Daniel Gerbery

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Gerbery is a sociologist at the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. He holds a PhD in Sociology (2009) and has been a faculty member since 2009, promoted to Associate Professor in 2022.

• Research focuses: living standards, poverty, social inequalities, economic sociology, comparative social policy
• Teaching areas: research methodology, quantitative methods, economic sociology, dissertation preparation
• Active in EU projects like CHIEF (Horizon 2020) and national grants (APVV, VEGA)

Educational Background:

• M.A. in Sociology (2000, Comenius University)
• PhD in Sociology (2009, Comenius University)

His publications analyze poverty dynamics, labor market exclusion, and social policy in Central Europe, with a focus on Slovakia. Key contributions include studies on energy poverty, intergenerational mobility, and Roma living conditions.

Recent work explores precarious labor, cultural identity in Eastern Europe, and wage mobility patterns. He leads the VEGA project "Práca ako zdroj sociálneho vylúčenia" (2019-2022) and contributes to the APVV-23-0492 "Hodnotové orientácie vo vzťahu k práci" (2024-2027).

International Engagements:

• Marie Sklodowska Curie Action (2002-2003, University of Antwerp)
• Sociological research in Germany (University of Göttingen, 2001)