The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) and Western Washington University (WWU) are pleased to announce the launch of “Алхам алхмаар дөхөх нь: Хил дамнасан хамтын ажиллагаа ба шинэ мэдлэг бүтээхүй  / A Steppe Closer: Cross-Border Collaboration and the Making of New Knowledge,” a joint initiative highlighting international research partnerships between Mongolian scholars and their colleagues abroad. ACMS and WWU envision an array of online and in-person presentations, workshops, conferences, panel discussions, and special events.

To launch the new initiative, ACMS and WWU are excited to announce an inaugural series of online presentations, to be held via Zoom on the following dates and times:

Gendered Barriers to Working in Conservation: A Comparative Case Study in South Korea and Mongolia

May 22 at 8pm EDT / May 23 at 8am ULAT
Presenters: Turmunkh Enkhzaya, Mongolian Academy of Sciences and Nari Lee, University of Montana

This presentation explores how barriers for women in conservation leadership, shaped by patriarchal structures and norms, hinder women’s participation in creating more inclusive environments.

Mongolian Women Returning to the Countryside

May 29 at 8pm EDT / May 30 at 8am ULAT
Presenters: Narantulga Baatarjav, National Academy of Governance and Sondra Cuban, Western Washington University

The presenters will discuss their research on gendered aspects of reverse migration in Mongolia and the issues involved in women returning from Ulaanbaatar to the rural places they were born and raised.

Preserving the Nomadic Herders’ Way of Life in Mongolia: A System Thinking Perspective

June 4 at 8pm EDT / June 5 at 8am ULAT
Presenters: Nandintsetseg Battulga, National University of Mongolia and Ivan Taylor, State University of New York at Albany

Mongolia’s nomadic pastoralism is increasingly constrained by climate change, ecological degradation, and rural-to-urban migration. The presenters’ research employs qualitative analysis to identify interventions necessary to sustain mobile herding under emerging socio-ecological stressors.

Registration is required, please click here to register for one or all of the sessions.