Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Dr. Akram Hossain

Full-Time Faculty
Assistant Professor   

Ph.D. in Public Administration, University of Bergen, Norway

Phone: +88 02 55 66 8200, Ext,. 6158
Email: akram.hossain06@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC 912

Dr. Akram obtained his PhD from the University of Bergen (UiB), Norway. He graduated in Public Administration from the University of Dhaka and trained in research methodology with a specialization in quantitative approach. His research interests include democracy, culture and values, political Islam, public administration, and South Asia.

His book chapters have been published in Palgrave Macmillan, Springer, and journal articles include publications in Springer, Sage, and other journals such as the Asian Journal of Political Sceicne, International Journal of Public Sector Management, Teaching Public Administration, Migration Letters, and South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance, Teaching Public Administration, Migration Letters and South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance. He can be reached at akram.hossain06@northsouth.edu

  1. (2024) How do authoritarian cultures contribute to democratic backsliding?. Asian Journal of Political Science, 1-26.
  2. (2022) Do governance capacity and legitimacy affect citizens' satisfaction with COVID-19 management? Some evidence from South Asia. International Journal of Public Sector Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-03-2022-0087
  3. (2021) Reflections on public administration education with a case of Bangladesh. Teaching Public Administration.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739420929372
  4. (2020) Social Research Methods: Migration in Perspective. Migration Letter. https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=846624
  • NORAD/NORPART Scholarship 2017 for Ph.D. (Norway)
  • Meltzer Foundation Scholarship 2019
  • Academic Activity Grant by Nordic Centre in India (NCI), 2020

University of Bergen, Norway (2022)

PhD in Public Administration

Department of Government

Title: Democratic Legitimacy in South Asia and Beyond: Does Culture Matter?

Supervisor: Professor Ishtiaq Jamil

University of Bergen, Norway (2017-2018)    

Department of Government

Master in Public Administration (MPA)

Result- 60 ECTS Completed

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2010-2011)                 

Department of Public Administration

M.Phil. in Public Administration

Result- First Class/Pass

 

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2003-2008)

Department of Public Administration

Bachelor &Master of Social Science in Public Administration

Result- First Class

North South University (August 2022- Continue)

Assitant Professor

Department of Political Science and Sociology

University of Bergen, Norway (2018-2022)

Teaching and Research Assistant

Department of Administration and Organization Theory

Assisting MPA Program in teaching and research.

Responsible for MPA courses:

Leadership in Organizational Cultural Contexts; Qualitative Methods; Quantitative Methods: Public Policy; Research Design; Master’s Thesis in Public Administration.

POL101: Introduction to Political Science

PPG510: Research Methodology

PPG555: MPPG Thesis

South Asian Network for Public Administration (SANPA)

Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)

§  Democracy & Governance

§  Culture & Values

§  Public Administration

§  South Asian Politics

§  Political Islam

§  Quantitative Methods