UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA
Department of Public Administration
Dr. Mobasser Monem
Professor
Mobasser Monem is a Professor of governance and public management at the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. Professor Monem earned his PhD from University of London, United Kingdom (1999) under the Commonwealth Scholarship plan, securing his MPA from the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Professor Monem also carried out post-doctoral research and teaching at the Sussex University, United Kingdom and also at the University of Heidelberg, Germany under the Humboldt Fellowship.
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Degrees |
Subject/Areas |
Institutions |
Year of Completion |
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PhD |
Public Management and Policy |
University of London |
1999 |
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MPA |
Public Administration |
University of Antwerp |
1992 |
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PgD |
Development Policy |
University of Antwerp |
1991 |
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Bachelor |
Public Administration |
University of Dhaka |
1989 |
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Post-doctoral |
Public Management |
University of Sussex |
2003 |
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Post-doctoral |
Governance |
University of Heidelberg |
2005 |
Professor Monem’s teaching and research focus on various aspects of governance including public sector management, public sector innovation and change management, local governance, development management, comparative public policy and political economy of policy studies. He has authored 2 books, contributed chapters to at least dozens of books published by CRC, Routledge, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, IGI global, UPL and also authored more than 30 scholarly articles which appeared in the reputed national and international journals. He has worked as a consultant in many governance and development projects funded/sponsored by such organizations as UNDP, UNCDF, UNICEF, World Bank, UKAid, DANIDA, JICA, KOICA, CIDA and various national, international Non-government agencies operating in Bangladesh and Professor Monem has authored numerous technical reports in the field of urban/local governance, local finance, institutional development, capacity building, local level planning, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment, policy reforms and development management.
Recent Publications (Last five years):
“Participation and Accountability in Urban Local Government in Bangladesh: A Study of Paurashava”, in Nizam Ahmed (ed.). Public Service Delivery in Bangladesh: Parliament, Public Policy and local Government (Dhaka, UPL: 2020), pp. 247-70.
Engagement of non-resident Bangladeshis in national development: Strategies, Challenges and way forward, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, 2018. pdf
“Ambitious Plans, Cautious Implementation: Why Has Bangladesh Followed Such Half-hearted Privatisation Policy” in Nizam Ahmed (ed.) Public Policy and Governance in Bangladesh-Forty Years of Experience, Routledge, New York, 2017.
“Public Service Ethics in Bangladesh” in Meghna Sabharwal and EvanM.Berman (eds.) Public Administration in South Asia-India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Taylor and Francis, CRC, New York, 2016.
“E-governance preparedness of Public Bureaucracy in Bangladesh” in Halpin, Edward Francis et al (eds.), "Digital Public Administration and E-Government in Developing Nations: Policy and Practice",ISBN13: 9781466636910, IGI Global, USA, 2016.
“Enhancing Public Service Ethics in Bangladesh: Dilemmas and Deterrents” Korean Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.19, No. 2, 2015
“Migrant Workers' Remittance and its Economic Impact in Bangladesh”, Korean Journal of, Korean Journal of Governance, Vol. 18, No. 1, 2015.