Synthesis Review of Education Research on Learning Outcomes
Zelinka, Jozef; Amorim, José Pedro; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Jablonczay, Nikoletta; Kovacheva, Siyka; Kyttälä, Minna; Papadimitriou, Achilleas; Rambla, Xavier; Siri, Anna; Tikkanen, Jenni (2025)
In: Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália (eds.), Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe, 99-120. London et al.: Bloomsbury Publishing. doi:10.5040/9781350446717
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published
A Spatial Perspective on Promoting Inclusiveness through Learning Outcomes in Europe
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Zelinka, Jozef; Kovacheva, Siyka; Rambla, Xavier (2025)
In: Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália (eds.), Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe, 219-240. London et al.: Bloomsbury Publishing. doi:10.5040/9781350446717
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published
Between Spatial and Social Justice - The case of lifelong learning policies
Zelinka, Jozef; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (2025)
In: Scuola democratica (eds.), Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica. Education and/for Social Justice. Vol. 1: Inequality, Inclusion, and Governance, 613-620. Rome:  / Associazione "Per Scuola Democratica".
Research article in edited proceedings (conference) | Peer reviewed | Published
Countering educational poverty by raising learning outcomes of young people
Zelinka; Jozef; Jablonczay, Nikoletta; Zarifis, Gerorgios K.; Järvinen, Tero (2025)
In: Tikkanen, Jenni; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Järvinen, Tero; Alves, Natália (eds.), Constructing Learning Outcomes: Problematizing (Under)Achievement in Europe, 47-71. London et al.: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

FOR 5393 - Subproject: Educational Infrastructures in Mid-sized Cities
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
FOR 5393: The future smart town
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2026 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Constructing learning outcomes in Europe - A multi-level analysis of (under-)achievement in the life course (CLEAR)
Duration: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025
Funded by: EC Horizon Europe - Research and innovation action
Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster
Policies Supporting Young People in their Life Course. A Comparative Perspective of Lifelong Learning and Inclusion in Education and Work in Europe (YOUNG_ADULLLT)
Duration: 01/03/2016 - 28/02/2019
Funded by: EC H2020 - Research and innovation actions
Type of project: EU-project hosted at University of Münster

Talks

Bildungsinfrastrukturen in der Mittelstadt erfassen und verstehen
Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo; Zelinka, Jozef (25/03/2026)
30. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft, München
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Analyzing the Transformation of Academic Subjectivation in Higher Education: The Case of Aalto University
Zelinka, Jozef (06/11/2025)
16. Netzwerktreffen Empirische Subjektivierungsforschung, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Das (ausgebrannte) Subjekt im Präventionsdispositiv – Materialität und Macht des psychischen Leidens
Zelinka, Jozef (13/02/2025)
Materialität – Psychoanalyse – Subjekt, Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Situating and Dynamizing Life Courses – The Analysis of Young People’s Subjectivation Processes in Finland, Germany, and Italy
Zelinka, Jozef; Scandone, Berenice; Tikkanen, Jenni (30/08/2024)
European Conference on Educational Resarch, The University of Cyprus
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Between Spatial and Social Justice – The Case of Lifelong Learning Policymaking
Zelinka, Jozef; Parreira do Amaral, Marcelo (04/06/2024)
Third International Conference of the Journal “Scuola Democratica”, University of Cagliari, Cagliari
Type of talk: scientific Talk
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Prizes

Funding of the publication expenses of the dissertation thesis. in the category: Dissertation
Awarded by: VG Wort Förderungsfonds Wissenschaft
Award given to: Zelinka, Jozef
Announced at: 03/05/2021 | Date of awarding: 03/05/2021
Type of distinction: Best publication award
DAAD Forschungsstipendium für Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden
Awarded by: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
Award given to: Zelinka, Jozef
Announced at: 01/07/2014
Type of distinction: Scholarship