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Category Archives: Research on Mongolia
Book Chapter: Finding the Buddha Hidden Below the Sand
Matthew King describes his on-going research on the revival of Buddhism in Mongolia to expand upon his chapter in “Change in Democratic Mongolia”. Continue reading
Democratization and Foreign Policy
This is a small summary of the findings from my M.A. Thesis, completed in December 2012. I argued that Mongolia’s successful democratization allows the country leverage in deepening its relationship with the United States and Europe. This furthers the US … Continue reading
Foreign Investment to Mongolia: Restrictions, China, and Comparisons with Canada II
Is Mongolia’s Foreign Investment Law freezing FDI to that high-growth economy? Continue reading
Mongolia Jumps to Higher Category in Freedom House Political Rights
Mongolia’s political rights evaluated in top category by Freedom House. Continue reading
Mongolia Focus This Year
A quick overview of the traffic to the Mongolia Today blog in 2012. Nearly 45,000 pages were viewed by over 16,000 unique visitors. Continue reading
Mongolia this Year
It’s been quite a year for Mongolia in that the rest of the world paid some attention to Mongolia, at least in punctuated bursts… Mongolia in the News Rapid Growth The news item that probably attracted most international attention was … Continue reading
The Citizens’ Hall and Homeland Councils
Just adding a part of my thesis that focuses on the Citizens’ Hall and Homeland Councils. And, still wondering how political parties’ emerging interests in local politics will impact the most powerful local network, Homeland Councils. The citizens’ halls and the homeland councils provide interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Society, Research on Mongolia, Social Movements
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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FDI to Mongolia: Restrictions, China, and Comparisons with Canada
Are there similarities between Foreign Investment Laws in Canada and Mongolia and what lessons does the Mongolian experience hold? Continue reading
Corruption in Mongolia according to Transparency International
Corruption is one of the most prominent features cited in any overview of Mongolian politics, political risk, human development or investment potential. Yet, any hard evidence on the prevalence, extent and mechanisms of corruption are very hard to come by. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Civil Society, Corruption, Foreign Investment, JD Mining Governance, Mongolia and ...
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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New Book: A History of Land Use in Mongolia: The Thirteenth Century to the Present
Elizabeth Endicott (Middlebury College) publishes a new book on the history of land use in Mongolia. Continue reading
Posted in Grassland, Nomadism, Publications, Research on Mongolia
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Working Paper on Human Security of Mongolia
I am posting the abstract and link of my recent paper, “Unkept Human Security Promises in Developing Countries: A Case of Mongolia,” which is published as a working paper series of the Central Asian Program. There are many weaknesses in … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Politics, Publications, Research on Mongolia
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Book Chapter: Introduction to Change in Democratic Mongolia
Summary of the introduction to the new book volume, “Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining” Continue reading
Green College Eurasian States and Societies Series: Robert Bedeski “Lessons from Mongolian State Evolution”
Eurasian States and Societies Series Green College UBC Monday, October 29 17-18:30h Green College Coach House UBC Campus Dr. Robert Bedeski Emeritus, University of Victoria “Lessons from Mongolian State Evolution: The Anthropocentric Theory of Human Security”
Book Chapter Mongolia’s Mining Controversies and the Politics of Place
In her chapter on public discourse on mining projects, Augsburg College’s Sarah Combellick-Bidney emphasizes local political dimensions. Continue reading
Posted in Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia, Development, Economics, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Politics, Regulation
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Book Chapter: Discovering Peacekeeping as a New Mission: Mongolia
Mendee Jargalsaikhan introduces a book chapter on Mongolian peacekeeping missions that he has written with Dr. Thomas Bruneau for the “Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations”. Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, Research on Mongolia, Security Apparatus, UN
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