Dr Mukasheva Zhamilya , PhD, Royal Holloway

Profile

Zhamilya holds a PhD in Politics from Royal Holloway, University of London. Before joining Queen Mary University, she held a postdoctoral position at the School of Public Policy, the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on comparative politics and policy of higher education, in particular political factors behind introduction of tuition fees and financial assistance, public responsiveness to higher education policies, and impacts of financial aid and student number restrictions on match between higher education offer and market demand. Her PhD thesis, “The Politics of Cost-sharing in Higher Education in OECD Countries” has won Best Dissertation Award by the American Political Science Association’s Education Politics & Policy section in 2024. In addition to academic work, she has undertaken applied research projects focused on education policy in Kazakhstan.

Teaching

POLM092 - Theories and Concepts in Public Policy

POL7005D Theories and Concepts in Public Policy

POL7006D Evaluation and Delivery in Public Policy

Research

Publications

• Mukasheva, Zhamilya, Sofia Collignon, and Ursula Hackett. ‘Electoral Accountability for Rising Tuition in the US: Evidence from a Survey Experiment and Observational Data’. The Journal of Higher Education 95, no. 6 (18 September 2024): 800–823. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2023.2266354