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Rifat Mahmud is a doctoral researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK. Rifat is funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission UK in association with FCDO for his PhD research. He completed his Bachelor and Masters of Social Sciences in Public Administration from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He then completed his Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) Program in Public Administration from Department of Administration and Organization Theory at University of Bergen, Norway. His academic articles have been published in notable journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, International Journal of Public Administration, Local Government Studies, and South Asian Survey.
1. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UEB3_nUAAAAJ&hl=en
2. LinkedIn Id: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rifat-mahmud-79a810b2/
3. ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rifat-Mahmud-6
Expertise Summary
His research emphasizes local governance, institutional trust, administrative reform and, bureaucracy.
Teaching Summary
Rifat Mahmud is part of the teaching staff in the Department of Public Administration at University of Barishal, Bangladesh. He has taken courses both at graduate and undergraduate level. His… read more
Research Summary
PhD Research: What explains citizens' trust in public institutions in Global South? An Empirical Study on Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles:
- Md Shahriar Islam & Rifat Mahmud (2015) Trust in Governance in Bangladesh: Ideas, Issues and Solutions, Millenial Asia, 6(2): 128-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/0976399615590513
- Md Shahriar Islam & Rifat Mahmud (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
- Md Shahriar Islam & Rifat Mahmud (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
- Md Shahriar Islam & Rifat Mahmud (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
- Rifat Mahmud (2017) Understanding Institutional Theory in Public Policy, Dynamics of Public Administration, 34 (2): 135-148. DOI:10.5958/0976-0733.2017.00011.6
- Rifat Mahmud & Marufa Akter (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
- Rifat Mahmud (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.
- Rifat Mahmud (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
- Md Shahriar Islam, Rifat Mahmud & Bulbul Ahmed (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
- Md Shahriar Islam, Abu Hossain Muhammad Ahsan & Rifat Mahmud (2023) Is a powerful but corrupt public manager more trustworthy? Lessons from the case of rural local government in Bangladesh, Local Government Studies, DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2023.2212241
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- Research Title: National Governance Assessment Framework (NGAF) ; Funding agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Duration: October-November 2017
- Research Title: Citizens' Satisfaction in the Service Delivery of Local Government Institution: An Empirical Study of Barishal City Corporation; Funding agency: Bangladesh University Grants Commission; Duration: January-June 2018
- Research Title: National Integrity System of Bangladesh: A Case study on educational institutions in Barishal District; Funding agency: Bangladesh University Grants Commission; Duration: January-June 2019
- Research Title: National Governance Assessment Framework (NGAF); Funding agency: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Duration: December-January 2020
- Research Title: Navigating through misinformation to build knowledge about government measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: An analysis of trust in government; Funding agency: Bangladesh University Grants Commission; Duration: January-December 2022
Rifat Mahmud is part of the teaching staff in the Department of Public Administration at University of Barishal, Bangladesh. He has taken courses both at graduate and undergraduate level. His teaching courses includes: principles of management; local governance in Bangladesh; Qualitative research methodology; development administration in Bangladesh; public governance and institutionalism.