Profile Details

Short Biography:

Sadik Hasan, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Administration. He had his doctoral degree in 2013 in E-governance and Public Administration from the University of Sydney, Australia. Dr. Hasan earned a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree from the University of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. His research focuses on governance, e-governance, e-transparency, South Asian politics, local government, women in South Asia, and parliament. He has published a book titled “Women in Local Government in Bangladesh: A Study of Gram Sarkar” and authored 25+ book chapters and research articles in reputed national and international journals. Dr. Hasan has worked with various government and international agencies, e.g., ICT Division, Governance Innovation Unit (GIU), Prime Minister’s Office, UNDP, World Bank, and Anti-Corruption Commission, Bangladesh and produced several important reports in the field of ICT, governance, right to information, institutional development, etc. Dr. Hasan can be reached at s.hasan@du.ac.bd.            

Education:

Major publicationsin last 5 years:  

Book/Report   

1. Bangladesh: Political Economy of Right to Information. Washington DC: World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33733 [co-authored with Syed Khaled Ahsan and NadeeNaboneeta Imran]

Book Chapter   

1. Hasan, S. (2021). Making of Bangabandhu: From Chhatra League to Awami League. In S. Ahmed, ed. Bangabandhu and Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. ISBN: 978 984 506 295 4

2. Hasan, S. (2020). ICT Policy for Digital Bangladesh: Status of Compliance and Challenges. In N. Ahmed, ed. Public Service Delivery in Bangladesh: Parliament, Public Policy, and Local Government. Dhaka, Bangladesh: The University Press Limited. ISBN: 978 984 506 278 7.

3. Hasan, S. (2019). Governance and Public Administration. In A. Farazmand, ed., Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG. ISBN: 978-3-319-20927-2.

4. Hasan, S. (2018). Bureaucratic Autonomy. In A. Farazmand, ed., Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG. ISBN: 978-3-319-20927-2.

5Hasan, S. (2017). Alangkar or Ahankar? Reserved Seat Women Members in the Bangladesh Parliament. In N. Ahmed, ed. Women in Governing Institutions in South Asia: Parliament, Civil Service and Local Government. London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-319-57474-5. [co-author]

Research Articles   

1. Hasan, S. (2020). Rural Women’s Access to ICTs in ‘Digital Bangladesh’: Rationale & Challenges. Public Affairs & Governance, India, 8(2): 206-232.
2. Hasan, S. (2019). Does Public Engagement Matter? Parliament, Public Engagement and the Budget Process in Bangladesh. Australasian Parliamentary Review, 34(1): 28-47. [co-author]
3. Hasan, S. (2017). Political Response to ICT Initiatives in Bangladesh: Diffident to Confident Steps. Public Affairs and Governance, Indianjournals.com, India, 5(1): 35-56.
4. Hasan, S. (2016). Reaching the Unreached: Strategies and Challenges of Public Service Delivery in ‘Digital Bangladesh’. Dynamics of Public Administration, India 33(2): 200-212.
5. Hasan, S. (2015). E-transparency in Bangladeshi Public Websites: A Perception Survey. Administrative Change, India 42(2) & 43(3): 59-74.
6. Hasan, S. (2015). A Perception Study on Public Response to E-service Delivery in Bangladesh. Information Studies, India 21(2 & 3): 151-16
7. Hasan, S. (2015). Public Information Centre as E-service Delivery Channel: The Case of Union Digital Centre in Bangladesh. Public Affairs and Governance, Indianjournals.com, India, 3(1): 41-55.
8. Hasan, S. (2014). ICT Policies and their Role in Governance: The Case of Bangladesh. Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal, Sage Publications (Pvt.) Limited, 19(3): 363-381.