Author Archives: JDierkes

About JDierkes

Research on Mongolia for over 20 years, particular focus on mining policy and democratization. Princeton-trained sociologist. Dean, School of Social Sciences, Univ of Mannheim.

New Blog: The Mongolist

Posted on October 15, 2012 by JDierkes

Brian White has begun blogging to share his insights into Mongolian political and social developments. Continue reading →

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Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining

Posted on October 11, 2012 by JDierkes

A new edited volume of social science research on contemporary Mongolia. Continue reading →

Posted in Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia, Canada, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Development, Environment, Environment, Gender, Grassland, Health, Law, Mining, Nomadism, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Population, Regulation, Religion, Research on Mongolia, Social Issues, Social Movements, Society and Culture | Tagged | 3 Comments

Mongolian Foreign Policy: Rapid Growth, Third Neighbours and Moral Authority

Posted on October 1, 2012 by JDierkes

Some recent assessments of Mongolian foreign policy. Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Herders’ Protest in Umnigovi

Posted on September 7, 2012 by JDierkes

Recently, some herders have been protesting unpaved mining roads in the Gobi Desert. Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Environmental Movements, Gobi, Protest, Sara Jackson, Social Issues, Social Movements | Tagged | 1 Comment

Guest Post: Voter Turn-Out

Posted on August 23, 2012 by JDierkes

Brian White examines the extent to which migration may be having an impact on voter turnout in Mongolian elections. Continue reading →

Posted in Brian White, Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Party Politics, Politics, Social Issues | Tagged | 8 Comments

First Mongolian Medal in London

Posted on July 30, 2012 by JDierkes

Mongolian team at London 2012 Olympics celebrates the first medal. Continue reading →

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Wall Street Journal Asia article on State of Mongolian Democracy

Posted on July 8, 2012 by JDierkes

The glass is definitely half full for Asia’s only post-state socialist democracy. Continue reading →

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East Asia Forum: Electronic Counting but no Trust

Posted on July 5, 2012 by JDierkes

Voting technologies performed smoothly in Mongolian parliamentary election, but trust in political parties is still lacking. Continue reading →

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Steps toward New Government

Posted on July 4, 2012 by JDierkes

Surprisingly fast emergence of coalition a possibility in Mongolia. Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic Party, Ikh Khural 2012, Politics | Tagged | 2 Comments

The Impact of a Quota: Female MPs in the Ikh Khural

Posted on July 3, 2012 by JDierkes

13 women have been elected to the Mongolian parliament with its 76 seats. This is a huge increase from three previous MPs that is due a minimum quota of 20% female candidates in the election law. Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Will Green Party, Democratic Party, Elections, Gender, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Mongolian People's Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Politics | Tagged , | 2 Comments

ACMS Conference: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Development, Environment, and Political Economy

Posted on July 2, 2012 by JDierkes

Research conference on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Development, Environment, and Political Economy” to be held in Ulaanbaatar, July 3, 2012. Continue reading →

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Blogging Election News

Posted on July 2, 2012 by JDierkes

Some indications as to the effectiveness of blogging about the Mongolian parliamentary elections. Continue reading →

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Seat Distribution Based on Corrected June 30 Preliminary Results

Posted on June 30, 2012 by JDierkes

Projection of the seat distribution in the Mongolian parliament based on corrected preliminary results announced June 30. Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Will Green Party, Democratic Party, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Mongolian People's Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Politics | Tagged , | 3 Comments

June 30 Preliminary Results II from GEC: First-Past-the-Post

Posted on June 30, 2012 by JDierkes

Yesterday, I posted results that were based on a news.mn website that reproduced results announced by the General Election Commission at noon. I was later accused on Twitter to be using wrong information, but neither of the accusers bothered to … Continue reading →

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Getting Yelled at Over Election Results

Posted on June 30, 2012 by JDierkes

Earlier today, two Tweeps were clearly upset about some part of my tweets about our estimate of the seat distribution for the Mongolian parliament. D Amarbayasgalan whose Twitter profile identifies him as a local MPRP director, wrote, шал худлаа прогноз байна … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Politics, Social Media | Tagged | 3 Comments