Gagan Chhabra

Gagan Chhabra is an Associate Professor at the University of Inland Norway, affiliated with the Faculty of Teacher Education and Pedagogy and the Department of Pedagogy – Lillehammer. His research focuses on disability policy convergence, labor market inclusion of disabled youth, and social resilience frameworks. He holds a PhD from Oslo Metropolitan University (2021), where he compared disability policies and labor market experiences between Norway and India using qualitative case study methods.

Education:

• PhD in Social Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University (2021)

Research Interests:

Dr. Chhabra specializes in disability policy formulation, Global North-South comparative research, and youth transition challenges. His work emphasizes marginalized youth perspectives, policy analysis, and overcoming ableism in employment contexts. Key themes include:

• Social policy frameworks and their implementation gaps
• Employment barriers faced by visually impaired youth
• Epistemological reflections in cross-national disability research

Publications Overview:

His research highlights policy convergence trends between Norway and India, labor market resilience strategies for disabled youth, and epistemological challenges in cross-cultural disability studies. Recent work critiques attitudinal barriers in employment and explores historical disability theory evolution.

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