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Imran Jamal, PhD

Imran Jamal, PhD

Research Fellow, WEE-DiFine & WEE-Connect

imran.jamal@bracu.ac.bd

Imran Jamal, PhD, is a Research Fellow for the Wee-Connect and Wee-Difine initiatives at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.

Dr Jamal is a social anthropologist with almost 20 years of experience in the development sector, having worked in programs, monitoring and evaluation, and research. His expertise is in financial inclusion and literacy, non-formal education, and public health, amongst others. He has extensive experience working on worker and labour rights issues, social movements, and grassroots mobilisation. Dr Imran’s work always tries to bring an intersectional approach with a particular focus on gender and sexuality, class, and race.

Dr Jamal received his PhD in Anthropology from SOAS University of London.

Exploring Qualitative Research Tools: Beyond Interviews and Focus Groups

Exploring Qualitative Research Tools: Beyond Interviews and Focus Groups

  • 21 April 2025

While In-depth Interviews (IDIs), Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) are staples of qualitative research, expanding our methods can yield richer, more reflective data. Building rapport is essential for deep insights, which is often limited in one-off interviews. Repeat interviews, diary or audio log-keeping, and participatory tools like decision-making games and hypothetical scenarios help bridge the gap between what people say and do. These approaches allow participants to reflect more deeply, engage critically, and express themselves more freely. By creatively broadening our qualitative toolkit, we can better capture complex human experiences and move beyond surface-level responses to understand how people think, feel, and act in context.

Women's Economic Empowerment and Digital Connectivity (WEE-Connect)

WEE-Connect is a pioneering initiative addressing the persistent gender gap in digital connectivity in the Global South, aiming to bridge barriers for women, foster economic empowerment, and establish evidence-based strategies through inclusive research, best case practices, and the creation of a scholarly community focused on the intersection of digital connectivity and gender.

Women’s Economic Empowerment and Digital Finance (WEE-DiFine)

WEE-DiFine is a research initiative (2019–2024), which aims to generate a comprehensive body of evidence around the impact of digital finance (DiFine) on women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and the causal mechanisms between the two through funding rigorous research studies across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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