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Heusala, Anna-Liisa, Kaarina Aitamurto, and Sherzod Eraliev. (2024). ‘Introduction: The Mutual Impact of Global Migration and Illiberalism in Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe’. In Global Migration and Illiberalism in Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe, edited by Anna-Liisa Heusala, Kaarina Aitamurto, and Sherzod Eraliev, 1–34. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press.https://doi.org/10.33134/HUP-26
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Edited Volumes, Monographs and Research Reports Heusala, A.-L., Aitamurto, K. and Eraliev, S., 2024. Global Migration and Illiberalismin Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33134/HUP-26Eraliev, Sh. (Ed.). (2025). Migration Governance Beyond the West: Historical Legacies, Contemporary Trends, and Future Trajectories. Media-Tryck, Lund U
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Sherzod Eraliev, Rustamjon Urinboyev, Daniyar Kaldiyarov, Azamat Mukhtarov, Daniya Nurmukhankyzy (2024). Legal, illegal, digital Usbekische Migranten in Russland und der Türkei in ”Fließbild Politik und Gesellschaft in Zentralasien”. Osteuropa 8-10/2024. Manfred Sapper, Volker Weichsel (Hg.). ISBN: 3-8305-5630-5Eraliev, S., & Urinboyev, R. (2024). Social Media, Anti-Corruption Activism and Democra
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Genc, H. D., & Kahraman, F. B. (2026). Methodology and Semi-Structured Interview Questions of the Study: Migration Direction within the Social Determinants of Health Framework: International Students in Türkiye and South–South Mobility [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18712169
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“Central Asian Law: Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia” is a 4-year research and training project funded by the European Commission’s H2020 MSCA-RISE programme (project number 870647), which runs from 01/03/2020 through 28/02/2024. The project aims to produce new knowledge and policy insights on the interlinkages between legal cultures, governance and business environment in
https://www.norca.lu.se/welcome - 2026-05-29
What is the difference between the market and the bazaar? Is the difference only in the origin of the words, or do they define any relationship specificities unique to culture of their origin? Will the laws and rules that govern market relationships in the West are also applicable to the Central Asian region where everyday life and social relations revolve around informal practices and transaction
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CENTRAL ASIAN LAW is a research and training program that aims to promote a greater understanding and explanation of the interconnections between legal cultures, local business environments, and governance in Central Asia. CENTRAL ASIAN LAW project aims to:produce new empirical knowledge on legal cultures and business ethics in the regionengage with, and challenge, existing theoretical paradigms w
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CENTRAL ASIAN LAW team will collect (both EU-based and Central Asia-based research teams) the primary and secondary data through:Institutional analysis and study of the context: the analysis of national legal framework governing business life, property rights and foreign investment; the analysis of national statistics data; newspaper and media monitoring, etc.Elite and expert interviews and focus
https://www.norca.lu.se/welcome/methodological-approach - 2026-05-29
The POLCA 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 implementatio
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Empirically compare measures to improve the business environment: lack of detailed, fieldwork-based assessments of legal measures and their practical implementation in the regionNovel theoretical paradigms on the role of law and informal legal orders in weak rule-of-law societiesProvide significant policy insights to improve the legal environment and actual regulatory aspects of the markets in the
https://www.norca.lu.se/welcome/novelty - 2026-05-29
Economic relations between EU and Central Asian countriesChallenging business environment: inconsistent business ethics and weak rule-of-lawLack of understanding of the interconnections between legal cultures, local business environments and governance in Central AsiaLack of specialists and intelligence focusing on Central Asian legal cultures and business environment
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To understand how national and international laws, norms, and (written and unwritten) rules shape the business environment in the five Central Asian countriesInternational actors: the role and influence of transnational and international actors on institutional and business environments of the Central Asian regionDomestic institutions: the nexus between legal environment, domestic regulatory insti
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The first research stream of the project is on International Actors. The aim of this research stream is to study the role and influence of transnational and international actors on institutional and business environments of the Central Asian region. Researchers under this research stream:Nilyufar Abdulatova (Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan)Nilay Okten (Marmara Universi
https://www.norca.lu.se/research-streams-1/research-stream-1 - 2026-05-29
The second research stream of the project is on Domestic Institutions. The aim of this research stream is to explore the nexus between legal environments, domestic regulatory institutions and the actual governance practices in the definition of the business environment Researchers under this research stream:Yolbars Kepbanov, Berdymyrad Ovezmyradov (Tebigy Kuwwat Public Association, Turkmenistan) a
https://www.norca.lu.se/research-streams-1/research-stream-2 - 2026-05-29