Setaiesh Ghafari

Setaiesh Ghafari is a Researcher at the Technical University of Darmstadt's Institute of Political Science, specializing in governance and policy analysis. Since April 2023, she has worked on the DFG-funded project 'Standards of Governance' under Prof. Dr. Nathalie Behnke. Concurrently, she serves as a policy advisor at the Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing, focusing on European Structural and Investment Funds since 2021.

Her research explores:

• European Cohesion Policy
• Socio-ecological governance transformations
• Sustainable economic practices
• Policy modeling frameworks

She operates within the Public Administration, Public Policy research group, bridging academic insights and governmental policy implementation.