Yearly Archives: 2016

Mining Governance: In the Eyes of 2016 Graduates

Posted on February 18, 2016 by mendee

Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of 2016 graduates from universities and postgraduate schools either abroad or domestic alike.  All graduates have invested their energy, time, and money to attempt to learn everything that would equip them to become good … Continue reading →

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Mining Governance: Learning from Erdenet

Posted on February 6, 2016 by mendee

By Mendee J As Mongolia struggles to make deals over giant mining projects like Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi, the country’s politicians, economists, mining professionals, and the public refer to Erdenet, the Mongolian-Russian joint copper and molybdenum factory, arguing whether or not lessons of  Erdenet would … Continue reading →

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UBC Outreach Event: CIRDI’s IMAGinE Mongolia Activities

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

Thursday, February 4, 2016, 15-16:30h Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia 1855 West Mall, Room 120 Vancouver IMAGinE Mongolia Outreach You are invited to learn about the “Integrated Management and Governance in Extractives (IMAGinE) Mongolia” project from the … Continue reading →

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Mining Governance: Tavan Tolgoi

Posted on January 22, 2016 by mendee

Tavan Tolgoi was a costly test for the Mongolia’s mining governance.  It tested the resilience of the revised mining governance under the 2006 Minerals Law, checked the unity of political elites, especially of two major parties, and examined the resolve … Continue reading →

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The Many Habits of Successful Mongolian Digital Diplomats

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

I wrote “The Way Forward for Canadian Digital Diplomacy” for Canada’s The Embassy on November 18, 2015. I followed this up with a list of more specific about steps that Global Affairs Canada might take in developing Twiplomacy if this direction … Continue reading →

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Mining Governance: Weak Institutions and Greedy Politicians

Posted on January 18, 2016 by mendee

Despite seemingly clear codified decision-making procedures that exist on the paper, the majority of the mining governance related decisions has been non-transparent and becoming more difficult to understand the politics behind them. Laws, standards, and regulations are passed today, but … Continue reading →

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Mining Governance in Mongolia: A Messy Field

Posted on January 13, 2016 by mendee

This is a brief, possibly too simple title of my field research in Mongolia.  The mining governance is an interesting subject for anyone studying Mongolian politics because it links Mongolia with the world, triggers rent-seeking competition among politicians, and upsets the local community, … Continue reading →

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Bloggin’ 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Julian Dierkes

Happy new year! This has been the fifth year of our blogging (we started in July 2011). Most of the writing has passed to Mendee and I, though Byamba and Brandon have continued to chip in. We’ve managed to post … Continue reading →

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