Department of Development Studies
Dr. Jens-Filip Nycander Stanislawski  Professor (Research)
Name :
Dr. Jens-Filip Nycander Stanislawski
Designation
Professor (Research)  
Department
Department of Development Studies
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Personal Webpage
https://faculty.daffodilvarsity.edu.bd/profile/ds/jens-filip.html
E-mail
jens.ds@diu.edu.bd
Phone
+8809617901233
Cell-Phone
+88 01711688460
Degree Institution Year Concentration/Major
PhD University of Bath, United Kingdom 2013 International Development
MRes University of Bath, United Kingdom 2005 Development Studies
MSc School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom 2003 State, Society and Development
BA Golden Gate University, San Francisco, USA 2000 Political Science, Minor in Economics
International Baccalaureate Diploma SSHL, Sigtuna, Sweden 1995 International Baccalaureate

 

Training/Activity Institution Role
Logical Framework Analysis training seminars and workshops PROMPT, Bangladesh Assisted in organising and facilitating training
Participatory Rural Appraisal research-method workshops PROMPT, Bangladesh Assisted in training and research activities

 

Books, Reports and Research Publications

 

  1. State of Governance in Bangladesh 2012

Stanislawski, J.-F. N. Senior editor of The State of Governance in Bangladesh 2012: Regions, Representation, Disparity. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.

  1. State of Governance in Bangladesh 2013

Stanislawski, J.-F. N. Lead author and investigator of a central chapter in The State of Governance in Bangladesh 2013: Democracy, Party, Politics. BRAC Institute of Governance and Development.

  1. Doctoral Thesis

Stanislawski, J.-F. N. (2013). States Without Citizens: Taxation, Governance and Citizenship in Bangladesh. Doctoral thesis, University of Bath, United Kingdom.

  1. Citizens’ Voice and Accountability Evaluation

Co-author of the Bangladesh country case study for the Citizens’ Voice and Accountability Evaluation conducted by Oxford Policy Management for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

  1. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Study

Co-author of an International Labour Organization study on indigenous and tribal peoples in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers across 15 countries.

  1. Community-Based Insurance and Labour Studies

Research contributor to International Labour Organization studies examining community-based insurance, socioeconomic conditions, labour standards, gender equality, social exclusion and poverty in Bangladesh.

 

Newspaper and Policy Publications

  1. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “What Has the Government Done to Our Money?” Dhaka Tribune, June 2024.
  2. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “Reflections on Dogmas of the 20th Century: What Do We Mean by Socialism and Nationalism?” Dhaka Tribune, October 2024.
  3. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “The Immovable Patriarchy.” Dhaka Tribune, 2019/2020.
  4. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “Questioning the SDG Paradigm Shift.” Dhaka Tribune, 2019.
  5. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “On the Currents of International Development.” Dhaka Tribune, 2019.
  6. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “Poverty and the Right to Live.” Dhaka Tribune, 2017.
  7. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “The Absence of Question.” Dhaka Tribune, 2017.
  8. Stanislawski, J.-F. N. “The Impossibility Theorem for Bangladesh.” Dhaka Tribune, 2017.
  • Democratic governance and democratisation
  • Citizenship, voice and human rights
  • Taxation and state–society relations
  • Political economy of development
  • International development
  • Governance and public-policy analysis
  • Local government and decentralisation
  • Urban and rural poverty
  • Local justice and mediation
  • Education and social development
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Gender mainstreaming
  • Climate change and environmental governance
  • Labour markets and macroeconomic development
  • Crisis management and public-health governance
Duration Designation Organisation
2024–Present Consultant Metacentre Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh
2019–Present Researcher and Advisor Social Resources Management AB, Lingbo, Sweden
November 2020–March 2021 International Consultant UN Interagency Support Team, UNFPA, Dhaka, Bangladesh
May–July 2016 Development Analyst and Lead Researcher Embassy of Switzerland, Dhaka, Bangladesh
March–June 2016 Researcher and Writer Katalyst Project/Swiss Development Cooperation, Bangladesh
2015 Consultant for Quality Assurance Urban Partnerships for Poverty Reduction, UNDP, Bangladesh
2014–2015 Research Specialist Sharique Project, BIGD–Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation
2013–2015 Lead Researcher and Coordinator BRAC Institute of Governance and Development
2006–Present, Part-time Director Pharmasia Ltd., Bangladesh
2007–2008 Associate Researcher Oxford Policy Management, United Kingdom
2005–2006 Consultant Rangs Electronics Ltd., Bangladesh
2004 Researcher Social Resources Management, Sweden
2003 Researcher MIPS, Bangladesh
1996–1997 Assistant to the Director PROMPT, Bangladesh