Dr. Hasan Muhammad Baniamin is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Political Science at the Department of Political Science and Sociology, & South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG), North South University (NSU), Bangladesh. Before joining at NSU, he was working as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, University of Bergen, Norway. He obtained his PhD and MPA degree from the same university of Norway. His research interests include e-governance, health policy, refugee crisis, institutional performance, and trust, and he has published articles on these issues in journals such as Public Administration, Public Organisation Review, International Political Science Review, and International Journal of Public Administration. He mainly works on survey and survey experiments.
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Books
- Jamil, I.; Dhakal, T.N.; Haque, S.T.; Paudel, L.K.; & Baniamin, H.M. (2021). Policy response, local service delivery, and governance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka by Palgrave Macmillan.
- Kabir, S.L. and Baniamin, H.M. (2012). Civil Service Training In Bangladesh- An Institutional Analysis of Bangladesh Public Administration Training Center (BPATC): Role, Rhetoric and Reality. A H Development Publishing House: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Journal articles
- Baniamin, H. M., Jamil, I., Paudel, N. R., & Dhakal, P. B. (2024). Decoding job satisfaction in the Nepalese public sector: patterns and predictors. International Review of Public Administration, 1-20. (Taylor & Francis).
- Jamil, I., Baniamin, H. M., & Ramasamy, R. (2023). Trustworthiness of the Female Civil Servants in Three South Asian Countries: Exploring Key Determining Factors. Public Organization Review. (Springer).
- Baniamin, H. M., & Jamil, I. (2023). Role of anti-/pro-public sector bias in shaping perceived performance and fairness: an experimental exploration in South Asia. Contemporary South Asia. (Taylor & Francis).
- Jennings, W., Valgarðsson, V., McKay, L., Stoker, G., Mello, E., & Baniamin, H. M. (2023). Trust and vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national analysis. Vaccine: X, 100299. (Elsevier)
- Bhuiyan, S. A., & Baniamin, H. M. (2023). Who puts the thorn in the citizen’s flesh? Sources underlying administrative burden in a developing country. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
- Ramasamy, R. & Baniamin, H. M. (2022). Institutional Trust Paradox: Understanding the Dynamics of Trust among Different Ethnic Groups in Sri Lanka. Contemporary South Asia. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H. M. & Ramasamy, R. (2022). Key challenges of studying Public Administration in developing countries: An exploration from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Journal of Public Affairs Education. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H. M., & Jamil, I. (2021). Women’s Representation and Implications for Fairness, Trust, and Performance in Local Government: A Survey Experiment in Sri Lanka. Political Research Quarterly. (SAGE).
- Baniamin, H. M., & Jamil, I. (2021). Effects of representative bureaucracy on perceived performance and fairness: Experimental evidence from South Asia. Public Administration. (Wiley Online).
- Baniamin, H. M. (2021). Variations in the Acceptance of Parental Corporal Punishment of Children: What Matters? (SAGE).
- Kim, S. & Baniamin, H. M. (2021). Understanding the Dynamics of Institutional Trust in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. International Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H. M. (2021). Citizens’ Initiatives for Crisis Management and the Use of Social Media: An Analysis of COVID-19 Crisis in Bangladesh. Public Organization Review. (Springer).
- Baniamin, H.M. (2021). Linking trust, performance, and governance quality: What can explain the incongruity? Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H.M. (2020). Citizens’ inflated perceptions of the extent of democracy in different African countries: are individuals' notions of the state an answer to the puzzle? Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft - Comparative Governance and Politics (ZfVP). (Springer).
- Baniamin, H. M., Jamil, I., & Askvik, S. (2020). Mismatch between lower performance and higher trust in the civil service: Can culture provide an explanation?. International Political Science Review. (SAGE).
- Jamil, I. & Baniamin, H. M. (2020). 'How Culture May Nurture Institutional Trust? Some Empirical Insights from Two South Asian Countries'. Development Policy Review. (Wiley Online).
- Baniamin, H. M., Rahman, M., & Hasan, M. T. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: why are some countries coping more successfully than others?. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
- Jamil, I. & Baniamin, H. M. (2020). Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal: a mismatch or a realistic assumption? Public Administration and Policy. (Emerald Publishing).
- Baniamin, H. M. (2020). Institutional Trust in Bangladesh and Nepal: Puzzling Trends from Survey Evidences. Panorama – Insights into Asian and European Affairs. (Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung)
- Baniamin, H. M. (2019). Linking socio-economic performance, quality of governance, and trust in the civil service: does culture intercede in the perceived relationships? Evidence from and beyond Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H.M. and Jamil, I. (2018). Institutional design for credence goods: Can the existence of financial incentive be problematic? Evidences from childbirth system of Bangladesh. International Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
- Baniamin, H.M. and Jamil, I. (2018). Dynamics of corruption and citizens’ trust in anti-corruption agencies in three South Asian countries. Public Organization Review. (Springer).
- Jamil, I.; Askvik S. & Baniamin, H.M. (2016). Citizens' Trust in Anticorruption Agencies: A Comparison Between Bangladesh and Nepal. International Journal of Public Administration. (Taylor & Francis).
Book chapters
- Muna, S. H., Ahmed, S., & Baniamin, H. M. (2024). Uncharted Territories: Exploring E-mutation for Sustainable Governance in Land Administration. In Governance and Sustainable Development in South Asia: Bridging the Gap (pp. 279-300). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Khair, R., Baniamin, H.M. (2024). Motivation to Serve and Vision for Future: Perspectives of Bangladeshi Civil Servants. In: Haque, A., Salman, Y. (eds) Perspectives and Practices of Public Administration in South Asia. South Asian Public Administration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49841-1_10
- Ritu, F.S., Baniamin, H.M. (2024). The Dynamics Between Digitalization and Administrative Burden: The Case of the Public Pension System of Bangladesh. In: Haque, A., Salman, Y. (eds) Perspectives and Practices of Public Administration in South Asia. South Asian Public Administration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-49841-1_1
- Baniamin, H.M. (2021). Lower Institutional Performance but Higher Institutional (Dis)Trust in South Asia: A Piece of Puzzle in Policy response, local service delivery, and governance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka by Palgrave Macmillan.
- Jamil, I., Baniamin, H. M., & Askvik, S. (2021). Trust in Top Leadership of Africa: A Search for Explanatory Factors Beyond Performance and Governance Quality. In Institutional Reforms, Governance, and Services Delivery in the Global South (pp. 131-151). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Jamil, I., Dhakal, T.N.; Haque, S.T.; Paudel, L.K.; & Baniamin, H.M. (2021). Understanding Governance in Three South Asian Countries. in Policy response, local service delivery, and governance in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka by Palgrave Macmillan.
- Monem, M. & Baniamin, H.M. (2013). Public Service Ethics in Bangladesh in Meghna Sabharwal & Evan M. Berman edited Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, New York: Routledge.
- Monem, M. & Baniamin, H.M. (2014). Knowledge for Development: An Anatomy of Higher Education in Bangladesh, in Joshi, K.M. & Saeed Paivandi (edt.) Higher Education across Nations. B.R. Publishing Corporation: New Delhi, India.
Working paper
Evidence paper and brief note
Policy Brief
Case Study Series
Blog post
- Received "Gold Medal for Research Excellence"' from the North South University.
- Received 'Best Article award' from the Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration (by Taylor & Francis).
- Received Norwegian Government Scholarship for PhD and MPhil at the University of Bergen, Norway.
- Received DADD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) scholarship from German Government for Research Training at GESIS (Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) in Cologne, Germany, 2018.
- Received Meltzer scholarship from the University of Bergen, Norway, 2015-17.
- NIAS SUPRA Nordic Scholarship from Nordic Institute of Asian Studies; University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013.
- Field Research Grant from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bergen, 2013.
- Case Competition Champion in Bergen in 2013 organized by Study Bergen, Springbrettet and Aibel.
- PhD in Public Administration, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
- MPhil in Public Administration, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
- MSS in Public Administration, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Academic trainings:
- 3rd SERISS (Synergies for Europe’s Research Infrastructures in the Social Sciences) training course on Designing Questionnaires for Cross-cultural Survey at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Statistical Methods for Social Research using SPSS at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK
- Introduction to Data Analysis Using R at GESIS (Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) in Cologne, Germany
- Introduction to Data Analysis Using Stata at GESIS (Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences) in Cologne, Germany
- Big Data and Social Media Research at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
- Automated Data Collection of Web and Social Data at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain.
- Markets, Teams and Children: Behavior and Incentives at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen, Norway
- Behavior and Incentives at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen, Norway
- Research Design and Analysis in Behavioral Accounting Research at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen, Norway
- Incorporating More Realistic Psychology into Economic Analysis at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH), Bergen, Norway
- Production and Interpretation of Qualitative Data at University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- Studying Public Policy Implementation in an era of Governance at University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
- The Quality of Government: Human Well-Being, Social Trust and Corruption in a Comparative Perspective at University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Assistant Professor, January 02, 2020 to date at the Department of Political Science and Sociology; North South University, Bangladesh
Senior Lecturer; January, 2019 to June, 2019 at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
Research/Teaching Assistant; August 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018 at the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
Lecturer; August 1, 2007 to September 30, 2010 at the People’s University of Bangladesh.
Research Experience
- Research Fellow; August 1, 2019 to December, 31, 2019 at the Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway.
- Research Assistant; March 1 to May 30, 2014; ODI (Overseas Development Institute), UK: Anti-corruption Evidence paper with Chr. Michelsens Institutt (CMI), Bergen, Norway.
- Research Associate; August 10, 2008 to October 31, 2010 at the Public Policy and Governance Program, North South University, Bangladesh.
Research Visit
- La Maison de Norvège, Cité Universitaire; Paris, France, February 22, 2019.
- Foundation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH); Paris, France, February 21, 2019.
- University of Potsdam, Germany, April 26-29, 2015.
- Nordic Institute of Asian Studies; University of Copenhagen, Denmark. December 9-22, 2013.
Conference Participation
- Associations among governance quality, performance and institutional trust: Understanding East and Southeast Asian paradox. Australasian Public Policy Network Conference; February 4-5, 2021 (online); the University of Melbourne.
- Linking trust, performance, and governance quality: What can explain the incongruity? Digital Workshop Series: Government Performance and Trust. May 18, 2020 (online), the University of Southampton, UK.
- Institutional Design for Credence Goods: Can the Existence of Financial Incentives be Problematic? Evidence from the Childbirth System of Bangladesh. 25th European Conference on South Asian Studies (ECSAS2018); 24-27 July, 2018, Paris, France.
- Mismatch between Lower Performance and Higher Trust in Civil Service: Can Culture Provide an Explanation? XXII IRSPM (International Research Society in Public Management) Annual Conference; 11th - 13th April, 2018; Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Can Individual’s Perceived Notion on State Effects the Evaluation of Governance Performances and Governance Quality? Evidences from African Countries. Writer´s Conference at the Humboldt Universität, August 20-21, 2018; Berlin, Germany.
- Can Individual’s Perceived Notion on State Provide an Explanation on Institutional Trust? 7th ESRA (European Survey Research Association) conference; July 17-21, 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Institutional Design for Credence Goods: Can the Existence of Financial Incentive be Problematic? Evidences from Child Birth System of Bangladesh. 21st Annual IRSPM (International Research Society in Public Management) Conference, April 19-21, 2017 Budapest, Hungary.
- Can Individual’s Perceived Notion on State Provide an Explanation on Institutional Trust and their Contribution to State? EADI NORDIC 2017 (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes), August, 20-23, 2017, Bergen, Norway.
- Trust in Civil Service: Can Culture Provide an Explanation? American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, March 17-21, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- Dynamics of Corruption and Anti-Corruption Agencies in Developing Countries: Evidences from three South Asian Countries. European Group for Public Administration’s (EGPA) Annual Conference, 2 - 26 August 2016, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
- Possible Role of Quality of Governance and Culture in Explaining Institutional Trust. 9th Annual Nordic NIAS (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies) Council Conference, 7-9 November 2016; Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Trust as a Proxy to Measure Institutional Performance in Developing Countries: Does ‘Power Distance’ Matter? Some Empirical Insights. Transatlantic Dialogue 2016 by the European Group for Public Administration and the American Society for Public Administration, 08 - 11 June 2016, Ghent, Belgium.
- Citizens’ Trust in Anti-Corruption Agencies: Bangladesh and Nepal Compared. Institutions of Accountability: The “In-betweens”, April 22-23, 2015, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, Norway.
- Third Sector’s Innovations and Development: A Case from Bangladesh. Knowing Development – Developing Knowledge? 2nd Nordic Conference for Development Research, Nov 14.-15, 2013, Espoo, Finland.
- Reducing Corruption through E-Governance: Rhetoric or Reality? An Empirical Inquiry. October 31-November 2, 2013, KAYFOR XI, Samsun, Turkey.
- The Quest for Women’s Political Representations: Lessons from the Nordic Countries. The Ida Blom Conference, Gendered Citizenship: History, Politics and Democracy, 14-15 October 2013, Bergen, Norway.
North South University, Bangladesh
Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Political Science, Quantitative Method, Introduction of Governance
University of Bergen, Norway
Research Field, Quantitative Method and Research Design
People’s University of Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Industrial Management, and Society and Politics
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Dr. Baniamin's research interests include e-governance, health policy, institutional performance, and trust. He mainly works on survey and survey experiments.