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Sociology of Islamic public administration: ethnographic and socio-legal perspectives

Urinboyev, Rustam LU (2025) In Policy, Administrative and Institutional Change p.38-53
Abstract
This chapter argues that for public administration research to genuinely advance in non-Western contexts, scholars must at a minimum be familiar with, and ideally engage with, local cultural norms, traditions, and epistemes vis-à-vis their research. To that end, we offer a methodological shift towards ethnographic approaches to better understand and analyse contemporary PA practices, focusing on the Islamic paradigm in particular. By outlining essential socio-legal ethnographic methods, this chapter aims to inspire future field-based empirical public administration research, fostering a more nuanced understanding of governance beyond Western paradigms.
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Islamic Public Value : Theory, Practice, and Administration of Indigenous Cooperative Institutions - Theory, Practice, and Administration of Indigenous Cooperative Institutions
series title
Policy, Administrative and Institutional Change
editor
Drechsler, Wolfgang ; Chafik, Salah and Kattel, Rainer
pages
38 - 53
publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
ISBN
9781035333639
9781035333646
DOI
10.4337/9781035333646.00010
project
Multilevel Orders of Corruption in Central Asia
Administrative Law Reform and Legal Integration in Hybrid Political Regimes
Legal Cultures and Business Environments in Central Asia
Understanding Islamic Legal Culture and Migration through Ethnographic and Archival Research
MARS: Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective
The Multilevel Orders of Corruption - Insights from a Post-Soviet Context
Living Law and Political Stability in Post-Soviet Central Asia. A Case Study of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan
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English
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yes
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51b691b4-58fd-4184-b695-00ebfeb00b34
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2025-05-20 22:31:35
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2025-05-22 09:20:16
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