Expanding the Online Political Demos but Maintaining the Status Quo? Internet and Social Media Use by Finnish Voters Prior to Elections, 2003–15

Though reinforcement/mobilisation theories regarding the impact of the Internet on citizens’ political engagement are predictive, there are few longitudinal studies on how the profile of the citizens using the Internet for political purposes has changed and how this relates to such theoretical perspectives. Using survey data from four Finnish parliamentary elections, 2003–15, this longitudinal study examines the evolution of the predictors of belonging to the segment of citizens who extensively engage in searching for political information online during the elections. Additionally, the research longitudinally studies the evolution of the drivers of citizens deeming online sources as important for informing their voting decisions. In light of demographic and resource‐based traits, a mobilisation trend is detected across time in the analyses. As to factors concerning attitudes and orientation to politics, however, a more evident reinforcement trend has emerged. These patterns are also evident when examining social media engagement through searching for political information during campaigns. Although the Internet and social media are becoming important for a demographically increasingly diverse group of citizens, especially the young, it is those already predisposed for doing so who have, over time, engaged politically to an increasing degree through these channels.     

From Porto Alegre to New York City: Participatory Budgeting and Democracy

Because of its popularity, there is now a large literature examining how participatory budgeting (PB) deepens participation by the poor and redistributes resources. Closer examinations of recent cases of PB can help us to better understand the political configurations in which these new participatory democratic spaces are embedded, and articulate the conditions that might lead to more meaningful outcomes. Who participates? For whose benefit? The articles in this symposium, on participatory budgeting in New York City (PBNYC), highlight both strengths and challenges of the largest American PB process. They focus less on redistribution, more on the dimensions of the process itself and of PBNYC’s successful social inclusion, new dynamics between participants and local politicians, and the subtleties of institutionalization. The symposium also reminds us, however, that contestations over meaningful participation are on-going, and that of all of PBNYC’s multiple goals, equity has proven to be the most elusive.     

世界一流大学建设:应如何理解?怎样行动?

建成若干所世界一流大学是我国高等教育发展的一项重要使命.一流大学是一个相对性概念,它存在范围、数量与时间三重指向.一流大学是一个兼具教学、科研与社会服务功能,不断地追求真理和学术自由,拥有一流的师资与一流学生,制度建设与先进大学理念相吻合的人才培养机构.在一流大学建设过程中,很容易出现教学、科研与社会服务关系处理与协调的失当,过度强化与错误适用管理主义,不能为高层次人才引进与发展创设良好的空间与制度环境等问题.实施高精尖学术团队打造战略、拔尖创新人才培养战略、高端国际化发展战略,建立以质量为核心的科研评价制度,建立、完善与世界一流大学建设相适应的学校内部治理结构,大力提升师资队伍水平、科研创新力与竞争力以及国际社会学术影响力,处理好研究性、综合性与特色性三者间的关系是建设世界一流大学的关键.     

Parenting Style and Bullying and Victimization: Comparing Foreign-Born Asian,U.S.-Born Asian,and White American Adolescents

Journal of Family Violence - The purpose of the study is to explore whether the association between types of parenting styles and bullying and victimization are similar across White American,...     

Changes in Teachers’ Involvement Versus Rejection and Links with Academic Motivation During the First Year of Secondary Education: A Multilevel Growth Curve Analysis

Research consistently shows that the learning environment plays an important role for early adolescents’ learning and outcomes and suggests that good teacher–student relationships can serve as a protective factor for maintaining young adolescents’ interest and active engagement in learning. However, less is known about the dynamic nature of teacher–student relationships and how they link with academic motivation development. Furthermore, little is known about the nature and the effects of teacher–student relationships in a cross-national context. The present study investigated changes in two components of teacher–student relationships (teachers’ involvement vs. rejection) and examined links with students’ academic motivation during the first grade of secondary school. Ten Dutch and ten Indonesian teachers (65 % female) from 24 classes were videoed 12 times across the school year, and four videos for each class were selected randomly and coded on teachers’ involvement versus rejection. A total of 713 students (52 % girls) completed four-wave measures of their academic motivation after each video observation. Multilevel growth curve modeling revealed that the teacher’s involvement changed in a curvilinear way and decreased across the first year of secondary education, while changes in the teacher’s rejection did not follow a linear time function. Academic motivation changed in an undesirable way: controlled motivation increased, while autonomous motivation decreased over time. Teachers’ involvement had a unique contribution in preventing high levels of controlled motivation in both countries. Findings suggest that teacher–student relationships (teachers’ involvement) play an essential role in early adolescents’ motivation regardless of the nations and should be a priority for schools.     

城市流动人口对乌鲁木齐市天山区经济发展影响实证研究

天山区作为乌鲁木齐市中心城区，流动人口成为影响鸟鲁木齐市经济、社会发展及社会稳定的重大课题。以乌鲁木齐市所辖的天山区流动人口为范例，着重探讨流动人口对该地经济发展的诸多影响，从而为城市流动人口管理工作提供可资参考的政策依据。     

党的十八届三中全会对全面深化中国特色社会主义事业的新概括新发展

党的十八届三中全会提出了全面深化改革的指导思想、目标任务、重大原则,描绘了全面深化改革的新蓝图、新愿景、新目标,合理布局了深化改革的战略重点、优先顺序、主攻方向、工作机制、推进方式和时间表、路线图,汇集了全面深化改革的新思想、新论断、新举措,形成了改革理论和政策的一系列重大突破,是我们党在新的历史起点上全面深化改革,推动中国特色社会主义事业取得新成绩的科学指南和行动纲领。     

Maquiladora Mortality: Manufacturing Plant Closure in Mexico

Manufacturing plant closure has been the subject of much national concern, and an extensive literature principally focused on the developed world. This study extends the findings on plant closure with an analysis of export-oriented manufacturers (maquiladoras) in Mexico, 1996–2006. The foci of this research are hypothesised variables of maquiladora closure: product manufactured (value-added), size of plant, plant location, and size of urban place. The results of a logistical regression model indicate that plant size and value-added are highly probable determinants of plant closure; large, high value-added product maquiladoras have low rates of plant closure. Maquiladoras manufacturing low value-added products have high rates of closure; however, these manufacturers also have significant numbers of surviving plants. This suggests that multiple manufacturing platforms are viable among Mexico’s export-oriented industry. The findings also suggest that much plant closure is a result of exogenous factors,exiting plants in a global search for cheap labour. Mexico, however, has a geographic comparative advantage that, for many maquiladoras, trumps wages in more distant locations.     

略论我国刑事辨认的完善

刑事辨认作为一项重要的侦查措施，具有引导侦查取证方向、物证书证的鉴真、证据关联性的确认以及作为证据链节形成证据链等四个方面的作用。虽然学界关于辨认的基本概念与规则已达成一致，但无论从立法还是在实践上，我国的刑事辨认制度都还存在各种各样的问题，导致辨认屡屡出现在错案之中，体现了辨认的局限。因此。要采取将刑事辨认纳入刑事诉讼法、制定和完善辨认规则以及从过程和结果两个维度加强对辨认的控制等四个方面的措施，以其规范辨认行为，提高辨认的准确率。     

集体协商和集体劳动合同制度建设探析

一、集体协商和集体合同制度实施和建设的基本情况 自1994年<劳动法>颁布以来,中国的集体合同制度实践在十多年间取得了长足进步.但总体上,集体合同制度在保障劳动者利益方面的作用还不是很显著,距离劳动关系调整核心机制的作用要求还相去甚远.本文以沈阳、营口、南京三地的调研情况为例阐述目前集体协商和集体劳动合同制度的实施建设...