Civil Society in a Non-Western Setting

This work examines Mongolian civil society, which is often described by scholars, politicians, and civil society practitioners as vibrant and strong . It concludes that while civil society space does exist in Mongolia, it is neither fully institutionalized nor respected by the state, by politicians, by business or by other actors. Moreover, democratic values and norms are not internalized because internalization is something that takes several generations to accomplish. The widespread reliance on informal networks undermines efforts to promote democratic values and norms as well as trust in democratic institutions. Mongolian civil society is therefore vulnerable.

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Jargalsaikhany Mendee is a PhD student of the University of British Columbia and graduated from the Mongolian State University (MA) and the Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia.