Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Institute of Asian and African Studies

Project Manager:

Dr. Ganchimeg Altangerel (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and
Prof. Dr. P. Delgerjargal (National University of Mongolia, School of Science, Department of History)

Funded by

Ministry of Education and Science of Mongolia

Funding period   

2020-2023

Brief description

In the 1950s, in the Mongolian People's Republic (1924-1990) extensive agricultural collectivization of livestock took place, bringing with it massive interventions in existing ownership structures and economic practices. The integration of the nomadic population into agricultural cooperatives (mong.: Negdel) led to a nationwide transformation from keeping livestock privately as they had for centuries  to the spread of semi-settled settlement patterns. Changes in settlement patterns and technical know-how in livestock production often meant a farewell to the accustomed nomadic mobility or even ownership of one's own livestock. This research project investigates the agricultural collectivization of livestock in Mongolia and its consequences. This study thus focuses on the question of what effects the political actions of that time and the associated changes in the lifestyle of the rural residents had on modern Mongolian society. This historical research study is primarily based on the life stories of many eyewitnesses.

You can read more on the project in an article of the IAAW Newsletter #8 on page 6.

For further information, please visit the website of the National University of Mongolia (here).