Anja Eleveld is associate professor social law at the VU University. She graduated in Labour Law (cum laude) (University of Amsterdam), Political Science (University of Amsterdam) and Cultural Anthropology (Utrecht University). In 2012 she obtained her PhD at the Law Faculty of Leiden University.

Her research focuses on poverty and social justice in the field of work and social security. In her most recent research she investigates the ways in which social security law in European welfare states can adapt to the challenges posed by climate change. Anja's  multi-disciplinary research has been published in various leading international and national journals in the field of labour law and social security law, social-legal studies, and policy & political studies 

In 2021 Anja Eleveld received the Levenbach prize for the best international article in the field of labour law and social security law (January 2018-September 2020).

In 2017 the Ph.D thesis of Anja Eleveld was nominated for the dissertation prize (2012-2016) in the area of labour law and social security law (shortlist of five dissertations).

2023 NWO XS grant (Dutch organisation for science), research project 'The use of solicited oral diaries in research on workers who are vulnerable to subtle abuse and exploitation' (August 2023-August 2024)

2020 Grant for a NIAS-Gak fellowship, research project 'The meaningfulness of unfree work' (Feb-June 2021) 

In 2015  NWO Veni grant (Dutch organization for Science), research project ‘The activating welfare state and the recipient of social assistance: the birth of a new worker in need of new rules?’ (2016-2020)

• NISZ (Nederlands Instituut voor Sociale Zekerheid) | Den Haag | Bestuurder | 2017-05-01 - present
• Vereniging Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland (Refugee Council) | Amsterdam | Lid Adviescommissie Opvang & Integratie | 2019-01-23 - present
• European Journal of Social Security | London | co-Editor in Chief | 2024-01-01 - present
• Journal of Poverty and Social Justice | Bristol | Member of the Editorial Board | 2024-04-15 - present

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