Dr. Hare Krisna Kundo Professor, Department of Public Administration
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
As a social scientist with a PhD in sustainability and development, my research deals with the intersections of climate risks, vulnerability, social protection, resilience and wellbeing. I am particularly interested in understanding the role of social protection to managing climate risks for marginalised people living in the Global South, with a focus on promoting social protection programming that is just, equitable, and sustainable. I am experienced in mixed methods research design and qualitative methodologies. My strengths lie in applying participatory approaches to the design, implementation and evaluation of development projects that inform development policy and programming.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Climate Change, Social Policy, Political Economy of Development, Governance, Human Resource Management
JOURNAL PAPER
Kundo, H. K., Spencer, R., Brueckner, M., & Davis, J. (2024). Social protection for transformative resilience: Do programmes really address underlying causes of vulnerability of subsistence farmers to climate change? Local Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2024.2309501
Kundo, H. K., Brueckner, M., Spencer, R., & Davis, J. (2023). The politics of linking disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation with social protection in Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 89(103640), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103640
Kundo, H. K., Brueckner, M., Spencer, R., & Davis, J. (2022). Enhancing the resilience and well-being of rural poor to climate risks: are the economic functions of social protection enough? Disasters, 47(3), 651-675. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12559
Kundo, H. K., Brueckner, M., Spencer, R., & Davis, J. (2021). Mainstreaming climate adaptation into social protection: The issues yet to be addressed. Journal of International Development, 33(6), 953-974. doi:10.1002/jid.3567
Kundo, H.K. & Crewe, S. (2019). A qualitative longitudinal study on land administration in Bangladesh. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526485069
Kundo, H. K. (2018). Citizen’s Charter for Improved Public Service Delivery and Accountability: The Experience of Land Administration at the Local Government in Bangladesh. International Journal of Public Administration, 41(3), 226-237. doi:10.1080/01900692.2016.1262872
Kundo, H. K. (2018). Micro politics of social safety net programmes: The case of the Food‐For‐Work programme in Bangladesh. Development Policy Review, 36, O815–O830. doi:10.1111/dpr.12307
Kundo, H. K. (2018). Old Age Allowance and Adaptive Capacity of Rural Women in the Face of Climate Change in Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Policy and Governance, 42(1), 1-22.
Kundo, H.K. (2017). Dynamics of designing and implementing social safety net programmes in developing countries. Bangladesh Journal of Public Administration, XXV(I), 62-75.
Kundo, H.K. & Datta, B. (2017). Factors influencing applicants’ perceptions toward online application system in Bangladesh civil service. Jahangirnagar Journal of Administrative Studies, 10, 21-35.
Kundo, H.K. (2016). Are social safety net programmes in Bangladesh climate responsive? Dynamics of Public Administration, 33(1), 113-128.
Datta, B. & Kundo, H.K. (2016). David Easton’s political system model to understand policy process: an analysis of VGD programme in Bangladesh. Dynamics of Public Administration, 33(2), 178-189.
Kundo, H..K. (2013). Applicability of Western human resource management practices in Bangladesh for indigenous organizational success: A study on cultural perspective. ENVISION – An International Journal of Commerce and Management, 7, 17-27.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Kundo, H.K. (2020) A paper titled "Mainstreaming climate change into social protection: what we know and what we don’t know with reference to Bangladesh” was presented at the 6th Gobeshona International Conference on Research into Action in Bangladesh (20-24 January 2020).
Kundo, H.K. (2021) A paper titled "Do social protection programmes in Bangladesh contribute to transformative resilience?" was presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Development (31 October - 2 November 2021), Shenzhen, China.
Kundo, H. K. (2021) Presented a paper titled "Mainstreaming the integration of climate adaptation into social protection: The case of Bangladesh" in 2021 ASPA Annual Conference, April 2021. Picking up the Pieces: Pandemics, Protests and the future of Public Service, American Society for Public Administration (ASPA).
Kundo, H.K. (2020) Presented a paper titled "Vulnerabilities and Resilience to Climate Change of a Southwestern Coastal Sub-district in Bangladesh" in DevNet 2020 Conference: Development Matters, Massey University, New Zealand. 2-4 December 2020. http://devnet.org.nz/devnet2020/
Kundo, H. K. and Datta, B. (2017) E-recruitment in Bangladesh civil service: an analysis of the applicants’ perception towards online application system. Presented the paper in an “International Conference on Governance and Development: Asian Perspective” organized by the Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh on January 28-29, 2017.
Kundo, H. K. (2017) A paper titled "Old Age Allowance and Adaptive Capacity of Rural Women in the face of Climate Change in Bangladesh" was presented in an International Conference titled “Gender Mainstreaming in Politics, Administration, and Development in South Asia and Beyond” jointly organized by the Public Policy and Governance (PPG) Program, North South University, Bangladesh and the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen, Norway held from 18th to 19th November, 2017.
Academic Info
Period: 2018-2023
PhD
Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Administration
Master of Social Sciences in Public Administration
Executive Master of Business Administration
Period: 2014 to 2015
Master of Science in Governance and Development
Experience
Position: Lecturer
Period: November 2010 to March 2014
Position: Assistant Manager
Period: September 2006 to November 2010
Served in the Human Resource Management Department of this Multinational Company.
Position: Senior Officer, Personnel
Period: October 2005 to September 2006
Served in the Human Resource Management Department from October 2005 to September 2006
Contact
Dr. Hare Krisna Kundo
Professor
Department of Public Administration
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: 008801305335902
Email: hkkundo@juniv.edu
