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Dr. Asif M. Shahan is currently working as an Associate Professor at Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka. He has worked on difference issues related with administrative system, government performance, accountability, social protection and governance of Bangladesh for more than 10 years. He has provided consultancy services to different agencies of the Government of Bangladesh (including the Prime Minister’s Officer, Cabinet Division, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, PKSF) and international organizations including World Bank, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, IDS (University of Sussex), Agropolis France, Swisscontact Bangladesh, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, The Asia Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Centers on the Public Service, George Mason University etc. As part of his assignment, he analyzed the institutional capacity of different institutions of accountability (e.g. Election Commission, Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh, Judiciary, Public Service Commission), analyzed the overall governance scenario of Bangladesh, assisted in developing activity plans for different government ministries (e.g. activity plan for Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in implementing the National Social Security Strategy), designed policy advocacy plan (e.g. policy advocacy plan for UNFPA), evaluated the performance management system and National Integrity System of Bangladesh, conducted strategic review to understand the current status and future challenges of Bangladesh in the domain of food security and nutrition, evaluated different programs carried out by different organizations (e.g. ENRICH by PKSF) and explored the policy process in Bangladesh. He is a member of SDG advisory committee convened by the Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Bangladesh and is currently leading a technical team that is working for designing the National Adolescent Strategy in Bangladesh. He has authored a number of book chapters and several journal articles in different peer reviewed journals.

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Political Science	George Mason University	United States	2015
Masters	Public Administration	George Mason University	United States	2011
Masters	Public Administration	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	2004
Bachelor	Public Administration	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	2003

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
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Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Politics-Administration Relationship
Role and Performance of Political Institutions
Accountability and Governance
Public Policy Process

Project/Research Supervision

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Project/Research Work

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Invited Talk

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Book
1	Martin Greeley, Asif M Shahan and Shubhasish Barua Sustainable Development, Human Dignity and Choice: Lessons from the ENRICH Programme, Bangladesh. Springer, 2021 .

Book Section
1	Asif M Shahan and Rizwan Khair "Exploring the impact of democratic transition on bureaucratic discretion." The Economic Development of Bangladesh in the Asian Century. London: Routledge, 2020 .
2	Asif M Shahan and Ferdous Jahan "Change and Stability of Public Policies in Bangladesh: An Alternative Model of Policy Process." Public Services Delivery in Bangladesh: Parliament, Public Policy and Local Government. Dhaka: UPL, 2020 .
3	Asif M Shahan and Rizwan Khair "Social Accountability through Social Media: Developing a Framework for Analyzing Bangladesh’s Experiences." Managing Change for Better Public Service Delivery. New York: Routledge, 2020 .
4	Asif M Shahan and Rizwan Khair "Inclusive Governance for Enhancing Professionalism in Civil Service: The Case of Bangladesh." Inclusive Governance in South Asia Parliament, Judiciary and Civil Service. Palgrave Macmillan, 2018 .

Journal Article
1	Asif M Shahan, Ferdous Jahan and Rizwan Khair : A glimpse of light in darkness: Performance-based accountability in Bangladesh public administration, Public Administration and Development (impact factor:1.550) , 2021 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country
International	Outstanding PhD Student in the Political Science Program	2016	United States
International	Fulbright Fellowship	2009	United States
National	Mohammad Mofazzalul Haq Memorial Gold Medal	2007	Bangladesh
National	Dean's Award	2003	Bangladesh

Asif Mohammad Shahan

Associate Professor

Department of Development Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences

Email: asif.shahan@du.ac.bd

Phone: 01819127475