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| nameofpractice =Tsartsaani nüüdel | |||
| flagemoji = 🇲🇳 | |||
| definition =Distinctly Mongolian type of population movement that is arranged before an election in order to influence it. | |||
| location =Mongolia | |||
| imagemap =Mongolia map.png | |||
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}} | [[:Category:Domination|Domination]] – [[:Category: Motivational ambivalence| Motivational ambivalence]] – [[:Category: Control| Control]] – [[:Category: Informal governance| Informal governance]] | ||
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[[:Category:Mongolia|Mongolia]] – [[:Category: East Asia| East Asia]] – [[:Category: Political party| Political party]] – [[:Category: Election| Election]] – [[:Category: Migration| Migration]] – [[:Category: Transport| Transport]] | |||
| authorofpiece =Liz Fox | |||
| authorinstitution =Department of Anthropology, University College London, UK | |||
| authorwebsite =[https://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/people/research-students/liz-fox Profile page at UCL]}} | |||
<big>'''By Liz Fox, Department of Anthropology, University College London, UK'''</big> | |||
[[Category:Domination]] | |||
[[Category: Motivational ambivalence]] | |||
[[Category: Control]] | |||
[[Category: Informal governance]] | |||
[[Category:Mongolia]] | |||
[[Category: East Asia]] | |||
[[Category: Political party]] | |||
[[Category: Election]] | |||
[[Category: Migration]] | |||
[[Category: Transport]] | |||
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|style="font-size:1.1em;"| ''[[Tsartsaani nüüdel]]'' refers to a distinctly Mongolian type of population movement that is arranged to influence the outcome of an election. | |||
''''' | The term most commonly refers to the practice of registering people to vote in a constituency where they are not in fact residents, in order to boost the votes for a specific candidate. The newly registered voters are usually | ||
provided with transportation on the day of the election and instructed to cast their votes for a particular candidate; they are then transported back to their home district, where their paperwork is re-registered to reflect their actual place of residence. Literally translated as ‘locust migration’, ''tsartsaani nüüdel'' consists of two Mongolian words, ''tsartsaa'' (царцаа) meaning locust or grasshopper, and ''nüüdel'' (нүүдэл) meaning migration or movement<ref>Starosin, S., Dybo, A. and Mudrak, O. with the assistance of Gruntov, I. and Glumov, V. 2003. Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers</ref>. In its formal meaning, ''tsartsaani nüüdel'' denotes a swarm of locusts that descends onto the land and devours all the good grass before moving on to new pastures. | |||
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While there is practically no documentation regarding the history of the term, the | While there is practically no documentation regarding the history of the term, the | ||
metaphorical allegory it evokes is clear: a sudden ‘swarm’ of voters is brought in from | metaphorical allegory it evokes is clear: a sudden ‘swarm’ of voters is brought in from | ||
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73</ref>, ''tsartsaani | 73</ref>, ''tsartsaani | ||
nüüdel'' is often spoken about in the disappointed tones of those who feel left out of the | nüüdel'' is often spoken about in the disappointed tones of those who feel left out of the | ||
benefits of moving ‘locusts’ from one place to another. Likewise, being involved as a ‘locust’ | benefits of moving ‘locusts’ from one place to another. | ||
Likewise, being involved as a ‘locust’ | |||
in such schemes may lead to confusion and insecurity regarding a central tenet of the | in such schemes may lead to confusion and insecurity regarding a central tenet of the | ||
democratic process: the secret ballot. Many who are instructed to vote for a particular | democratic process: the secret ballot. Many who are instructed to vote for a particular | ||
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''tsartsaani nüüdel'' may provoke feelings of marginalisation among those who find themselves | ''tsartsaani nüüdel'' may provoke feelings of marginalisation among those who find themselves | ||
cast as locust pawns in the migratory games of the rich and powerful. | cast as locust pawns in the migratory games of the rich and powerful. | ||
== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Further reading== | |||
Dawaanyam, T. 2016. ‘“Tsartsaani Nüüdel” Nemedgsen Gew,’ News.mn, 21 June | Dawaanyam, T. 2016. ‘“Tsartsaani Nüüdel” Nemedgsen Gew,’ News.mn, 21 June | ||
http://www.news.mn/r/306457<br> | http://www.news.mn/r/306457<br> | ||
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Zoltsetseg, G. 2016. ‘“Tsartsaani Nüüdel”-iig Tsagdaa Shalgah Bolomjtoi,’ Eagle.mn, 29 | Zoltsetseg, G. 2016. ‘“Tsartsaani Nüüdel”-iig Tsagdaa Shalgah Bolomjtoi,’ Eagle.mn, 29 | ||
Junehttp://eagle.mn/r/13502 | Junehttp://eagle.mn/r/13502 | ||