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MINARET adopts a comparative, interdisciplinary, and empirically grounded approach to the study of post-imperial Islamic legal cultures. The project combines perspectives from sociology of law, legal studies, political science, anthropology, history, Islamic studies, governance studies, and area studies.The project is built around the study of how law, religion, and governance interact in Muslim-m

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project-minaret/about-project/methodological-approaches - 2026-05-01

Across many Muslim-majority societies, questions of law, religion, constitutional change, and governance remain central to public life. These questions are especially important in societies shaped by imperial and post-imperial histories, where legal institutions, state authority, religious traditions, and public trust have developed through complex and often contested trajectories.MINARET starts f

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project-minaret/about-project/project-rationale - 2026-05-01

Imperial Genealogies and Constitutional FormationWork Package 1 examines how imperial legacies have shaped constitutional law, secularism, and state formation in Muslim-majority societies. It focuses on the long-term effects of Ottoman, Soviet, European, and other imperial histories on legal development, public authority, citizenship, and governance.The work package studies constitutional systems

https://www.norca.lu.se/work-package-1/work-package-1-0 - 2026-05-01

Islam as a Constitutional Value SystemWork Package 2 explores Islam as a source of constitutional legitimacy, moral authority, and legal meaning in contemporary Muslim-majority societies. It examines how Islamic values interact with constitutional law, administrative reform, legal pluralism, gender justice, financial ethics, and everyday governance.Rather than treating Islam and constitutionalism

https://www.norca.lu.se/work-package-2-0 - 2026-05-01

Islam, Citizenship, and SecurityWork Package 3 examines the relationship between Islam, constitutional law, citizenship, and national security. It asks how legal and constitutional frameworks influence social cohesion, public trust, civic identity, and the state’s reliance on coercive forms of authority.This work package challenges simplistic assumptions that link religion, security, and militaris

https://www.norca.lu.se/work-package-3-0 - 2026-05-01

The MINARET project is implemented through a broad international network of academic institutions, policy organisations, and civil society actors.Project partners are organised into two categories, reflecting their formal role in the Horizon Europe project structure:BeneficiariesInstitutions that are signatories to the Horizon Europe Grant Agreement and are formally responsible for the implementat

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Lund University Coordinator University of Birmingham (United Kingdom) University of the West of England, Bristol (United Kingdom) İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi University of the West of England, Bristol (United Kingdom) Marmara University University of Zurich Geisteswissenschaftliche Zentren Berlin e.V. Universidad de Granada Fondation nationale des sciences politiques Leiden University University o

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Humboldt University of Berlin Kurultai PE Eurasian Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies Ozbek Kadin Haklari Dernegi (Türkiye) Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan Anticorruption Business Council of the Kyrgyz Republic The Regents of the University of Michigan (University of Michigan) Chr. Mic

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The MINARET Research Fellows section presents researchers participating in the MINARET project through fellowships, secondments, and research exchanges funded under the Horizon Europe and MSCA framework.

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project-minaret/research-fellows - 2026-05-01

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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 ethnography, studying migration, corruption, governance, and penal institutions in the context of Russia and Central Asia. His current research focuses on (1) migratio

https://www.norca.lu.se/about-project-minaret/project-team - 2026-05-01

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Istanbul Bilgi University is a private university in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1996. It was created with the aim of bringing a new spirit to university life in Turkey and is known for its liberal arts-oriented academic approach. The university has grown into a multi-campus institution, with main campuses in Santralistanbul, Kuştepe, Dolapdere, and Kozyatağı.Today, BİLGİ offers more than 150 pro

https://www.norca.lu.se/istanbul-bilgi-university - 2026-05-01

Universidad de Granada is a prestigious public university located in Granada, Spain. Founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V, it is one of Europe's oldest universities and ranks among Spain's top institutions. The university maintains a significant presence across multiple campuses in Granada, Ceuta, and Melilla, serving as a major educational and research hub in southern Europe.With over 60,000 stud

https://www.norca.lu.se/universidad-de-granada - 2026-05-01

The Fondation nationale des sciences politiques (FNSP) is the private foundation recognized as being of public utility that provides the main strategic, administrative, and financial framework for Sciences Po. Created in 1945, it inherited the assets of the former École libre des sciences politiques and has since played a central role in the organization, funding, and development of the institutio

https://www.norca.lu.se/fondation-nationale-des-sciences-politiques - 2026-05-01