Mahmud, R. (2024). Commissioned Book Review: Pippa Norris, In Praise of Skepticism: Trust but Verify. Political Studies Review, 14789299241258631. https://doi.org/10.1177/14789299241258631 

Mahmud, R. (2025). Crisis Management of the Anti-quota Student Movement in Bangladesh: Governance Capacity in Misery. Journal of Developing Societies, 41(4), 445–464. https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X251344338

Mahmud, R. (2024). Determinants of Citizen Trust in Public Institutions in Bangladesh. Journal of Developing Societies, 40 (4), https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X241288602 

Islam, M. S., Muhammad Ahsan, A. H., & Mahmud, R. (2023). Is a powerful but corrupt public manager more trustworthy? Lessons from the case of rural local government in Bangladesh. Local Government Studies, 50(2), 451–474. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2023.2212241

Islam, Md. S., Mahmud, R., & Ahmed, B. (2023). Trust in Government during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh: An Analysis of Social Media Users’ Perception of Misinformation and Knowledge about Government Measures. International Journal of Public Administration, 46(8), 570–586. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.2004605

Mahmud, R., 2021. Citizen satisfaction in the service delivery of city corporations in Bangladesh, Scholars Journal of Research in Social Sciences (SJRSS), 1(2): 01-13. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5703382

Mahmud, R. (2022). Exploring factors affecting women’s political participation in Bangladesh: A study on urban local government institution. Dynamics of Public Administration, 39(1), 40–54. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2022.00003.7

Mahmud, R. (2021). National integrity strategy (NIS) of Bangladesh: Measures undertaken by the public institutions. Dynamics of Public Administration, 38(1), 58–73. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2021.00005.5

Mahmud, R. (2021). What explains citizen trust in public institutions? Quality of government, performance, social capital, or demography. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 43(2), 106–124. https://doi.org/10.1080/23276665.2021.1893197

Mahmud, R. (2017). Understanding Institutional Theory in Public Policy. Dynamics of Public Administration, 34(2), 135. https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-0733.2017.00011.6