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Istanbul, Turkey — February 1-2, 2024The concluding conference of the Central Asian Law (CAL) project convened researchers and scholars to discuss the multifaceted legal and business landscapes in Central Asia. Hosted online and in person, the conference facilitated a comprehensive analysis of the political economy, domestic institutions, and business environments across the region.The conference

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/central-asian-law-projects-final-conference-was-held-february-1-2-2024 - 2026-09-15

Societal Transformations and Global Challenges in Central AsiaInternational Conference Organized by NORCA – Nordic Central Asian Studies Research Environment, Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, SwedenDecember 14-16, 2026, Lund, SwedenREGISTRATION - https://registrationform.notion.site/36f97d142d0980999ccfff74d1730af8?pvs=105Conference OverviewNORCA – Nordic Central Asian Studies Rese

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/call-papers-societal-transformations-and-global-challenges-central-asia - 2026-09-15

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan – 18 June 2026The EU-funded MARS project convened the panel “Legal Precarity, Vernacular Navigation, and Migrant Agency across Central Eurasia and Beyond” at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Regional Conference on 18 June 2026. Bringing together research on migrant experiences across Europe, Central Asia, and other major migration destinations,

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mars-panel-cess-regional-conference-2026 - 2026-09-15

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan – 17 June 2026The EU-funded POLCA project convened the panel “Living Law and Layered Governance: Informal Institutions and Administrative Legacies in Central Asia” at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Regional Conference on 17 June 2026. Bringing together researchers working across socio-legal studies, political economy, public administration, an

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-panel-cess-regional-conference-2026 - 2026-09-15

Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan – 19 June 2026The EU-funded MOCCA project convened the panel “Rethinking Corruption and Reform in Central Asia: Legal Pluralism and Institutional Change” at the Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) Regional Conference on 19 June 2026. Bringing together research on higher education, legal drafting, institutional reform, and professional ethics, the panel

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-panel-cess-regional-conference-2026 - 2026-09-15

Lund, Sweden – 7 July 2026A new open-access book, Public Law in a Hybrid State: Legal Reform and Global Sociology in Uzbekistan, by Chris Thornhill (University of Birmingham), Rustamjon Urinboyev (Lund University), and Tolibjon Mustafoev (Lund University), has been published by University of California Press. Drawing on extensive empirical research and comparative legal sociology, the book examine

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/public-law-hybrid-state-published-university-california-press - 2026-09-15

Lund, Sweden – August 2026 The Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges (MSCA) project MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective is pleased to announce the publication of the open-access edited volume Rethinking the Political Economy of Non-Western Migration Governance: Assemblages of Migration, published by Palgrave Macmillan in its prestigious International Politic

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mars-project-publishes-groundbreaking-open-access-volume-non-western-migration-governance - 2026-09-15

Lund, Sweden – May–June 2026The MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) and POLCA (The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia) projects, hosted at the Department of Sociology of Law, Lund University, convened a series of three research seminars in May and June 2026. Bringing together visiting researchers and project par

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-and-mocca-research-seminar-series-governance-corruption-and-institutional-reform - 2026-09-15

Almaty, Kazakhstan – 22 August 2026A podcast interview with Professor Chris Thornhill (University of Birmingham) was published on 22 August 2026 as part of his POLCA secondment for constitutional reform in Kazakhstan. The interview contributes to the dissemination activities of POLCA (The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia) by brin

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/professor-chris-thornhill-discusses-constitutional-reform-and-legal-adaptation-podcast - 2026-09-15

Lund, Sweden – 28 August 2026The MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) and POLCA (The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from Central Asia) projects convened a research seminar at Lund University on 28 August 2026 to examine academic freedom, anti-corruption reform, and citizen self-government in Central Asia. The event explored a

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mocca-and-polca-seminar-academic-corruption-and-public-administration-central-asia - 2026-09-15

Rome, Italy – 26 August 2026The EU-funded POLCA project presented research on public administration trajectories in Central Asia at the 2026 Annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) in Rome. Professor Rustamjon Urinboyev of Lund University, Principal Investigator of POLCA (The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Non-Western Societies: Insights from C

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/polca-research-presented-egpa-2026-conference - 2026-09-15

Lund, Sweden – 2 September 2026 The MARS (Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective) project hosted a guest seminar by Dr. Michelle von Dach, postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in social and cultural anthropology at the University of Zurich, on 2 September 2026. Her presentation, “Stuckedness in the Lives of Migrants in Rome. An Ethnography of Everyday Navigation of an Existential Co

https://www.norca.lu.se/article/mars-guest-seminar-migrant-stuckedness-rome - 2026-09-15

LUCSUS announces three new Associate senior lectureship (tenure track) positions in Sustainability Science Associate senior lecturer in Sustainability Science: Geographies of Sustainability  (link to the announcement at lu.varbi.com) The applicant should have an interdisciplinary background with a focus on natural science and methods. The position focuses on the geographical aspects of sustainabil

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-positions-associate-senior-lecturers - 2026-09-15

A unique collaboration between school children and researchers and students at LUCSUS, focusing on children’s thoughts and questions related to sustainable development, aims to contribute to the development of a future UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Vombsjö basin. The project, Ung SciShop, is a collaboration between the association ARNA (Art and Nature), researchers and students at LUCSUS and sch

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-collaboration-school-children-focuses-childrens-ideas-and-questions-sustainable-development - 2026-09-15

How vulnerable is humanity in the face of climate change? And how have people around the world already been impacted? These are some of the questions to be answered on 28 February by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Two researchers from Lund University participated in the final report – Martina Angela Caretta and Emily Boyd. For three years, approximately three hundred top resea

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/un-climate-report-how-vulnerable-are-we-and-how-can-we-adapt - 2026-09-15

In a collaboration with the Swedish local brewery, Brygghuset Finn, LUCSUS researchers are working toward finding ways of improving sustainability of the craft beer industry. The project is part of an international research project, which focuses on identifying and testing local solutions to challenges within the food-water-energy nexus. We have been collaborating with a local brewer in Landskrona

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/impact-story-collaboration-local-brewery-improve-sustainability-craft-beer-industry - 2026-09-15

How to source inner qualities and capacities for life-long learning and transformation? In the new book, “Revolutionizing sustainability education”, LUCSUS Professor Christine Wamsler and LUMES alumni Iris Maria Hertog and Lucia Di Paola, reflect on the importance of nourishing inner qualities and capacities for supporting sustainability across individual, collective and system levels. Currently,

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/new-book-revolutionizing-sustainability-education - 2026-09-15

The increasing demand of minerals, oil, and agricultural goods have severe negative social and environmental impacts. The extraction of resources leads to land dispossession of small-scale farmers and indigenous communities. It also generates social and political conflicts at the local level. For decades large scale agri-food production and mineral extraction have caused severe social and environm

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/achieving-more-sustainable-value-chains-are-crucial-preventing-deforestation-and-biodiversity-loss - 2026-09-15

Researchers have identified the top 12 ways European cities have been able to curb car use. The most effective measure was applying a congestion charge, with the notable case of London, where city traffic dropped by 33% following the change. Most success stories involved both “carrots” to encourage sustainable mobility and “sticks” to restrict cars, according to the study. – Transport is a major s

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/most-effective-ways-reducing-car-traffic - 2026-09-15

With a focus on justice and transformative change, PhD candidate Natalia Rubiano wants to contribute to fill some of the knowledge gaps in the space of Carbon Removal and Negative Emissions. Read more about her research, which sustainability challenges she finds most interesting and how she as a researcher addresses those challenges. What do you explore in your research? My PhD project seeks to ex

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/phd-student-natalia-rubiano-studies-social-and-ecological-implications-negative-emissions - 2026-09-15