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Category Archives: Research on Mongolia
1st Interim Report
[The title of the post is a bit of a pun, of course, as the OSCE election observation mission to Mongolia has been producing very substantial documents updating on their monitoring and these are entitled “Interim Report”] Quiet Ulaanbaatar I … Continue reading
Polling in UB One Week Before Election
Sant Maral has released a poll ahead of the presidential election that gives a glimpse of some of the tendencies in public opinion. As of June 19, no more polling is allowed, so one week ahead of the election, this … Continue reading
Tweet-Up in Ulaanbaatar
I am inviting my Mongolian Twitter followers (and others interested) to meet in person on Friday, June 21st at 16:30h, at the American Center for Mongolian Studies in Ulaanbaatar (Rm 306, Center 34 Building, near Zanabazar Museum, location). Topics I will … Continue reading
Presidential Election as Test of DP Dominance
The upcoming presidential election will be the first occasion for the DP’s claims to stand for clean government to be tested in an election campaign since the party’s predecessor dominated the 1996-2000 parliament. This will be the first election that … Continue reading
I’m Still Thinking Run-Off…
Mendee has posted some very good reasons why he thinks a run-off following the June 26 presidential election is unlikely. At least until we see another Sant Maral poll (I’m hoping there will be one more before the June 19 … Continue reading
New Book: Does Everyone Want Democracy? Insights from Mongolia
Does Everyone Want Democracy? Insights from Mongolia by Paula L.W. Sabloff. Left Coast Press 2013. 266 pp., 282 pp. / 6.00 x 9.00 / Apr, 2013, eBook (978-1-61132-719-9), Hardback (978-1-59874-565-8) Do all people desire democracy? For over a century, the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Governance, Politics, Publications, Research on Mongolia, Society and Culture
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Book Chapter: Democracy and Risk
Democracy and Risk: Mongolians’ Perspective Paula Sabloff in J. Dierkes, ed. Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining Leiden: Brill. “Democracy and Risk” uses statistical analysis to suggest correlation between Mongolians’ evaluation of democracy and their concerns … Continue reading
The Mongolian Presidency
As three parties in the Ikh Khural have now nominated candidates for the presidential election to be held on June 26 (DP: Ts Elbegdorj; MPP: B Bat-Erdene; MPRP: N Udval), it might be useful to review the role of the … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Foreign Policy, Governance, JD Democratization, Judiciary, Law, Politics, Presidential 2013, Public Service
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Major Revision of Mongolian Mining Regulations Is Underway
The first public debate on the proposed revisions of Mongolia’s mining regulations was conducted at the Citizen’s Hall of the Mongolian government on January 18, 2013. Although the revisions are long overdue, legislators appear to be in agreement that more … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Governance, Law, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Social Movements
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Turkish Prime Minister’s Visit to Mongolia
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Mongolia last month (April 11–12) is likely to result in closer bilateral economic cooperation in addition to the two countries’ already well-established cultural, educational and security ties. As is traditional for Turkish … Continue reading
Christianity in Mongolia since 1990
Like mining, we witness a religious boom in Mongolia. Like many post-socialist countries where religion experienced state repression, Mongolia has seen the revival and diversity of religion since 1990. The expansion of Buddhism and Shamanism, Mongolian “traditional” religions, has been … Continue reading
Seeking New Name for our Blog
Searching for a new, more permanent name for our blog… Continue reading
Guest Post: Musical Mobility and Continued Dialogues Between City and Countryside in Urtyn duu
Sunmin Yoon’s guest post on Mongolian long-song. Continue reading
Posted in Music, Pop Culture, Research on Mongolia, Society and Culture, Sunmin Yoon
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Mongolie : « démocratisation libérale » et luttes pour la justice sociale
My article titled Democratization and the Struggles for Social Justice in Mongolia was translated and published in the “The State of Resistance in the South”: An annual critical overview of social movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The volume … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Society, Democracy, Politics, Publications, Research on Mongolia
Tagged BYAMBAJAV Dalaibuyan
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Z Enkhbold, Chairman, Great State Khural to Visit Vancouver
During an official visit to Canada, H.E. Z Enkhbold, Chairman of the Mongolian Parliament, will address current developments in Mongolia. A panel discussion and Q&A will follow. Continue reading