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Category Archives: Media and Press
Planning for 2016 УИХ Election
In June 2016, Mongolians will be voting for a new parliament, the Улсын Их Хурал. Having served as an election observer in the last four national elections, I’m thinking about what activities could be undertaken now to prepare for next year’s … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2016, Media and Press, Party Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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FOC Comes to Mongolia
Thanks to support from the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, I was able to participate in the Freedom Online Coalition conference in Ulaanbaatar. Below, I want to highlight some of the discussions and presentations that were of particular relevance … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Media and Press, Mongolia and ..., Protest, Social Change, Social Issues, Social Media
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Outlook: Freedom Online Coalition Conference in Ulaanbaatar
[For my impressions from the Conference, see http://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/2015/freedom-online-coalition-mongolia/] Next week (May 4-5) the Mongolian government hosts the annual conference of the Freedom Online Coalition, a club of 26 countries dedicated to the promotion of, er, freedom online. This is yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Civil Society, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Law, Media and Press, Mongolia and ..., Social Media
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Recent Political Turmoil Homemade
I find it noticeable that the recent political turmoil (I hesitate to call it a crisis as a change of government is an endorsement of democratic institutions in some ways, and the state budget was passed relatively easily during this … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, International Relations, Media and Press, Mongolia and ..., Party Politics, Politics
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My Sources on Developments in Mongolia
I am sometimes asked how I keep up with developments in Mongolia from afar. I take that question as a compliment on the quality of the analysis we provide. Social Media Twitter has become an invaluable tool for keeping up … Continue reading
Results from the Corruption Perception Index 2013
On Dec 3, Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perception Index. Previous Posts Last year, I wrote two blog posts that specifically focused on the CPI score for Mongolia: http://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/2012/corruption-transparency-international/ http://blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/2012/more-on-corruption-in-mongolia-according-to-transparency-international-further-comparisons/ Last weekend, I wrote a post that looked ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Governance, Media and Press, Policy, Social Issues
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Corruption in 2013
The imminent release of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (Dec 3) is as good an occasion to think/write about corruption in Mongolia as any. Of course, it is especially important in the context of the CPI to emphasize that this … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Governance, Media and Press, Politics, Public Service, Social Issues
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Mongolia Jumps to Higher Category in Freedom House Political Rights
Mongolia’s political rights evaluated in top category by Freedom House. Continue reading
Posted in Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Education, Elections, Gender, Global Indices, Governance, Inequality, Media and Press, Party Politics, Social Movements
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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
Wall Street Journal Asia article on State of Mongolian Democracy
The glass is definitely half full for Asia’s only post-state socialist democracy. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Coalition Speculation
The MPRP as a coalition partner to the DP or MPP? Really? Continue reading
Evaluating and Classifying Developments in Mongolia
Jonathan Manthorpe has taken a more negative view of political developments in Mongolia than most observers, at least in his rhetoric. Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Governance, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Hashtags for Vibrant Mongolian Twitterverse
I am proposing to use #mngpoli as hashtag marking tweets about Mongolian politics. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics, Social Media
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Canadian Bilateral Aid for Mongolia?
Would bilateral Canadian development aid instrumentally benefit Canadian mining interests? Continue reading
Posted in Bilateral Aid, Canada, Development, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Economist: “Booming Mongolia – Mine, all Mine”
By Julian Dierkes An article in the January 21 2012 edition of The Economist vividly describes Ulaanbaatar and Oyu Tolgoi in the winter of 2012. The story that some have been telling for some years, “Mongolia is the next Eldorado” … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Media and Press, Mining, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Research on Mongolia
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