Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, is a political economist and the Head of the Governance and Politics Cluster of BIGD, BRAC University.
His research largely focuses on political development, state-business relations, urban governance and local governance, the justice sector and human rights, and related issues in South Asia, the Pacific region, and North Africa. He has more than 20 years of consulting experience on these issues for DFID, The Asia Foundation, The World Bank, UNDP, CARE Bangladesh, and other development agencies. He is well versed in conducting political economy analysis, institutional and stakeholder analysis, and using mixed methods.
Dr Hassan received his PhD in Development Studies from the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICS), University of London, and completed his Master’s in Urban Studies and Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge. He is also an honorary Academic Fellow of the Institute of Development Policy Management (IDPM), University of Manchester, UK.
Date: 2023
Author(s): Ahmed, Zahir; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Chowdhury, Shuvra; Hassan, Mirza; Hoque, Rafsanul; Hossain, Naomi; Panday, Pranab Kumar; Ul-Mutahara, Marium
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2023
Author(s): Shahan, Asif; Rahemin, Raeesa; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Hassan, Mirza Masood
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Advisory Network
Date: 2023
Author(s): Bizoza, Alfred; Lenhardt, Amanda; Shepherd, Andrew; Moonga, Arthur; Shahan, Asif; Banerjee, Bipasa; Sean, Chanmony; Hallink, Courtney; Simbaya, Joseph; Bird, Kate; Banerji, Manjistha; Eichsteller, Marta; Chen, Marty; Hassan, Mirza; Karinten, Nashipai; Rahemin, Raeesa; Isimbi, Roberte; Pramanik, Santanu; San, Sophany; Chhom, Theavy; Diwakar, Vidya; Tafere, Yisak.
Publisher: Chronic Poverty Advisory Network
Date: 2023
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Mozumder, Tanvir Ahmed; Hoque, Rafsanul; Tasnim, Sumaiya; Rahemin, Raeesa; Husain, Izlal Moin; Islam, Ainee
Publisher: BIGD,The Asia Foundation
Date: 2023
Author(s): Qayum, Nayma; Hassan; Mirza; Aziz, Syeda Salina
Publisher: Development in Practice
Date: 2022
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Rahemin, Raeesa; Khan, Insiya; Hoque, Rafsanul
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2022
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M., White, Howard; Zahan, Iffat; Saran, Ashrita; Ahmed, Shamael; Rahman, Semab; Zubaid, Shabnaz
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2022
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Rahemin, Raeesa; Khan, Insiya; Hoque, Rafsanul
Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD,Institute of Development Studies
Date: 2021
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Islam, Sirajul; Hoque, Rafsanul; Khan, Insiya; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Nahreen, Avia; Hoque, Md. Mahan Ul; Osmani, S. R.; Siddiquee, M. S. H.; Sultan, Maheen; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Matin, Imran
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, COVID-19
Publisher: Accountability Research Center,BIGD
Date: 2021
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Islam, Sirajul; Hoque, Rafsanul; Khan, Insiya; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Nahreen, Avia; Hoque, Md. Mahan Ul ; Osmani, S. R.; Siddiquee, M. S. H.; Sultan, Maheen; Antara, Iffat Jahan; Zaman, Shahaduz; Hossain, Faruq; Matin, Imran
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, COVID-19
Publisher: Accountability Research Center,BIGD
Date: 2020
Author(s): Ali, Tariq Omar; Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi
Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics
Publisher: World Development
Date: 2020
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Mozumder, Tanvir Ahmed; Mahmud, Erina; Khan, Insiya; Razzaque, Farhana
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: The Asia Foundation
Date: 2020
Author(s): Ali, Tariq Omar; Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Hoque, Md Mahan Ul; Rashid, Md. Mamun-Ur; Matin, Imran; Rabbani, Mehnaz
Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2019
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Sultan, Maheen; Hasan, Bayazid; Mahmud, Erina; Razzaque, Farhana; Jahan, Miskat; Khondaker, Sahida Islam; Acharjee, Susmita
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2017
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Zillur, Kaneta
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2017
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Nazneen, Sohela
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: Security & Development
Date: 2016
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Shah, Nadir
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2016
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza M.; Rahman, Muhammad Ashikur; Hoque, Md. Mahan Ul
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2016
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza; Prichard, Wilson
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: Journal of Development Studies
Date: 2014
Author(s): Rahman, Ashikur; Chowdhury, Faiz Ahmed; Razzaque, Farhana; Stanislawski, Jens; Islam, M Shahidul; Rashid, Md Harun-Or; Hamid, Rubayet; Mannan, Sadiat; Zakaria, Sultan Mohammed; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Rahman, Sultan Hafeez; Mahmud, Minhaj; Hassan, Mirza; Khan, Niaz Ahmed; Akter, Marufa; Nazneen, Sohela; Ahmed, Kazi Niaz
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2014
Author(s): Hassan, Mirza
Topic(s): BRAC Programs
Publisher: BIGD
Date: 2006
Author(s): Ahmed, Haydory Akbar; Ali, Irum S; Ali, Tariq; Ashraf, Hassan; Banks, Nicola; Czajkowska, Beata; Haque, Sanjan; Harrold, Daphne Keevil; Hassan, Mirza; Hossain, Naomi; Hossain, Tareen; Jahan, Ferdous; Kashem, Mohammed Bin; Nessa, Kamrun; Osman, Ferdous; Rashid, Ahmed Tareq; Skully, David; Khan, Ashrafuzzaman; Sadique, Mahfuz; Rashid, Mamun-ur; Akteruzzaman, Md; Hasan, Md Bayazid; Ahammad, Md Mustak; Arifin, Mohammad Sayem; Shahan, Md; Ferdose, Md Shamim; Samadder, Mrinmoy; Elahi, Mufakkhar Mahmud; Siddiki, Omar Faruq; Khan, Shameem Reza; Tariquzzaman, Sheikh; Ferdous, Tanvir
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Publisher: BRAC Research and Evaluation Division,Centre for Governance Studies
Date: 2003
Author(s): Ahmed, Zahir; Aziz, Syeda Salina; Chowdhury, Shuvra; Hassan, Mirza; Hoque, Rafsanul; Hossain, Naomi; Panday, Pranab Kumar; Ul-Mutahara, Marium
Publisher: BIGD
Year: 2024
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Social Transformation
Year: 2024
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, Social Transformation
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Social Transformation
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Social Transformation
Year: 2023
Topic(s): Humanitarian
Year: 2021
Topic(s): COVID-19
Year: 2021
Topic(s): COVID-19
Year: 2020
Topic(s): COVID-19
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Tanvir Shatil, Khondokar Shakhawat Ali, Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz, Asif Shahan, PhD, Rohini Kamal, PhD, Fariza Rahman
Topic(s): Climate Change, Digitization, Economic Development, Gender Justice, Governance and Politics, Skills and Jobs, Social Transformation
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz, Tanvir Ahmed Mozumder, Raihan Ahamed
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz
Topic(s): Governance and Politics, COVID-19
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Syeda Salina Aziz, Siddiqur Rahman Osmani, PhD, Maheen Sultan, Iffat Jahan Antara, Shahaduz Zaman, PhD, Faruq Hossain, Imran Matin, PhD
Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD
Topic(s): COVID-19, Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Syeda Salina Aziz
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Syeda Salina Aziz, Mirza M. Hassan, PhD, Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD, Sultan Hafeez Rahman, PhD
Topic(s): Governance and Politics
DIMAPPP is a government project, which aims to improve public procurement performance and enhance capacity for implementation and monitoring of public work projects. In DIMAPPP, BIGD is implementing and evaluating the impact of a sustainable, low-cost, and politically-feasible model of citizen engagement in public procurement at the local level.
