~o) MandalWeb / nomadic culture for the 21st century

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This site is a node in the WikiWikiWeb managed by Eric Thrift and Narangarav Xangaisaixan, presenting research and discussion concerning Mongolia, nomadic pastoralism, and the themes of environment & development. MandalWeb is part of the Culture and Development Research Network (CDRN).

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Recent changes

2012-01-24
2012-01-13
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Kinony Zo'vshoorliin Mayagt
Mongolian version of AcMn/ConsentFormVideo. Баримтат кино, бичлэгт оролцох зөвшөөрөл.
2012-01-12
[DIFF] MN UZCA/AC/IMG/DG
Still photographic images from Dornogovi aimag, Mongolia, collected during the "Adaptive Capacity of Pastoral Resource Users" research project.
EricThrift 11-01-2012 Converted gallery to static format, accessible from the attachment gallery.zip.
EricThrift 24-09-2011 Uploaded initial photographs from Dornogovi.
2012-01-11
[DIFF] MN UZCA/AC/IMG/YE
Still photographic images from Yeroo (Selenge aimag, Mongolia), collected during the "Adaptive Capacity of Pastoral Resource Users" research project.
EricThrift 11-01-2012
EricThrift 05-09-2011 Using Arnica.
EricThrift 29-07-2011 Uploaded initial photos from Yeroo: Talyn Bulag, Xandgait, field headquarters.
2012-01-10
[DIFF] Indigenous Ethnography
Notes on the "indigenous" ethnographic perspective - meaning "ethnography from within" - and epistemological issues.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Pasted in some notes on antropological articles about researchers who are part of the communities they study.
EricThrift 10-01-2012
EricThrift 10-01-2012
EricThrift 10-01-2012
[DIFF] MN UZCA/AboutUs
Brief introduction to the Mongolian Digital Ethnography Archive
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported description
[DIFF] Kompridis2005
Kompridis, Nikolas. Disclosing Possibility: The Past and Future of Critical Theory. International Journal of Philosophical Studies, 13(3):325-351, 2005.
[DIFF] Email2Moin
Some notes on how to use MoinMoin via email, as a distributed cms.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported some fragments on using MoinMoin as an email-based forum/cms. These may eventually be useful to someone.
EricThrift 12-11-2011 This is a test
[DIFF] MN UZCA/Technical Notes
Notes on technical (software) aspects of the Mongolian Digital Ethnography Archive
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported brief list of technical principles. More detailed information on MandalWeb (MoinMoinCustomizations).
[DIFF] Sand Box/C1321324720 Eric Thrift
SandBox/C1321324720EricThrift
EricThrift 15-11-2011
[DIFF] Open Source Business
Thoughts about the Open Source model and its relevance to domains outside of computer software production--in our case, specifically, extensive livestock production and downstream food and textile manufacturing.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported some notes relevant to Open Source and the DzForum.
[DIFF] Agriteam1997
Agriteam Canada report on Extensive livestock production in Mongolia (1997)
EricThrift 23-11-2011 Created disambiguation page.
[DIFF] Kinship And Practice Theory
Notes that might be useful as part of a lecture on structuralism and its critique
EricThrift 09-01-2012
[DIFF] MN UZCA/Sample Descriptions
Boilerplate text for archival record descriptions.
EricThrift 09-01-2012
[DIFF] Mongolian Dwellings
Reflections on changes in Mongolian dwellings (yurts, houses, apartments)
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Added notes reflecting on previous research
[DIFF] mn/SandBox
mn/SandBox
EricThrift 28-12-2011
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Baigaliin Cever Buteegdexuun
Collection of Mongolian commodity labels with the indication "байгалийн цэвэр бүтээгдэхүүн" – "pure product of nature" – and notes on the relationship to ecolabels and the concepts of organic foods, purity, and nature. [Under construction.]
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Dz Forum/Road Map
Notes on the design process for the Dasan Zoxicoxui Forum.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported notes on software design decisions (StatusNet + dabr).
[DIFF] AcMn/DzForum
Overview of the "Dasan Zoxicoxui Forum", a virtual forum intended to create dialogue on adaptive strategies and policy among herders, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Created initial page with basic information about the forum.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Producer Cooperatives
Some preliminary notes and questions on producer cooperatives in Mongolia.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Imported some initial questions. We will need to link these to documents we have collected so far regarding the legal status of cooperatives.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Resources Pile Sort
Pile sort activity designed for interviews with participants in the ethnographic videos, as a general map to aid in planning further interviews and video recordings.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Added background information and instructions for the resource use pile sort activity.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Dz Forum/Help Documents
Overview of documentation for the Dasan Zoxicoxui Forum. Please see the CDRC website for Mongolian-language versions of these documents.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 List of documents, for planning purposes.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Field Reports/Field Report201111
Informal report on the first stage of fieldwork in Dornogovi aimag for the project on adaptive capacity of pastoral resource users in Mongolia. This report covers meetings with and selection of herder groups for the research sample; political ecological issues observed; practical aspects of fieldwork; thoughts for further research and analysis.
EricThrift 11-24-2011 Created report
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Development Projects
List of major development projects being conducted in Mongolia by international organizations, focusing on the pastoral sector (livestock production; herder livelihoods; processing of wool, cashmere, and dairy products; etc.). See also Ahlm2011.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Added spaces to organization names to avoid wikilinks as subdirectories.
EricThrift 13-12-2011 Added list of development projects based on AHLM 2001.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Interview Questions
Draft questions for interviews with various non-herders. For the most part the interviews are open-ended, but in some cases we want to ask for specific information.
EricThrift 13-12-2011 Questions for Livestock Policy Department Head.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Resources Database
AcMn/ResourcesDatabase
EricThrift 23-11-2011
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Dz Forum/Discussion Topics
Draft topics (and some corresponding reflections) for the Dasan Zoxicoxui Forum (http://dzforum.mn). For Mongolian-language documents see the CDRC website.
EricThrift 09-01-2012 Added topics to the list.
2011-09-25
[DIFF] SandBox
This is a SandBox page for experimentation.
EricThrift 01-09-2011 This is an attempt to implement revision comments as pragma metadata.
EricThrift 01-09-2011 Minor spelling corrections.
EricThrift 01-09-2011
2011-09-24
[DIFF] Command Line Snippets
Snippets of code for use in managing and creating documents.
EricThrift 24-09-2011 Added exiftool snippet for renaming photos by timestamp.
2011-09-21
2011-09-07
[DIFF] StyleGuide
This document outlines stylistic conventions to be followed when contributing to this wiki.
EricThrift 02-09-2011 Updated transliteration standard to MNS 5217:2003.
EricThrift 22-06-2011 New page with information about link types for wiki editing.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Process Diagrams/milk
Overview of a trial interview with N.X. on her uses of milk and dairy products.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Points To Investigate
Ongoing list of points gathered from informal conversations, observations, etc. that can be followed up in subsequent interviews or analysis.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Everyday Life
Preliminary notes on "everyday life" as an object of anthropological study.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Lyrical Ballads
Thoughts on romanticism in anthropology and as a political strategy in the field of "cultural heritage".
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Field Reports/Field Report201108
Informal report on the first stage of fieldwork in Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag for the project on adaptive capacity of pastoral resource users in Mongolia. This report covers meetings with and selection of herder groups for the research sample; political ecological issues observed; practical aspects of fieldwork; thoughts for further research and analysis.
EricThrift 07-09-2011 Added link to AcMn/ResearchStages
EricThrift 05-09-2011 Completed this set of fieldnotes. Updates will be moved to separate pages.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Adaptive Factors/Yeroo Sum
Table listing factors affecting adaptability of pastoral resource users in Yeroo sum, Selenge aimag.
EricThrift 04-09-2011 Created working document based on the first stage of fieldwork in Yeroo. The factors and experiences identified here are intended to guide the next stage of field research.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Statistical Documents
Statistical documents and graphs related to livestock and human demographics, derived from official sources.
EricThrift 05-09-2011 Added spreadsheet and graph showing livestock in Yeroo, 2005-2010.
[DIFF] AcMn/PagesIndex
Alphabetical index of pages, with descriptions where available.
[DIFF] AcMn/WorkLog
Log of fieldwork activities.
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Research Stages
Summary of the field research activities by stage (see also AcMn/ResearchSchedule for a more detailed, but out-of-date, preliminary time schedule).
EricThrift 07-09-2011 Created this list of project stages to serve as a guide for scheduling.
2011-09-06
[DIFF] Ac Mn/Process Diagrams
Set of diagrams representing pastoral resources and the ways they are produced and used, for elicitation and analysis.
EricThrift 06-09-2011 Moved page into the AcMn project directory and added description.
[DIFF] AcMn
Main page for the research project "Adaptive Capacity of Pastoral Resource Users in Mongolia" (2011-2012). This page provides a thematically-organized list of main documents related to this project; see also AcMn/PagesIndex for a complete alphabetical list of resources.
EricThrift 06-09-2011 Updated links to ethnographic documents and field reports.
EricThrift 29-07-2011 Added description and link to index page.
EricThrift 02-03-2011 New page for the proposed research project on resource use and adaptation in Mongolia.
EricThrift 06-09-2011

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