A significant event took place at Tallinn University of Technology on 17 September: the launch of the Islamic Public Value Network. This initiative crowns a major research project on Islamic public value, supported by the John Templeton Foundation. But what exactly is Islamic public value? How does it respond to today\u2019s societal challenges, and why does it matter for governance across the world?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[611,585],"class_list":["post-16230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-podcast-en","tag-public-administration"],"acf":{"postbuilder":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","type":"text","text":"[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uZU87DA1UIM[\/embed]\r\n\r\nProfessor Wolfgang Drechsler, Professor of Governance at the Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, and Honorary Professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, together with Dr Salah Chafik, Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, join us to discuss this new frontier in governance research.\r\n
Wolfgang and Salah explore the concept in depth \u2013 from its roots and meaning to its implications for public institutions in both Islamic and non-Islamic contexts. They offer insights into how Islamic ethical and legal frameworks shape ideas of the public good, how institutions built on these principles operate, and what lessons they may hold for Western public administration. The conversation also looks ahead: to the role of the newly launched network and the opportunities it offers for scholars and practitioners worldwide.<\/p>\r\nTune in to discover:\r\n