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PRESS RELEASE As part of the MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) project’s ongoing knowledge dissemination efforts, a specialised workshop was organised at Uzbekistan National University on 17 March 2025. The event was led by Dilaver Khamzaev, a researcher at the Department of Sociology of Law at Lund University, Sweden.The workshop focused on “Analysing Factors Influencing Cor

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-dissemination-event-uzbekistan-national-university - 2025-12-19

Lund, Sweden – May 8, 2025 The MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) project, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe MSCA-SE programme (Grant No. 101085855), successfully held its Mid-Term Conference from May 6–8, 2025, at Lund University, Sweden. The event brought together over 60 scholars and practitioners from Europe and Central Asia to discuss cutting-edge

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-mid-term-conference-explores-corruption-and-governance-central-asia - 2025-12-19

Dr. Rustam Urinboev, Principal Investigator of the MOCCA Project (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) and Associate Professor at Lund University, together with Prof. Timur Dadabaev (University of Tsukuba), recently presented the Final Report on the Development and Implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System at the Institute for Advanced International Studies (IAIS), Uni

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/strengthening-evidence-based-management-mocca-team-contributes-institutional-reform-institute - 2025-12-19

Lund, Sweden - 4 November 2025The Sociology of Law Department at Lund University hosted a seminar organised under the MOCCA ("Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia") and the POLCA ("The Political Economy of Legal and Governance Reform in Central Asia") projects, together with participants of the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility programme, an exchange programme financed by the Europ

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/seminar-social-identity-and-local-governance-uzbekistan-lund-university - 2025-12-19

Call for applications: 17 Fully-Funded PhD Positions within the project "SOCIAL" funded by the European Commission's MSCA DN programme. Programme Title: Sociology of Authoritarian Law: Insights from Central Asia (SOCIAL)Funding: Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Doctoral NetworksStart: September 2026 | Duration: 48 months | Deadline: January 31, 2026Consortium: 14 leading universities across E

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/call-applications-17-fully-funded-phd-positions-within-msca-dn-social-project - 2025-12-19

Lund, Sweden – November 10, 2025 Researchers from Uzbekistan's General Prosecutor's Office, leading academic institutions, and civil society organizations convened at Lund University to present their research on anti-corruption measures and migration governance under the MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) and the MARS (Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective) res

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/multidisciplinary-research-seminar-corruption-and-migration-challenges - 2025-12-19

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – November 18-19, 2025 Within the framework of the MOCCA (Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia) and MARS (Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective) projects, project team members from Lund University participated in the First “Central Asia – Nordics” Think Tank Forum held at the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) in Tashkent. The delegation

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/lund-university-mocca-and-mars-project-teams-contribute-first-central-asia-nordics-think-tank-forum - 2025-12-19

“MOCCA: Multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia” project was held in Istanbul on January 5-6, 2023. The kick-off meeting was organized in order to discuss the project plans and coordinate research and secondment activities with project participants from European countries, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The kick-off meeting helped to establish pro

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-kick-meeting-held-istanbul-january-5-6-2023 - 2025-12-19

The Sociology of Law department of Lund University hosted the conference of the Research Committee on Sociology of Law (RCSL) on August 30-31 and September 1, 2023. The conference titled “Law, Society and Digital Pasts, Presents and Futures”, aimed to understand how past, present and future societies are mediated through digital technologies and law. The conference gathered socio-legal scholars fr

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-rcsl-conference - 2025-12-19

The European Society for Central Asian Studies (ESCAS) successfully hosted its highly anticipated regional conference, "Power, People, and Cultural Change in an Ever-Evolving Central Asia," held from September 21 to 24, 2023 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event brought together esteemed scholars, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe to delve into the multifaceted dynamics

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-escas-2023-regional-conference - 2025-12-19

The Central Eurasian Studies Society (CESS) successfully hosted its highly anticipated annual conference held from October 19 to 22, 2023 at the University of Pittsburgh, United States. The event brought together esteemed scholars, researchers, practitioners, and enthusiasts from across the globe to delve into the multifaceted dynamics of Central Eurasia’s ongoing transformation. The mission of th

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-presented-their-research-cess-annual-conference-university-pittsburgh - 2025-12-19

From 13th November to 17th November, Lund University had the privilege of hosting 26 professors from Tashkent State University of Economics for an enriching and productive capacity-building program. During these intensive five days of seminars, the visiting professors had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the MOCCA project. Through engaging discussions and interactive sessions, they g

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/empowering-collaboration-and-innovation-lund-university-hosts-professors-tashkent-state-university - 2025-12-19

Our national project partner in Kyrgyz Republic, The Anti-Corruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Council) headed by Nuruipa Mukanova, Secretary General, visited Washington, D.C. and New York from August 10 to August 19  to exchange experiences, build capacity of staff and members of the Council, as well as employees of the government

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/strengthening-capacity-and-promoting-experience-exchange-fight-against-corruption - 2025-12-19

As part of his secondment to Uzbekistan, Patrik Olsson participated in an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to the first anniversary of the establishment of the Law Enforcement Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The conference had the thematic topic "Legal Education and Science in the Law Enforcement Sphere: Current Trends and Future Directions."The conference attract

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/patrik-olssons-participation-international-conference-legal-education-and-science-uzbekistans-law - 2025-12-19

In an interview with Dunyo news agency, Dr Patrik Olsson, a researcher from the MOCCA project at Lund University, shared his insights on the outcomes of the International Anti-Corruption Award ceremony held in Tashkent on December 19. The full interview with the Dunya news agency can be found at this link, and the article is in Russian: https://dunyo.info/ru/actual/vzglyad-iz-shvecii-v-poslednie-g

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/insights-dr-patrik-olsson-analysis-international-anti-corruption-award-ceremony-tashkent - 2025-12-19

Our project's national partner from Kyrgyzstan, Nuruipa Mukanova, the Secretary General of the Anticorruption Business Council under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, participated in the 7th international awards ceremony held in Tashkent on December 19-20.Tashkent hosted a forum and the 7th international awards ceremony on December 19-20, honoring individuals who have made significant contribu

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/achieving-excellence-nuruipa-mukanova-secretary-general-anticorruption-business-council-represents - 2025-12-19

The "MOCCA: Multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia" mid-term meeting was successfully held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 2nd February. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss the project's progress and plans and coordinate research and secondment activities among the participants. The meeting brought together European beneficiaries, Turkey, and Central Asian partners: Kazakhstan, K

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-mid-term-meeting-held-istanbul-2nd-february - 2025-12-19

MOCCA: The multi-level orders of corruption in Central Asia project delivered a three-day methods workshop titled “Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies in (Anti-) Corruption Research”. The workshop took place in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 5 February 2024.The three-day "Fieldwork and Data Collection Strategies In (Anti-) Corruption Research" workshop primarily focused on providing comprehensiv

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-methods-workshop-fieldwork-and-data-collection-strategies-anti-corruption-research-3-5 - 2025-12-19

Stockholm, Sweden - From May 5th to May 11th, a delegation from Uzbekistan visited Sweden as part of the MOCCA project, in cooperation with the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Stockholm.The delegation was led by the Deputy Head of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes at the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The group included representatives from the mentioned department

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/uzbekistan-delegation-visits-sweden-collaborate-combating-economic-crimes - 2025-12-19

MOCCA project participants attended the annual conference of the Central Eurasian Studies Society from June 6 to 9, 2024, hosted by the esteemed Turan University, one of Kazakhstan's leading educational institutions.The MOCCA project team presented their work under the panel title "Straddling between 'Legality' and 'Illegality' in Everyday Life: Corruption and Informal Practices in Central Asia".

https://www.mocca.lu.se/article/mocca-project-participants-central-eurasian-studies-society-conference - 2025-12-19