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This study investigates the role of attitudes, behavioral beliefs, and normative beliefs in shaping the intention to adopt Islamic Wealth Management (IWM) among staff at the Islamic University in Uganda, Kampala Campus (IUIU-KC). Given the varied perceptions surrounding IWM understanding these influencing factors is crucial for its viability among stakeholders. By employing a qualitative exploratory approach, data were collected through interviews with purposively selected academicians from the Faculty of Management Studies. Thematic analysis revealed that positive attitudes, supportive behavioral beliefs, and favorable normative beliefs significantly encourage IWM adoption. The findings imply that fostering these positive perceptions can enhance IWM integration within educational and financial institutions. By understanding these key drivers, policymakers, educators, and financial institutions can develop targeted strategies to promote IWM adoption. This approach not only aids stakeholder engagement and curriculum refinement in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) but also supports informed policy-making, advancing the broader acceptance and integration of IWM in Uganda and similar contexts. Further still IWM may be an option toward achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals if implemented.

Southeast Asia is a byword for diversity. It is possible to find examples of nearly every conceivable form of political organisation and level of economic development imaginable in the region, from rich Singapore to poor Laos, and from democratic Indonesia to ‘communist’ Vietnam, with lots of variations in between (Case 2002). And yet amid all this heterogeneity there are some surprising commonalities and congruencies. Much of the congruence springs from a shared history; much of the commonality flows from a desire to overcome the legacy of ‘late’ development and a concomitant sense of insecurity. Paradoxically enough, therefore, the pursuit of stability and independence in the face of an, at times, inauspicious geopolitical context has given Southeast Asian states reasons to cooperate despite their diversity. Security governance in Southeast Asia continues to reflect the imprint of such historical factors to this day (Collins 2003; Emmers 2009; Goh 2008). As a result, if we want to understand the evolution and contemporary dimensions of security governance in the region, we must begin by looking backwards to see why Southeast Asian states continue to have such a preoccupation with ‘Westphalian’ forms of security and stability…