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Mathieu Portielje serves as a Lecturer and researcher at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, specializing in Dutch social assistance policy reform through the Amsterdam Experiment. His work bridges academic research and municipal governance, with recent collaborations involving the City of Amsterdam and media outlets like NOS and Telegraaf.
His research centers on Social Policy and Vocational Education, examining client management complexities, welfare-to-work incentives, and well-being under pressure in social assistance contexts. Key interests include guidance effectiveness for benefit recipients and labor market integration strategies within Dutch higher vocational education frameworks.
Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals consistent focus on evidence-based social assistance reforms, with interdisciplinary work spanning public administration, labor economics, and social work. His output emphasizes practical policy implementation, particularly municipal experiments evaluating part-time work requirements and client-manager roles in welfare systems.
Professional activities include invited presentations for media, municipal officials (including Amsterdam aldermen), and VU Amsterdam sociology students, alongside conference organization on social assistance topics. His dataset Jobs of the Future (2020) demonstrates applied research addressing evolving labor market demands.
