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Author Archives: JDierkes
Exit Poll of Diaspora Voters
Mongolians living in Japan, Korean, the UK, and the US have organized an exit poll of voters living abroad. Continue reading
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Asia Pacific Memo 161: Bumpy Roads, but Heading in the Right Direction
Mendee Jargalsaikhan and Julian Dierkes present the glass-half-full view of the upcoming parliamentary election for Mongolian democracy. Continue reading
Early Speculation about Likely Election Outcomes
Speculation about possible election outcomes in the 2012 Mongolian parliamentary election. Continue reading
Interesting Mining Project out of Vancouver aimed at Domestic Consumption not China
Vancouver-based Prophecy Coal is pursuing a mining project eying domestic Mongolian consumption rather than exports to China. Continue reading
Mongolian People’s Party Candidates
As the Mongolian parliamentary election campaign is set to kick off, this is the list of candidates for the Mongolian People’s Party. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Mongolian People's Party, Party Politics, Politics
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Democratic Party Candidates
Candidates for the 2012 Mongolian election nominated by the Democratic Party. Continue reading
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Parties Decide on Candidates
Changes in electoral law for Mongolia lead to shuffling among candidates for “safe” party nominations. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Gender, Ikh Khural 2012, JD Democratization, Party Politics
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New Investment Law Passed, Introduces Government Review of Foreign Investment
New investment law in Mongolia requires government review of significant foreign investments. Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Investment, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Policy
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BBC Program on Mongolia at the Olympics
BBC program on Mongolia building up to the London Olympic games. Continue reading
Posted in London 2012, Olympics, Society and Culture
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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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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
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