Ishtiaq Jamil
Biographic Data
| ID | 314647 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ishtiaq Jamil |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ishtiaq |
| FAMILY NAME | Jamil |
| SIGNATURE | JAMIL I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bergen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0902-9312 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Leveraging Public Service Motivation for Pay Satisfaction
While financial incentives can boost employee performance, resource constraints, particularly in developing countries, limit their feasibility, necessitating the exploration of broader motivational factors as alternatives. This study examines how different dimensions of altruistic and utilitarian public service motivation (PSM) influence pay satisfaction in Nepal's civil service. Using survey data collected in 2022 from 858 officials, the finding…
Gender as Management Capital
This study investigates whether female superiors can be considered a form of management capital. To explore this, our research question is: Do female superiors receive higher compliance with management directives from their subordinates than male superiors? Using a survey experiment with Nepalese civil servants ( n = 858), the study finds that compliance with managerial directives is higher when the superior is female. This effect may be influenc…
Negotiating gender-equal inheritance rights
Inheritance rights in Bangladesh are a highly contested issue. These are interpreted differently in the two major religions in Bangladesh, Islam and Hinduism. Using the concepts of ‘legal pluralism’ and ‘feminist institutionalism’, we aim to understand different contestations and debates and the multiplicity of practices in these religions on this issue. Such contestation challenges the formulation of gender-equal inheritance policies in Banglade…
Role of anti-/pro-public sector bias in shaping perceived performance and fairness
People may evaluate the same level of performance differently because of different biases. The study explores the possible effects of anti-/pro-public-sector bias on perceived performance and fairness in South Asian countries. Using a survey experiment involving a vignette of identical performance (same level of performance) in public and private hospitals, the study finds lower perceived performance in Bangladesh for the public hospitals due to …
Trust in Top Leadership of Africa
Equality in contention
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to evaluate what caused the debates and confusion in articulating a gender-equal inheritance policy in Bangladesh, and to identify the socio-political drivers and nature of the political power play that thwarted the policy’s adoption. Design/methodology/approach The research undergirding this paper is based on a qualitative approach involving a case study with in-depth semi-structured interviews, focus-group di…
Women’s Representation and Implications for Fairness, Trust, and Performance in Local Government
How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance? These dimensions of governance are underexplored in the context of gender quota policies in patriarchal societies like that of Sri Lanka. The study hypothetically varied the quota provision for women (decrease to 10%, increase to 45%, or keep at the current 25%) in local …
How culture may nurture institutional trust
Effects of representative bureaucracy on perceived performance and fairness
This study explores the relationship between gender representation in bureaucracy and perceived performance and fairness. It uses data from a survey experiment that was part of a national representative survey conducted in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In the experiment, respondents were informed about a hypothetical 10‐member committee responsible for controlling violence against women and that it processes around 150 cases per year. The com…
Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, firstly, to what extent has Nepal’s bureaucracy become representative in terms of reflecting the country’s demographic composition, and secondly, has the bureaucracy become more responsive to citizens since the implementation of a quota policy in 2007. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on factual and perceptual data in analysis. In order to analyze and interpret representative burea…
Mismatch between lower performance and higher trust in the civil service
The existing literature on institutional trust leads us to expect that institutional trust is determined by institutional performance. In the context of three South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka), we find the opposite – that despite poor performance of the civil service, there is high institutional trust. In this study we examine whether such mismatch can be explained by an authoritarian cultural orientation, which generates un…
Civil Service Management and Administrative Systems in South Asia
Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia
Citizens’ trust in public and political institutions in Nepal
This article examines patterns of popular trust in political and public institutions in Nepal. We ask to what extent such trust is linked, on one hand, to citizens’ social and political identities, and on the other hand, to citizens’ perceptions of institutional performance. Our findings demonstrate that trust in public institutions varies extensively. Trust is high for a number of professional institutions, such as schools and hospitals. It is a…
Addressing HIV/Aids challenges in Uganda
HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda's success story is attributed to the open general environment which allows open discussions surrounding HIV/AIDS when other countries such as South Africa and Kenya denied the existence of the disease in their countries. In addition, the success is attributed t…
The state of bureaucratic representativeness and administrative culture in Nepal
The article compares the demographic composition of the Nepalese bureaucracy with the demographics of the general population, and, thereafter, maps the administrative culture in Nepal. With regard to administrative culture, it highlights, more specifically, the values and norms dominant among Nepali bureaucrats. In this regard, three relationships are focused upon: relationships among bureaucrats within the bureaucracy, the interface between the …
Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
This article analyzes the dynamics of the conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. This study argues that violations of human rights by law enforcement agencies and Bangali settlers against indigenous people continue even after the signing of the 1997 peace accord. Furthermore, peace remains elusive because of the "top-down" nature of that accord
The Elusive Peace Accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the Plight of the Indigenous People
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, signed in 1997, promised to end a long-standing armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous people occupying the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. After a decade the accord has yet to bear fruit; it remains unimplemented and the suffering, misery, subordination, and exploitation of the indigenous people continue. Our study reveals that the accord has failed to protect the indigenous com…
Administrative Culture in Bangladesh
(2002). Administrative Culture in Bangladesh: Tensions between Tradition and Modernity. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 93-125
Electoral Participation in Bangladesh
Electoral participation in Bangladesh varies substantially from region to region. Why is this so? The regional variation offers an opportunity to test theories of democratic development and participation. Theories of modernisation suggest that socio-economic development is important for democratic practices whereas others have indicated the role of political factors such as political culture or modes of electoral mobilisation and campaigning. Ove…
Transactional friction between NGOs and public agencies in Bangladesh
The study analyses the relationships between public administration and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). What are its characteristic features? To what extent is the relationship a confrontational or a cooperative one? What are the factors that may account for the character of the relationship? It is of particular interest to investigate the impact of cultural factors since a sizeable proportion of NGOs working in Bangladesh is of foreign orig…
Citizens’ trust in public and political institutions in Nepal
This article examines patterns of popular trust in political and public institutions in Nepal. We ask to what extent such trust is linked, on one hand, to citizens’ social and political identities, and on the other hand, to citizens’ perceptions of institutional performance. Our findings demonstrate that trust in public institutions varies extensively. Trust is high for a number of professional institutions, such as schools and hospitals. It is a…
Mismatch between lower performance and higher trust in the civil service
The existing literature on institutional trust leads us to expect that institutional trust is determined by institutional performance. In the context of three South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka), we find the opposite – that despite poor performance of the civil service, there is high institutional trust. In this study we examine whether such mismatch can be explained by an authoritarian cultural orientation, which generates un…
The state of bureaucratic representativeness and administrative culture in Nepal
The article compares the demographic composition of the Nepalese bureaucracy with the demographics of the general population, and, thereafter, maps the administrative culture in Nepal. With regard to administrative culture, it highlights, more specifically, the values and norms dominant among Nepali bureaucrats. In this regard, three relationships are focused upon: relationships among bureaucrats within the bureaucracy, the interface between the …
Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
This article analyzes the dynamics of the conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. This study argues that violations of human rights by law enforcement agencies and Bangali settlers against indigenous people continue even after the signing of the 1997 peace accord. Furthermore, peace remains elusive because of the "top-down" nature of that accord
The Elusive Peace Accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the Plight of the Indigenous People
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, signed in 1997, promised to end a long-standing armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous people occupying the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. After a decade the accord has yet to bear fruit; it remains unimplemented and the suffering, misery, subordination, and exploitation of the indigenous people continue. Our study reveals that the accord has failed to protect the indigenous com…
Effects of representative bureaucracy on perceived performance and fairness
This study explores the relationship between gender representation in bureaucracy and perceived performance and fairness. It uses data from a survey experiment that was part of a national representative survey conducted in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In the experiment, respondents were informed about a hypothetical 10‐member committee responsible for controlling violence against women and that it processes around 150 cases per year. The com…
Women’s Representation and Implications for Fairness, Trust, and Performance in Local Government
How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance? These dimensions of governance are underexplored in the context of gender quota policies in patriarchal societies like that of Sri Lanka. The study hypothetically varied the quota provision for women (decrease to 10%, increase to 45%, or keep at the current 25%) in local …
Administrative Culture in Bangladesh
(2002). Administrative Culture in Bangladesh: Tensions between Tradition and Modernity. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 93-125
Addressing HIV/Aids challenges in Uganda
HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda's success story is attributed to the open general environment which allows open discussions surrounding HIV/AIDS when other countries such as South Africa and Kenya denied the existence of the disease in their countries. In addition, the success is attributed t…
Electoral Participation in Bangladesh
Electoral participation in Bangladesh varies substantially from region to region. Why is this so? The regional variation offers an opportunity to test theories of democratic development and participation. Theories of modernisation suggest that socio-economic development is important for democratic practices whereas others have indicated the role of political factors such as political culture or modes of electoral mobilisation and campaigning. Ove…
Negotiating gender-equal inheritance rights
Inheritance rights in Bangladesh are a highly contested issue. These are interpreted differently in the two major religions in Bangladesh, Islam and Hinduism. Using the concepts of ‘legal pluralism’ and ‘feminist institutionalism’, we aim to understand different contestations and debates and the multiplicity of practices in these religions on this issue. Such contestation challenges the formulation of gender-equal inheritance policies in Banglade…
Equality in contention
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to evaluate what caused the debates and confusion in articulating a gender-equal inheritance policy in Bangladesh, and to identify the socio-political drivers and nature of the political power play that thwarted the policy’s adoption. Design/methodology/approach The research undergirding this paper is based on a qualitative approach involving a case study with in-depth semi-structured interviews, focus-group di…
Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, firstly, to what extent has Nepal’s bureaucracy become representative in terms of reflecting the country’s demographic composition, and secondly, has the bureaucracy become more responsive to citizens since the implementation of a quota policy in 2007. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on factual and perceptual data in analysis. In order to analyze and interpret representative burea…
Transactional friction between NGOs and public agencies in Bangladesh
The study analyses the relationships between public administration and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs). What are its characteristic features? To what extent is the relationship a confrontational or a cooperative one? What are the factors that may account for the character of the relationship? It is of particular interest to investigate the impact of cultural factors since a sizeable proportion of NGOs working in Bangladesh is of foreign orig…
Electoral Participation in Bangladesh
Electoral participation in Bangladesh varies substantially from region to region. Why is this so? The regional variation offers an opportunity to test theories of democratic development and participation. Theories of modernisation suggest that socio-economic development is important for democratic practices whereas others have indicated the role of political factors such as political culture or modes of electoral mobilisation and campaigning. Ove…
Administrative Culture in Bangladesh
(2002). Administrative Culture in Bangladesh: Tensions between Tradition and Modernity. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 93-125
The Elusive Peace Accord in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and the Plight of the Indigenous People
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, signed in 1997, promised to end a long-standing armed conflict and grant a host of benefits to the indigenous people occupying the south-eastern region of Bangladesh. After a decade the accord has yet to bear fruit; it remains unimplemented and the suffering, misery, subordination, and exploitation of the indigenous people continue. Our study reveals that the accord has failed to protect the indigenous com…
The state of bureaucratic representativeness and administrative culture in Nepal
The article compares the demographic composition of the Nepalese bureaucracy with the demographics of the general population, and, thereafter, maps the administrative culture in Nepal. With regard to administrative culture, it highlights, more specifically, the values and norms dominant among Nepali bureaucrats. In this regard, three relationships are focused upon: relationships among bureaucrats within the bureaucracy, the interface between the …
Conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
This article analyzes the dynamics of the conflict in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. This study argues that violations of human rights by law enforcement agencies and Bangali settlers against indigenous people continue even after the signing of the 1997 peace accord. Furthermore, peace remains elusive because of the "top-down" nature of that accord
Citizens’ trust in public and political institutions in Nepal
This article examines patterns of popular trust in political and public institutions in Nepal. We ask to what extent such trust is linked, on one hand, to citizens’ social and political identities, and on the other hand, to citizens’ perceptions of institutional performance. Our findings demonstrate that trust in public institutions varies extensively. Trust is high for a number of professional institutions, such as schools and hospitals. It is a…
Addressing HIV/Aids challenges in Uganda
HIV/AIDS has had devastating impacts in many countries, Uganda in particular. However, Uganda is depicted as one of the most successful countries in fighting HIV/AIDS. Among others, Uganda's success story is attributed to the open general environment which allows open discussions surrounding HIV/AIDS when other countries such as South Africa and Kenya denied the existence of the disease in their countries. In addition, the success is attributed t…
Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia
Civil Service Management and Administrative Systems in South Asia
Representative and responsive bureaucracy in Nepal
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate, firstly, to what extent has Nepal’s bureaucracy become representative in terms of reflecting the country’s demographic composition, and secondly, has the bureaucracy become more responsive to citizens since the implementation of a quota policy in 2007. Design/methodology/approach This paper relies on factual and perceptual data in analysis. In order to analyze and interpret representative burea…
Mismatch between lower performance and higher trust in the civil service
The existing literature on institutional trust leads us to expect that institutional trust is determined by institutional performance. In the context of three South Asian countries (Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka), we find the opposite – that despite poor performance of the civil service, there is high institutional trust. In this study we examine whether such mismatch can be explained by an authoritarian cultural orientation, which generates un…
How culture may nurture institutional trust
Effects of representative bureaucracy on perceived performance and fairness
This study explores the relationship between gender representation in bureaucracy and perceived performance and fairness. It uses data from a survey experiment that was part of a national representative survey conducted in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In the experiment, respondents were informed about a hypothetical 10‐member committee responsible for controlling violence against women and that it processes around 150 cases per year. The com…
Trust in Top Leadership of Africa
Equality in contention
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to evaluate what caused the debates and confusion in articulating a gender-equal inheritance policy in Bangladesh, and to identify the socio-political drivers and nature of the political power play that thwarted the policy’s adoption. Design/methodology/approach The research undergirding this paper is based on a qualitative approach involving a case study with in-depth semi-structured interviews, focus-group di…
Women’s Representation and Implications for Fairness, Trust, and Performance in Local Government
How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance? These dimensions of governance are underexplored in the context of gender quota policies in patriarchal societies like that of Sri Lanka. The study hypothetically varied the quota provision for women (decrease to 10%, increase to 45%, or keep at the current 25%) in local …
Negotiating gender-equal inheritance rights
Inheritance rights in Bangladesh are a highly contested issue. These are interpreted differently in the two major religions in Bangladesh, Islam and Hinduism. Using the concepts of ‘legal pluralism’ and ‘feminist institutionalism’, we aim to understand different contestations and debates and the multiplicity of practices in these religions on this issue. Such contestation challenges the formulation of gender-equal inheritance policies in Banglade…
Role of anti-/pro-public sector bias in shaping perceived performance and fairness
People may evaluate the same level of performance differently because of different biases. The study explores the possible effects of anti-/pro-public-sector bias on perceived performance and fairness in South Asian countries. Using a survey experiment involving a vignette of identical performance (same level of performance) in public and private hospitals, the study finds lower perceived performance in Bangladesh for the public hospitals due to …
Gender as Management Capital
This study investigates whether female superiors can be considered a form of management capital. To explore this, our research question is: Do female superiors receive higher compliance with management directives from their subordinates than male superiors? Using a survey experiment with Nepalese civil servants ( n = 858), the study finds that compliance with managerial directives is higher when the superior is female. This effect may be influenc…
Leveraging Public Service Motivation for Pay Satisfaction
While financial incentives can boost employee performance, resource constraints, particularly in developing countries, limit their feasibility, necessitating the exploration of broader motivational factors as alternatives. This study examines how different dimensions of altruistic and utilitarian public service motivation (PSM) influence pay satisfaction in Nepal's civil service. Using survey data collected in 2022 from 858 officials, the finding…
Political science (18 works) · Politics (14 works) · Law (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Economics (11 works) · Law (9 works) · Geography (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Business (6 works)