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Mehri Zamanbin holds dual academic positions at Utrecht University as both a PhD Candidate in the ERC Consolidator project CAPABLE (a large cross-national study on work-life policies from a capability perspective) and as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences within the Interdisciplinary Social Science department.
Her educational trajectory centers on advanced social science research, currently culminating in doctoral studies focused on capability approaches to work-life policy analysis.
- PhD Candidate: ERC Consolidator project CAPABLE
- Lecturer: Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Research and Education Assistant: Chair Derks
Zamanbin's research investigates critical intersections of social policy, gender equity, and migrant experiences within welfare systems. Her work particularly examines childcare policy frameworks, municipal care provision, and the experiences of parents with children having complex care needs. She employs comparative policy analysis and capability approach methodologies to uncover how institutional structures affect individual wellbeing and opportunity.
Her publication record demonstrates growing expertise in analyzing childcare allowances from migrant perspectives and conceptualizing policy design for vulnerable populations. Recent work explores digital literacy challenges in navigating welfare systems and comparative frameworks for supporting families with special needs children.
Zamanbin actively contributes to the interdisciplinary research community through conference presentations and collaborative projects, with her work referenced by academic networks including Bluesky and Mendeley.
As part of the CAPABLE project team, she collaborates with senior researchers including Mara Yerkes and Verena Seibel on cross-national policy analysis. Her research outputs appear in respected journals such as Social Policy and Administration and the Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, with several forthcoming 2025 publications indicating active ongoing research.
