Shahjahan Bhuiyan
Associate Professor
Department of Public Policy and Administration
The American University in Cairo
Egypt
Biography
Shahjahan Bhuiyan is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration (PPAD). He is also Chair of PPAD and Associate Dean for Administration, Undergraduate Studies, and Public Outreach in the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. His teaching and research are in the areas of public management, governance, public policy, nonprofit management, human resources management, service delivery and sustainable development. Prior to joining AUC, he served as dean of the College of Social Sciences at KIMEP University, Almaty, Kazakhstan. He also chaired KIMEP University’s Public Administration Department for two consecutive terms. He was a visiting research fellow in the Oxford Institute of Population Aging (OIA) at Oxford University and the Inaugural Democratic Governance Fellow in UNDP’s Oslo Governance Center. Bhuiyan holds a PhD (2004) in development studies (specialization: development policy and planning) from the University of Bonn, an MPhil (2001) in public administration from the University of Bergen, and an MPA and a BSSPA both from the University of Chittagong.
Research Interest
Governance, Public Management, Public Policy, Social Capital and Sustainable Development, Nonprofit Management
Publications
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Adapting to Climate Change in Bangladesh: Good Governance Barriers,†South Asia Research, 35(3): 349-367, 2015. Sage.
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Can Democratic Governance Be Achieved in Egypt?†International Journal of Public Administration, 38(7): 496-509, 2015. Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
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“Multipurpose Community Telecenters in Rural Bangladesh: A Study of Selected Union Information and Service Centers,†(with Taiabur Rahman) Information Development, 32(1): 5-19, 2016. Sage. SSCI Impact Factor: 0.787.
