Professor Christian Sorace Receives Fulbright for Research in Mongolia
Published on May 12, 2021
Assistant Professor of Political Science Christian Sorace has been selected for a Fulbright award to spend six months in Mongolia on a research project titled “Electoral Urbanization.”
Sorace, who joined the Colorado College faculty in 2017, will research how democratic elections shape urban redevelopment projects in post-socialist Mongolia. “I will focus on the demolition and redevelopment of the
ger districts in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, the name of which derives from the prevalence of
gers, which are circular, collapsible felt tents, also known as yurts,” he says. “Despite their name and superficial resemblance to slums,