Category Archives: Demography

Guest Post: Women’s Voter Turnout – Substantial Reverse Gender Gap

Posted on June 15, 2020 by JDierkes

By Camille Barras  Previous posts in Mongolia Focus have addressed the issue of women’s political representation, for example concerning the share of candidates in the upcoming elections. Women’s participation as voters is another important facet of women political empowerment. In … Continue reading →

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Voter Demographics and Election Predictions

Posted on June 11, 2020 by D.Byambajav

By Byambajav Dalaibuyan and Gerelt-Od Erdenebileg In this short post, we want to share some basic data on eligible voters. Eligible voters According to the General Election Commission, the total number of eligible voters for the 2020 parliamentary election is … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Four Things We Learned from Young Voters’ Survey

Posted on June 1, 2020 by JDierkes

By BOLDSAIKHAN Sambuu Youth abstention is fast becoming a hot topic in Mongolia as the parliamentary elections come right around the corner. This is partly because, in this year’s elections, both major and new parties, such as the National Labor … Continue reading →

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Roadmap for New Parties

Posted on June 9, 2019 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Let’s imagine scenarios that could lead to real political change, not only a change in leadership and possibly the party landscape, but a re-orientation of Mongolian democracy, a change of political culture, that gives Mongolians more of … Continue reading →

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Protests… and then?

Posted on October 23, 2018 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes I have recently written about widespread political frustration in 2018 and speculated on the kind of events/issues that might trigger mass protests. Now, let me consider what would happen in the event of such protests. I am only … Continue reading →

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Triggers for Upheaval: Yes, But It Depends

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mendee

By Mendee Jargalsaikhan I agree with Julian on the point that Mongolia is not a violence-free state like any others, but I would make a distinction between rioting, which is a momentary violent public disturbance, and public demonstrations or mass protests. … Continue reading →

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Triggers of Upheaval

Posted on September 27, 2018 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes The sense of political crisis and frustration is rampant in Mongolia at the moment. But, there does not seem to be any widespread mobilization against the government, either main party, or the political system. Whether that is … Continue reading →

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MNB World Interview

Posted on September 16, 2018 by JDierkes

In August, Julian Dierkes was interviewed on MNB World by Belgutei Tumendemberel.

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Gender and Age in Voter Turnout

Posted on January 9, 2018 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Via a freedom of information request submitted my Mongol TV’s E Lkhagva, I have obtained information on the gender and age breakdown of voters in last year’s presidential election. As frequently described in election observation, Mongolian election … Continue reading →

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Beyond “Populism without Party Platforms”: Mongolians’ Politics Beyond Ulaanbaatar

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Marissa Smith

By Marissa Smith The campaign and election of the rough-voiced businessman-judoka Kh. Battulga to the presidency of Mongolia has elicited comparisons to Donald Trump and gestures to a global wave of “populism” from analysts and commentators, journalistic as well as … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Negative Income Tax I – Redistribution in Expanding Economies

Posted on May 16, 2017 by JDierkes

By Ulrich Andree Note: This is the first of three articles. For the extended original article see LinkedIn. The forthcoming posts will focus on (dis)advantages of a negative income tax, and on the implementation of a negative income tax in … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Negative Income Tax II – Advantages and Disadvantages

Posted on May 16, 2017 by JDierkes

By Ulrich Andree Note: This is the second of three articles. For the extended original article see LinkedIn. The previous post focused on redistribution and the concept of an NIT. The final article will focus on the implementation of an NIT … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Negative Income Tax III – Implementation

Posted on May 16, 2017 by JDierkes

By Ulrich Andree Note: This is the third of three articles. For the extended original article see LinkedIn. The first post focused on the concept of a negative income tax, the second, on its (dis)advantages. The Implementation of NIT The implementation of NIT … Continue reading →

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Let’s Imagine a Rosy MPP Future

Posted on September 25, 2016 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Just a quick reminder that I don’t dabble in Mongolian (party) politics, I just try to analyze political development, including parties and elections. In these analyses I try to stay as neutral and detached as I can. … Continue reading →

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Changing of the DP Guard?

Posted on June 26, 2016 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes My sense is that there is not only significant frustration with the concrete implementation of democracy and its institutions in Mongolia, but more specifically with the two big political parties, MAHAH. One of the frustrations I have … Continue reading →

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