Dr. Syeda Lasna Kabir :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Syeda Lasna Kabir is a Professor of Public Administration at the Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka. She has more than 27 years of undergraduate and post-graduate level university teaching experience in China, India, Bangladesh, and the UK. Her areas of academic and research interest include women’s political and administrative participation in South Asia, civil service training, e-governance, administrative ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Public Administration	University of Pune	India	2010
M.Phil.	Public Administration	University of Bergen	Norway	1999
Masters	Public Administration	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1995
Bachelor	Public Administration	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	1993

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Post-Doctoral Researcher/Visiting Professor	University of Manchester	Manchester, United Kingdom	Sep 2014	Dec 2014
Professor	Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	May 2013	Present
Associate Professor	Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	May 2008	May 2013
Adjunct Faculty Member	North South University	Dhaka	Sep 2004	Present
Assistant Professor	Department of Public Administration, Dhaka University	Dhaka	May 2002	Apr 2008
Lecturer	Department of Public Administration, University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Jul 1997	May 2002
Lecturer	Department of Public Administration, Rajshahi University	Rajshahi	Dec 1996	Jun 1997

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Organizational behavior and leadership
Comparative public administration
Migration policies
Administrative culture
E-governance
Civil service training
Women’s political and administrative participation in South Asia

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Current Completion
M.Phil	Women’s Representation at the Top Levels of Business Organisations: Bangladesh Perspective	Syeda Lasna Kabir	Tahmina Dilshad	2023
M.Phil	A Study on Motivational Incentives for Secondary Students to Attain Academic Achievement in Rural Bangladesh	Syeda Lasna Kabir	Mahjabin Sultana Mitul	2021
M.Phil	Supporting woman in ICTs: A step toward achieving e-governance in Bangladesh	Syeda Lasna Kabir	Tasnuva Habib Zisan	2018
M.Phil	Rural Development in the Era of Globalization: An Assessment of the Performance of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development ( BARD)	Syeda Lasna Kabir	Jannatul Ferdous	2016

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
No project/research work is found

Invited Talk

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SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	The International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM)	Member	2018	2019
2	American Society for Public Administration	Member	2019	2022
3	Midwest Political Science Association	Member	2019	2022
4	International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)	Member	2010	2014
5	Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance	Member	2012	2013
6	International Political Science Association (IPSA)	Member	2014	2022
7	South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance (SJPG)	Editorial Board Member	2015	Till now
8	Public Administration Training Centre	Reviewer	2015	2016
9	Social Science Review	Reviewer	2011	Till now
10	Springer Publishing House	Reviewer	2017	2018

Book
1	Syeda Lasna Kabir Women’s Participation in South Asian Civil Services: A comparative analysis of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Dhaka: A. H. Development Publishing House, 2013 .
2	Syeda Lasna Kabir and Hasan Mohammad Baniamin Civil Service Training in Bangladesh: An Institutional Analysis of BPATC: Role Rhetoric and Reality. Dhaka: A. H. Development Publishing House, 2012 .
3	Ishtiaq Jamil, Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman, Syeda Lasna Kabir and M. Mahfuzul Haque Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 .

Book Section
1	Syeda Lasna Kabir and Mahjabin Sultana Mitul "Political Advertisement in Bangladesh: An Analysis from Gender Association Perspective." South Asia: State, Society and Politics. Ankara: Nobel Bilimsel Eserler, 2023 .
2	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Women’s Substantive Representation in the Parliament of Bangladesh: Understanding Key Trends and Tensions." Substantive Representation of Women in Asian Parliaments. Devin K. Joshi and Christian Echle London and New York: Routledge, 2022 185-205 .
3	Syeda lasna Kabir and Mahzabin Sultana Mitul "Land-Use Conflicts, Gender and Informality: Insights from Bangladesh." Gender and Land Rights in Changing Global Contexts. Reena Patel Thomson Reuters, 2022 .
4	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Through the Glass Ceiling, over the Glass Cliff? Women Leaders in Bangladeshi Public Administration." Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia. Jamil, Ishtiaq et.al (eds) Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 87-109 .
5	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Introduction: Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia." Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration and Development in South Asia. Ishtiaq Jamil Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 1-17 .
6	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Key Issues in Women’s Representation in Bureaucracy: Lessons from South Asia." Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia: Trends, Issues and Challenges. Ishtiaq Jamil Switzerland: Springer International, 2013 137-156 .
7	Syeda Lasna Kabir "The Status of Women Employees in the Government Sectors of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh: Do They Get the Right Share?." Understanding Governance and Public Policy in Bangladesh. Ishtiaq Jamil Dhaka: MPPG Program, NSU, 2011 111-132 .

Journal Article
1	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Women Leadership in the Public Services in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis’ (translated in Chinese language), Southeast Asian and South Asian Studies , vol.25 , no.1 , 2015 .
2	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘A Quest for Women’s Political Representations: Lessons from the Nordic Countries’, South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance , vol.34 , no.1 , 2014 .
3	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Women’s Employment in Contemporary Pakistan: Experiences from Bureaucracy’, Social Science Review , vol.30 , no.2 , 2013 .
4	Syeda Lasna Kabir : Key Issues in Women’s Representation in Bureaucracy: Lessons from South Asia, Public Organization Review Springer US , 2013 .
5	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Making Public Services Available to Public: Case Study of E-Governance in a District in Bangladesh’, Social Science Review , vol.30 , no.1 , 2013 .
6	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘A Review on Women’s Representation in Parliament: Bangladesh Perspective’, Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance (NJPG) , vol.XXXI , no.2 , 2012 .
7	Syeda Lasna Kabir : Model’s of E-governance: Some Missing Link for Developing Countries’, Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance (NJPG) , vol.XXVIII , no.1 , 2011 .
8	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Train, Not to Miss the Train of Development: An overview of BPATC’, Nepalese Journal of Public Policy and Governance (NJPG) , vol.XXVI , no.3 , 2010 .
9	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Domestic Violence: An Issue of Human Security in Bangladesh’, Empowerment , vol.16 , 2009 .
10	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Towards Gender Equality in the Bangladesh Civil Service’, Empowerment , vol.15 , 2008 .
11	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Women Representation in Bureaucracy: A Study on Bangladesh’, Social Science Review , vol.24 , no.2 , 2007 .
12	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Women’s Political and Administrative Quota: Experiences from India’, Empowerment, , vol.14 , 2007 .
13	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘World Conferences on Women and the Advancement of Women in Bangladesh: A Review’, Social Science Review , vol.23 , no.1 , 2006 .
14	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘A New Institutional Arrangement: Role of the Member of Parliament in Local Development’, Social Science Journal , vol.1 , no.1 , 2005 .
15	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘New Dimensions of Administrative Culture and Applicability to Bangladesh', Asian Affairs , vol.22 , no.3 , 2000 .
16	Syeda Lasna Kabir : ‘Society, Women and Bureaucracy: Bangladesh Perspective', Bangladesh Journal of Administration and Development , vol.5 , no.1 , 1997 .

Conference Proceedings
1	Syeda Lasna Kabir "The Glass Ceiling is Cracked, Not Broken: Female Leadership in Bangladesh Civil Service." 22nd International Research Society Public Management (IRSPM) Annual Conference at University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom: 2018 .
2	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Challenges for Women and the State in the Global South." International Conference on Gender, Politics and the State. Organized by International Political Science Association (IPSA) Stellenbosch, South Africa: 2017 .
3	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Citizens’ Trust towards Democratic Process and Institutions in Bangladesh." 24th IPSA World Congress of Political Science; Organized by International Political Science Association (IPSA) Poznan, Poland: 2016 .
4	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Women’s Political Participation in Bangladesh: Rhetoric and Reality’." 23rd World Congress of Political Science organized by IPSA (International Political Science Association), held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada: 2014 .
5	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘The Quest for Women’s Political Representations: Lessons from the Nordic Countries’." International Conference on Ida Blom Conference: Gendered Citizenship: History, Politics and Democracy by the University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway: 2013 .
6	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant in 8th Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Nonprofit Law, Policy and Practice: Evolution and Evaluation." The International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) and the Korean Association of Nonprofit Sector Research (KANPOR) Seoul, Korea: 2013 .
7	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant in 9th International Conference of the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAGH)." 9th International Conference of the Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAGH) Colombo, Sri Lanka: 2012 .
8	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Women’s Representation in Bureaucracy: A Study on Bangladesh, India and Pakistan’." The International Conference on Governance and Public Policy in South and South-East Asia, by the MPPG Program of North South University Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2012 .
9	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Women’s Political and Administrative Participation in South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities’." the Institute of South Asia Studies of Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences(YASS) Conference Kunming, China: 2012 .
10	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Role of Civil Society to the Democratic Development of Bangladesh’,." the Japanese Initiative on Civil Society in Bangladesh at Tsukuba International Congress Centre (Epochal Tsukuba), University of Tsukuba Japan: 2012 .
11	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Women’s Political Participation and Public Opinion’,." Bangladesh Women’s Association Coference Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2011 .
12	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘Challenges of Governance in South-Asia’." the Central Department of Public Administration of Tribhuvan University of Nepal, Nepal and Department of Administration and Organization Theory of University of Bergen, Norway Nepal: 2011 .
13	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant in 9th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)." 9th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR) at Kadir Has Univesity Istanbul, Turkey: 2010 .
14	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant at a seminar on ‘Quota system: Affirmative Action for Women’." the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Pune Pune, India: 2008 .
15	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant at a two days seminar on ‘Masculinity: Engendering Women in the Public Sector’." University of Pune Pune, India: 2008 .
16	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant at a workshop on ‘Social Science Research Methodology’." Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2004 .
17	Syeda Lasna Kabir "‘The Union Parishad: Its Role on Resource Mobilization for Local Development’-." The Young Scholars Seminar organized by Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Dhaka, Bangladesh: 2002 .
18	Syeda Lasna Kabir "Discussant in the international seminar on ‘ NGOs in Aid: A Reappraisal of 35 Years of NGO Assistance’." Center for Development Studies of Oslo Oslo, Norway: 1997 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country
International	Commonwealth Post-Doctoral Fellowship (University of Manchester, UK)	2014	United Kingdom
International	Ph.D. research fund by Indian Council for Cultural Relation (ICCR)	2007	India
International	Norwegian State Education Loan Fund for M.Phil degree	1996	Norway
National	Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka	1990	Bangladesh

Name & designation Dr. Syeda Lasna Kabir Professor & Chairperson

Department Department of Public Administration Faculty of Social Sciences

Email lasnakabir@du.ac.bd

Phone 880-2-9661900, 9126836