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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…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-03/3-NORCA%20POLICY%20BRIEFS%20v2.0_1.pdf

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

4-NORCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 Making Customs Digitalisation Work in Uzbekistan: Integrity Controls at High-Risk Decision Points POLICY BRIEF APRIL 2026 KEY MESSAGES Uzbekistan has already started digitalising and modernizing its customs…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-04/4-NORCA%20POLICY%20BRIEFS%20v2.0.pdf

5-NORCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 Building Self-Efficacy as a Policy Tool to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Syrian Refugees in Türkiye POLICY BRIEF APRIL 2026 KEY MESSAGES Self-efficacy reduces the impact of trauma exposure on Post…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-04/5-NORCA%20POLICY%20BRIEFS%20v2.0_0.pdf

7-MOCCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 Corruption in Disability Services in Kazakhstan: From Hidden Practices to Structural Reform POLICY BRIEF MAY 2026 KEY MESSAGES Corruption risks in disability services in Kazakhstan stem not only in individual…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-05/7-MOCCA%20POLICY%20BRIEFS%20v2.0.pdf

3-POLCA POLICY BRIEF (v2.0) The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Central Asia Project (project number 101228676), funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges programme Uzbekistan, China,…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-06/3-POLCA%20POLICY%20BRIEF%20(v2.0)_0.pdf

8-MOCCA POLICY BRIEFS v2.0 Digital Governance, AI Potential, and Anti-Corruption Reform: Lessons from Uzbekistan POLICY BRIEF JUNE 2026 KEY MESSAGES Digital platforms, such as Uzbekistan’s E- Auksion system, show how technology can reduce…

https://www.norca.lu.se/sites/norca.lu.se/files/2026-06/8-MOCCA%20POLICY%20BRIEFS%20v2.0.pdf

Nazarbayev University is a premier flagship academic institution located in Astana, Kazakhstan, with the ambition of becoming a world-class research university. Opened in 2010 on the initiative of the First President of Kazakhstan,…

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

NORCA (Nordic Central Asian Studies Research Environment) is an interdisciplinary research platform based at Lund University, dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and policy-relevant knowledge on Central Asia from Nordic and global…

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-norca-nordic-central-asian-studies-research-environment- 2026-06-03

The University of Ghana is the premier and oldest public university in the country, founded on 11 August 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast. It is based mainly at Legon, just northeast of Accra, and is organized through a…

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

Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) is a private, non-profit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1991 by the Di Tella Foundation and the Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, with support from the international philanthropic…

https://www.norca.lu.se/universidad-torcuato-di-tella- 2026-06-02

Project Title: MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (project number 101085855. Research and staff exchange project funded by the European Commission's HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01 programme)Author: Ayşe Akpınar, akpinar …

https://www.norca.lu.se/policy-briefs-mocca/policy-brief-5-june-2026- 2026-06-03

POLCA -The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Central Asia Project (project number 101228676), funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges programme MOCCA - Multilevel Orders of Corruption…

https://www.norca.lu.se/polca/policy-briefs-polca/policy-brief-3-june-2026- 2026-06-20

The University of Bristol is a highly ranked public research university situated in the city of Bristol in the South West of England. Originally founded as University College Bristol in 1876, the institution gained its royal charter in…

https://www.norca.lu.se/university-bristol- 2026-07-10

Project Title: MOCCA: Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia (project number 101085855. Research and staff exchange project funded by the European Commission's HORIZON-MSCA-2021-SE-01-01 programme)Authors: Yolbars Kepbanov,…

https://www.norca.lu.se/policy-briefs-mocca/policy-brief-6-july-2026- 2026-07-13

This section will host publications produced within the NORCA (Nordics – Central Asia) research platform.Publications will include peer-reviewed journal articles, academic books and book chapters, policy briefs, working papers, and other…

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

Institutions collaborating with the POLCA project under the Horizon Europe grant agreement. Lund University Coordinator Malmö Universitet (Sweden) University of Birmingham (United Kingdom) Ozbek Kadin Haklari Dernegi (Türkiye) Univerzita…

https://www.norca.lu.se/polca/partners/beneficiaries- 2026-02-06

Institutions collaborating with the POLCA project without beneficiary status under the Horizon Europe grant agreement. Anticorruption Business Council of the Kyrgyz Republic Kurultai PE Tebigy Kuwwat Public Association Tajik State…

https://www.norca.lu.se/polca/partners/associated-partners- 2026-02-06

The overarching objective of the SOCIAL is to contribute to global and national efforts in understanding and addressing thechallenges associated with promoting democratization and good governance in authoritarian contexts. More…

https://www.norca.lu.se/social- 2026-06-03

Institutions collaborating with the SOCIAL project under the Horizon Europe grant agreement. Lund University Coordinator University of the West of England, Bristol Marmara University Sihtasutus Estonian Business School (Estonia) University…

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