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3-NORCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 Strengthening Tax Transparency for Anti-Corruption Reform in Uzbekistan POLICY BRIEF MARCH 2026 KEY MESSAGES Since 2017, Uzbekistan has made significant progress in anti-corruption and tax administration reforms…

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NORCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 POLCA (project number 101228676), funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges programme Beyond Formalisation: Why institutional pluralism matters for EU governance and innovation…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-03/POLCA_Policy_Brief_March_2026_Final.pdf

NORCA POLICY BRIEF - 2 (v2.0) POLCA (project number 101228676), funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges programme From Service Digitisation to Digital Governance: Lessons from Scandinavia for Uzbekistan…

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Reframing authoritarian legality through multi‑level, interdisciplinary doctoral researchSOCIAL’s aims coalesce around a pressing global need: to understand why legal transplants and governance reforms often falter in authoritarian…

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project/aims-project- 2026-02-06

LUND UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN Rustamjon Urinboyev, Principal Investigator Rustam Urinboyev is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University. Rustamjon works at the intersection of the sociology of law and…

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From plural normative orders to multi‑level governance: a toolkit for studying authoritarian lawSOCIAL’s methodology integrates theory‑driven design, multi‑level case analysis, and mixed research methods attuned to the sensitivities of…

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project/methodological-approaches- 2026-02-06

The University of the West of England, Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest higher education providers in the South West of England and currently hosts over 38,000 students…

https://www.norca.lu.se/university-west-england-bristol- 2026-02-06

Marmara University is a prominent public university located in Istanbul, Turkey, and stands as one of the country's oldest and largest educational institutions. It traces its history back to the Hamidiye School of Commerce, established in…

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Founded in 1988 during a period of transition, Estonian Business School (EBS) holds the distinction of being the oldest privately owned business university in the Baltic region. Originally established to introduce modern business education…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sihtasutus-estonian-business-school- 2026-02-06

The University of Birmingham is a prestigious public research university located in Birmingham, England, and stands as a founding member of the Russell Group, representing the UK's leading research-intensive universities. It holds the…

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Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V. (GWZ) is a registered association based in Berlin that serves as the legal carrier and administrative umbrella for three prominent non-university research institutions within the Leibniz…

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Malmö University is a public university located in central Malmö, Sweden, with a strong profile in multidisciplinary, challenge-driven education and research. It was founded in 1998 as a university college and was granted full university…

https://www.norca.lu.se/malmo-universitet- 2026-02-06

The University of Groningen is a prestigious public research university located in Groningen, Netherlands, with a history spanning over four centuries. Founded in 1614, it is one of the oldest and largest higher education institutions in…

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Södertörn University is a young and dynamic higher education institution located in Flemingsberg, just south of Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 1996, it has quickly developed a reputation for its modern approach to education and its…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sodertorn-university- 2026-02-06

The University of Toronto is a world-renowned public research university located in Toronto, Ontario, and is widely recognized as Canada's premier institution of higher learning. Founded by Royal Charter in 1827 as King's College, it is…

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Why SOCIAL—and why now?The last three decades have exposed a paradox at the heart of global governance: massive investments in rule‑of‑law promotion and democratization have not consistently produced liberal outcomes in non‑Western, post…

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project/project-rationale- 2026-02-06

Turība University (Biznesa augstskola Turība) is the largest private university in the Baltic States, located in Riga, Latvia. Founded in 1993, it has established itself as a leading business-oriented higher education institution with a…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sia-biznesa-augstskola-turiba- 2026-02-06

Charles University is a prestigious public research university located in Prague, Czech Republic, and stands as one of the oldest universities in the world. Founded in 1348 by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, it holds the distinction of…

https://www.norca.lu.se/univerzita-karlova- 2026-02-06

Vilnius University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Northern Europe, having been established in 1579. Located in the capital city of Vilnius, it has played a pivotal role in the…

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Humboldt University of Berlin is one of Germany’s most prestigious higher education institutions located in the heart of Berlin on the historic Unter den Linden boulevard. Founded in 1810 by Wilhelm von Humboldt, it pioneered the…

https://www.norca.lu.se/humboldt-university-berlin- 2026-02-06