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Yearly Archives: 2012
Guest Post: Population Health Inequities Resulting from Mining
On-going projects on the impact of mining on population health. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Inequality, Mining, Research on Mongolia, Social Issues, Tsogtbaatar Byambaa
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Update on 2012 Election Procedures
Some of the procedures for the June 28 parliamentary election in Mongolia have finally been decided. Yet, some doubts remain. Continue reading
Guest Post: Mongolian “Resource Nationalism”
Marissa Smith unpacks the notion of “resource nationalism” in Mongolia Continue reading
Posted in Development, Erdenet, Ikh Khural 2012, Marissa Smith, Mining, Nationalism, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Social Issues
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Guest Post: Mongolian Medical Tourism Industry on the Rise
More and more people are traveling to receive medical care abroad. This is true of Mongolians as well and researchers from SFU are exploring the impact of this medical tourism on local health care systems. Continue reading
Posted in Health, Research on Mongolia, Social Issues, Tourism, Tsogtbaatar Byambaa
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Election Set for June 28 2012
Elections for Mongolia’s Ikh Khural are set for June 28, 2012. Continue reading
Regulating Foreign Investment Directly?
Will we see resource populism in the upcoming parliamentary election? Yes! How much? That remains to be seen and will likely determine the likelihood of the adoption of nationalist policies in the resource sector. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Elections, International Relations, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Politics, Populism
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Evaluating and Classifying Developments in Mongolia
Jonathan Manthorpe has taken a more negative view of political developments in Mongolia than most observers, at least in his rhetoric. Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Governance, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Politics Heating up Ahead of Election?
Ahead of June’s parliamentary election, debates around corruption and mining are breaking out into the open among Mongolian politicians. Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Mining, Party Politics, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Монголын Жиргээчдэд hashtag-ыг санал болгох нь
Сүүлийн хэдэн жилд Монголд жиргээчдийн хүрээ өргөжжээ. Улс төрчид жиргээчдийн эгнээнд нэгдэн, нээлттэй хэлэлцүүлэгт ч оролцох болж. Миний хувьд Твиттерээр Монголын улс төрийн тухай мэдээлэл авахад маш дөхөмтэй байдаг. Харин Монголын жиргээчид hashtag төдийлэн хэрэглэдэггүй бололтой. Энэ нь жиргээчдийн мэтгэлцээн, … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Mongolia and ..., Politics, Social Media
Tagged BYAMBAJAV Dalaibuyan
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Hashtags for Vibrant Mongolian Twitterverse
I am proposing to use #mngpoli as hashtag marking tweets about Mongolian politics. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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MoU: Ministry of Education and UBC
On March 26, UBC’s Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and Institute of Asian Research signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mongolian Ministry of Education Continue reading
Mongolian Parliament Election and Uncertainty on an Electronic Vote-Counting System by Otgonbaatar (Waseda University)
The election is drawing close attention from both domestically and overseas residing Mongolians, not only because there are many pending issues that are holding their solutions in the Mongolian society. But also, this is because the State Great Khural (Parliament)[1] … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Otgonbaayar Byambaa, Politics
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Is Mongolia Fighting or Preparing to Fight Corruption?
By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Mongolia seems succeeding to create the legal environment to tame the corruption by institutionalizing its efforts. But, these laws and any agencies will be powerless in the absence of political will and interest to clean up the … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Democracy, Global Indices, Governance, Law
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Survival of New Defense Minister and Other Issues of Controling the Security Forces
One of the youngest cabinet members, J. Enkhbayar, has survived a “no-confidence” vote in parliament on March 9, 2012 after filling the Defense Minister’s seat in the post-Coalition government. At a quick glance, it could be easily interpreted as an … Continue reading