Dr. Frank J. Mateng'e

Name
Dr. Frank J. Mateng'e

Academic Rank
Senior Lecturer

Department
History, Political Science and Development Studies

Biography

Biography

Dr. Mateng'e is a Senior Lecturer teaching Political Science, Public Administration and Management at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He holds a PhD in Public Administration from the University of Dar es Salaam. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching, research and leadership in university settings. He served as the Head of Department from October 2006 to November 2010 and from November 2017 to October 2024. In recent years, his interests have expanded to evaluation with membership in both international and local associations. The American Evaluation Association (AEA) (2022 – 2024) and Tanzania Evaluation Association (TanEA). Dr. Mateng’e has supervised several postgraduate students in these areas of his research interests. He has also served as an external examiner for PhD and Masters students for Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Uganda), University of Dodoma, Mzumbe University, and the St. Augustine University of Tanzania. Dr. Mateng'e has attended several international and local conferences.

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Research Interest

Research Interest
His research interests revolve around the impact of public sector reforms on human resource management and human resource development systems in the public sector, public service delivery systems, public procurement, governance and accountability systems.

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Projects

Projects
  • 2023 - Ethical and Strategic Leadership - Tanzania Women Fisheries Association (TAWFA) Leadership Training
  • 2022: Building Capacity for Development Evaluation (BUCADE) by MSU-DUCE. Project was funded by the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP).

  • 2020 – 2021: Innovating Service Delivery Systems in Public Utilities: Examining the Role of E-Services in Tanzania during the outbreak of COVID-19. UDSM funded research.

  • 2020 – 2021: Decentralizing Procurement Process to Local Government Authorities in Tanzania: Exploring Accountability and Ethical Questions. UDSM funded research.

  • 2015 - Capacity Building and Training for Political Party leaders (men and women) – Tanzania 2015 Pre-Elections
  • 2010 - Education Policy Analysis & Needs Assessment of Tanzania’s Science Education, UNESCO/ESRF Dar es Salaam.

Publications

Publications

Mateng’e, F.J., Kihamba, J.S., and Kapuya, H.A. (2025) The impact of COVID-19 on service delivery in a public utility in Tanzania: Do e-service approaches matter? Polish Political Science Review, 13 (1): 71 – 87. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ppsr-2025-0005.

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2023) The Challenges of Enforcing Public Accountability: Experience from Tanzania, Polish Political Science Review, 11 (2): 30 – 51. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ppsr-2023-0014.

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2022) Public sector in Tanzania and the legacy of new public management: a focus on human resource management. African Journal of Governance and Public Leadership (AJoGPL), 1 (4): 34 – 49.

 

Mateng’e, F.J. & Mutahaba, G. (2017) Governance Challenges Facing the Control of Counterfeit Products in Tanzania, Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, Vol. 6 (1):14 - 31

 

Mateng’e, F.J., Kamugisha, D., Marijani, R. & Rwekaza, C. (2014) In Search of Improved Public Service Delivery in Tanzania: Is the Policy-Implementation Dichotomy an Elixir? The Ugandan Journal of Management and Public Policy Studies, 7(1): 94 - 109

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2014) Human Resource Development in Tanzania: Reflections on its Role and Challenges in the Gas and Oil Sector. Journal of Public Administration, 49 (2.1): 692 – 703.         

 

Babeiya, E., Mateng’e, F.J. & Kihamba, J. (2014) National Planning and the Quest for Transforming Rural Livelihood in Tanzania, Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 3(1&2): 13 – 26.

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2012) Protesting the Independent Candidacy in Tanzania’s Elections: A Bona fide Cause? Journal of Politics and Law, 5 (2): 18 – 32. DOI:10.5539/jpl.v5n1p18

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2012) Parliamentary Supremacy in Tanzania: Rhetoric and the Reality, Journal of Education, Humanities and Sciences, 1(1): 38-56 (ISSN 1821-7427). 

 

Mateng’e, F.J. (2011) Organizational Development and Change in Tanzania: Re-examining the State capacity in enforcing environmental standards, Elixir Social Studies 40: 5433-5441 (ISSN 2229-712X)