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Author Archives: JDierkes
Book Chapter: Changes in Pastoral Land Use and Their Effects on Rangeland Vegetation Indices
Changes in grazing management and herd size are leading to a decrease in rangeland vegetation in northwestern Mongolia. Continue reading
Posted in Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia, Grassland, Nomadism, Research on Mongolia
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Mongolia Lecture Series: Y Otgonbayar “Education Reform in Mongolia”
Y Otgonbayar, current Member of the Mongolian Parliament, and former Mongolian Minister of Education will offer a discussion of the establishment and reforms of primary and secondary education in Mongolia. Continue reading
New Blog: The Mongolist
Brian White has begun blogging to share his insights into Mongolian political and social developments. Continue reading
Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining
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 Julian Dierkes
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Mongolian Foreign Policy: Rapid Growth, Third Neighbours and Moral Authority
Some recent assessments of Mongolian foreign policy. Continue reading
Guest Post: Herders’ Protest in Umnigovi
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
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Guest Post: Voter Turn-Out
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
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First Mongolian Medal in London
Mongolian team at London 2012 Olympics celebrates the first medal. Continue reading
Wall Street Journal Asia article on State of Mongolian Democracy
The glass is definitely half full for Asia’s only post-state socialist democracy. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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East Asia Forum: Electronic Counting but no Trust
Voting technologies performed smoothly in Mongolian parliamentary election, but trust in political parties is still lacking. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, East Asia Forum, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Party Politics, Politics
Tagged Brandon Miliate, Julian Dierkes
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Steps toward New Government
Surprisingly fast emergence of coalition a possibility in Mongolia. Continue reading
The Impact of a Quota: Female MPs in the Ikh Khural
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
ACMS Conference: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Development, Environment, and Political Economy
Research conference on “Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Development, Environment, and Political Economy” to be held in Ulaanbaatar, July 3, 2012. Continue reading
Blogging Election News
Some indications as to the effectiveness of blogging about the Mongolian parliamentary elections. Continue reading
Seat Distribution Based on Corrected June 30 Preliminary Results
Projection of the seat distribution in the Mongolian parliament based on corrected preliminary results announced June 30. Continue reading