Category Archives: Research on Mongolia

Mongolian Defense Diplomacy

Posted on October 9, 2013 by mendee

Over the last few months, Mongolia has hosted or taken part in several multi-national military exercises with the aim to develop the Mongolian army’s peacekeeping abilities, as well as a way to leverage military-to-military ties as a tool of diplomacy. … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Foreign Policy, Military, Russia, United States | Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan | Leave a comment

Solutions to the Current Economic Crisis?

Posted on October 8, 2013 by JDierkes

Previously, I have written about economic and political aspects of the challenges currently facing Mongolia. Right now, the economic situation seems a bit like a “wicked problem” or a quagmire, and I see relatively little cause for short-term optimism, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Development, Economics, Foreign Investment, Governance, Inflation, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Policy, Politics | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 2 Comments

Summer 2014 History Events with Mongolia Focus

Posted on October 8, 2013 by JDierkes

A 5-week faculty summer institute on “The Mongols and the Eurasian Nexus of Global History” and a conference on “Changing Patterns of Power in Historical and Modern Central and Inner Asia” have been announced recently. While these include a focus … Continue reading →

Posted in Conferences, History, Inner Asia, Research on Mongolia, Teaching in Mongolian Studies | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Anatomy of the Current Economic Crisis

Posted on September 26, 2013 by JDierkes

Having spent last week in Ulaanbaatar, it is clear to me that the current crisis is a) more severe than I had thought, and b) more real/less perceived than I had thought. Below, I try to list elements in this … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, China, Corruption, Development, Economics, Foreign Investment, Governance, Inflation, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 3 Comments

Mongolia Buffeted by Global Winds

Posted on September 11, 2013 by JDierkes

[For another version of observations of the current situation in Mongolia, see my piece in the Wall Street Journal Asia on September 13. This piece has been posted on the World Economic Forum blog as well.] For most of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Development, Foreign Investment, Governance, JD Mining Governance, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

UBC Job in Asian Public Policy

Posted on September 5, 2013 by JDierkes

The Institute of Asian Research is hiring an assistant professor (tenure-track) in Asian Public Policy. I would personally be thrilled to see applications of junior scholars who focus some or all of their work on Mongolia. Here’s the job ad: … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Research on Mongolia | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Guest Post: Documenting Buddhist Past

Posted on August 29, 2013 by JDierkes

There has been a very worthwhile project aiming to document Mongolia’s Buddhist history going on for some years. This is an effort led by scholars, but with a very impressive cultural footprint and organized under the auspices of the competent … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Christopher Carter on the Role of Bag Governors

Posted on August 27, 2013 by JDierkes

This post features a new community character from Bag 4, Abu the bag governor. This summer alongside this community I experimented with a participatory planning tool that I hope to refine over the upcoming years at UBC. Participating clans were … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher Carter, Countryside, Kazakhs, Nomadism, Research on Mongolia, Water | 1 Comment

Introducing ‘Mongolia Research Hub’ at the University of Queensland

Posted on August 20, 2013 by D.Byambajav

Today, more than ever before, research and informed discussion is required to successfully negotiate Mongolia’s rapid development in the face of interrelated political, economic, social and environmental challenges. The Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining (CSRM) part of the University … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Development, Mining, Mongolia and ..., Research on Mongolia | Tagged BYAMBAJAV Dalaibuyan | Leave a comment

A Network Approach to NGO Development: Women’s NGOs in Mongolia

Posted on August 19, 2013 by D.Byambajav

This article presents results of a social network survey of women’s NGOs in Mongolia, which was conducted during the spring of 2010. The main objective of the survey was to understand the structural properties of collaborative interactions among women’s NGOs. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Democracy, Publications, Research on Mongolia | Tagged BYAMBAJAV Dalaibuyan | Leave a comment

Failed States Index

Posted on July 26, 2013 by JDierkes

The Fund for Peace released its 2013 Failed States Index (FSI) earlier in July 2013 and I’ve included the ranking in our Mongolia Scorecard. Methodology The Failed States Index aims to identify ” pressures [that] are pushing a state towards the brink of … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Development, Global Indices, Governance, Inequality, JD Democratization, Politics, Population, Security Apparatus, Social Issues, Social Movements | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Seeking Research Collaborator on Education

Posted on July 17, 2013 by JDierkes

Looking for a Research Collaborator for Small Project on Private Education in Ulaanbaatar I have heard some reports about the mushrooming of private primary and secondary schools in Ulaanbaatar. These schools seem to fall on a very wide spectrum from … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Primary and Secondary Education, Research on Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar | Tagged Julian Dierkes | Leave a comment

Vote Shares by Regions

Posted on June 27, 2013 by JDierkes

Among the data that the General Election Commission has made available quickly is the breakdown by Aimag and Ulaanbaatar ridings. It’s quite clear from a glance that Elbegdorj has won this election on the strength of his showing in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democratic Party, Elections, JD Democratization, Mongolian People's Party, Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party, Party Politics, Politics, Presidential 2013 | Tagged Julian Dierkes | 1 Comment

Digesting the Results of the Presidential Election

Posted on June 26, 2013 by JDierkes

I will be updating, changing, adding to and deleting from this post continuously this morning (June 27 in Ulaanbaatar) as I sort my thoughts and understanding of the result of the presidential election. At 8:30h it seems like the GEC … Continue reading →