Faculty Member Profile

1.    Islam, M.S. and Mahmud, R., 2015. Trust in Governance in Bangladesh: Ideas, Issues and Solutions, Millenial Asia, 6(2): 128-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976399615590513

2.    Islam, M.S. and Mahmud, R., 2015. Development Communication: Is It A Novel Technique to Ensure Voice and Accountability in Bangladesh? Journal of South Asian Studies, 3(2): 231-241. https://esciencepress.net/journals/index.php/JSAS/article/view/619

3.    Islam, M.S. and Mahmud, R., 2015. Good Democratic Local Governance in Bangladesh: Ramification of Upazila Parishad in Accelerating Local Development, South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance, 36(1): 21-35. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/RifatMahmud6/publication/343180602_Good_Democratic_Local_Governance_in_Bangladesh_Ramification_of_Upazila_Parishad_in_Accelerating_Local_Development/links/5f1a9c2e92851cd5fa421b93/Good-Democratic-Local-Governance-in-Bangladesh-Ramification-of-Upazila-Parishad-in-Accelerating-Local-Development.pdf

4.    Islam, M.S. and Mahmud, R., 2016. State of Bangladesh Civil Service Management (2009-2012): Perceiving the role of media, South Asian Survey, 24 (2): 206-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/0971523115589023

5.    Mahmud, R., 2016. New Public Management Reform in New Zealand: A Critical Overview, Dynamics of Public Administration, 33 (2): 190-199. DOI: 10.5958/0976-0733.2021.00005.5

6.    Mahmud, R., 2017 Understanding Institutional Theory in Public Policy, Dynamics of Public Administration, 34 (2): 135-148. DOI:10.5958/0976-0733.2017.00011.6

7.    Mahmud, R., 2018 Citizens' Trust in Urban Government: An Empirical Study of Barishal City Corporation, Barishal University Journal, 2: 35-53.

8.    Mahmud, R., Akter, M., 2020. Public Responsiveness of Government Organizations During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh, Barishal University Journal of Social Sciences, 1: 33-54.http://bu.ac.bd/uploads/JOURNAL/BARISHAL%20UNIVERSITY%20JOURNAL%20OF%20SOCIAL%20SCIENCE%20ISSN%202411247%20Volume%201,%20Issue%201,%202020.pdf

9.    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.

10.    Mahmud, R., 2021. Lessons from COVID 19 Pandemic: A Preliminary Analysis of Bangladesh's Responses, ISPEC International Journal of Social Sciences and humanities, 5 (2): 165-177. https://doi.org/10.46291/ISPECIJSSHvol5iss2pp165-177 

11.    Mahmud, R., 2021. National Integrity System (NIS) of Bangladesh: Measures Undertaken by the Public Institutions, Dynamics of Public Administration, 38 (1): 58-73. DOI: 10.5958/0976-0733.2021.00005.5

12.    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. 

13.    Islam, M.S., Mahmud, R, and Ahmed, B., 2021. 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, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2021.2004605

14.    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. DOI: 10.5958/0976-0733.2022.00003.7 

15.    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, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930.2023.2212241 

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

1.    Mahmud, Rifat (2014) Trust in Governance in Bangladesh: Ideas, Issues and Solutions. Accepted for presentation at the 7th Sino-US International Conference for Public Administration, June 6th-7th, 2014, Beijing, Renmin University of Bangladesh

2.    Mahmud, Rifat (2017) Women's participation in local government in Bangladesh: The case of Barishal City Corporation. Accepted for conference on Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration, and Development in South Asia and Beyond, November 18-19, Dhaka, Public Policy and Governance Program, North South University, Bangladesh.

3.    Mahmud, Rifat (2021) Factors affecting ethics in police administration during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Accepted for Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) South Asia Virtual Conference 2021on Preparing Public Leaders in South Asia for a Post Pandemic World, 12-14 November 2021.

WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE ORGANIZING EXPERIENCE

1.    Conference Title:  First International Conference on Social Sciences and Law, 15-16 March 2019. Organized by University of Barishal, Bangladesh

Responsibilities:   Co-Convener (Designing conference call for proposals, posters and conference Program schedule, creating a short list of potential conference paper presenters)

2.    Project Title:     Social Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh: Dynamics and Agenda for Policy Reform, November 9-10, 2014. A National Dissemination Workshop at the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka; sponsored by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bangladesh.

Project Director:  Dr. Akhter Hossain, Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka

Responsibilities:  Designing workshop posters and Program schedule, communicating with the participants, and managing the volunteers

3.    Project Title:    Gender Policy in Bangladesh: Strategies, Constraints and Challenges, 05 October 2013. A National Seminar at Public Policy and Governance Program, North South University, Bangladesh in collaboration with Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Bangladesh.

Responsibilities:    Formulating Program schedule, drafting invitation letter and communicating the participants