Policy Briefs
Policy Briefs published within the NORCA platform translate academic research into concise, accessible, and policy-relevant insights for policymakers, practitioners, civil society organisations, and international stakeholders.
These briefs draw on empirical findings and comparative research conducted within EU-funded projects coordinated or hosted at Lund University. They address key challenges related to governance, law, migration, corruption, development, and social transformation in Central Asia and other non-Western societies.
NORCA Policy Briefs are designed to:
- bridge the gap between academic research and policy debates;
- provide evidence-based recommendations for decision-makers;
- contribute to informed dialogue at national, regional, and international levels.
POLCA – The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies
Policy briefs under POLCA focus on alternative institutions and norms, legal pluralism, governance reform, and development pathways in Central Asia and comparable non-Western contexts.
SOCIAL – Social Orders, Informality and Law
SOCIAL policy briefs examine informal social orders, law, governance, and everyday state–society relations, with particular attention to social transformation and institutional change.
MINARET –
MINARET policy briefs examine
MOCCA – Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia
Policy briefs from MOCCA address corruption, anti-corruption reforms, institutional change, and governance challenges across Central Asian countries from a multilevel perspective.
MARS – Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective
MARS policy briefs focus on migration governance, mobility regimes, labour migration, and the political economy of migration in non-Western and comparative contexts.