Accountability of Public Servants under Dominant Political Settlements of China: Effects,Challenges, and Issues

Some scholars think that accountability is attainable only under the electoral political system. However, it is argued that China could achieve some weak accountability even without general election system. How could this be achieved in China? The paper attempts to analyze this question with the following steps: first, it describes the specific accountability system by categorizing different approaches based on four dimensions, then focuses on the impacts that these approaches would have, which are based on finance, fairness and efficiency. It is concluded that under a dominant political settlement, only weak accountability exists in China, not real or strong accountability.     

我国当前司法环境下民事诉讼程序价值的保障力度与限度

普世意义的程序安定性必然有与特定适用范围相对应的“相对度”,而决定“相对度”的标准在于一国现有的法治环境和法治思维.决定我国当前对民事诉讼程序价值的保障力度与限度的法外因素是多元化的,应在充分认识现实国情的基础上,通过技术性调整,提升对程序性错误进行证明、认定、宣告与救济的力度,限制程序的循环进行、意思自治权的宽泛赋予和柔性程序制度的构建,同时对人为主观意识主导下技术调整无力的瓶颈问题持客观的认识态度并积极采取预防措施.     

心理干预视角下公安院校大学生阅读疗法探析——基于对贵州警察学院学生的调查

阅读疗法是以阅读材料为媒介,在阅读疗愈师的指导下,运用心理学原理,使读者在阅读的过程中经历认同、净化、领悟的心理历程,最终达到疗愈及自我成长的过程。阅读疗法作为心理学、医学、神经科学和图书馆学的交叉课题,已得到广泛的承认,在理论和实践研究上均有丰硕的成果。为更好地实施阅读疗法,以"大学生阅读调查问卷"实施调查与分析,了解公安院校大学生阅读和心理现状。公安院校可从以下几方面开展阅读疗法:选择合适的阅读材料,需要有阅读疗愈师的参与,建设适合公安院校大学生的阅读疗法书目,开展交互式阅读疗法。     

赖声川戏剧中的台湾外省人形象及身份认同

赖声川在有关台湾外省人形象的剧作中,呈现了外省人第二代在身份认同上的心路历程。这些外省人形象,折射出他们从最初承继父辈的大中华观念,至意识到这种观念的现实障碍,再从两代人不同的生命体验出发,重新思考、调整对自身处境的认知,理性地容纳对台湾的在地情怀和对大陆的民族血缘、中华文化的精神传承。对此客观、准确的解读有助于我们对台湾社会的一个重要侧面之理解,为理解和把握两岸关系提供有益的启示。     

恶意透支型信用卡诈骗司法认定中若干疑难问题探析

最高人民法院、最高人民检察院联合发布的《关于办理妨害信用卡管理刑事案件具体应用法律若干问题的解释》对恶意透支作出了进一步规定,并确定了"经发卡银行两次催收后超过三个月仍不归还"的限制条件。但在司法实践中,对于如何理解经发卡银行两次催收后超过三个月仍不归还、两次催收的认定、三个月的宽限期计算等问题仍存在争议,本文试对以上几个问题进行探讨。     

Élites in Omsk

A French sociologist provides a detailed analysis of the politics, economics, and political elite of Omsk oblast' in Western Siberia. Analysis covers oil politics, reactions to the August 1998 financial crisis, relations with Moscow, the role of entrepreneurs in politics, and the communist and nationalist oppositions. Focus is on the role of the governor and his relations with diverse political forces. The article also examines the gap between formal institutions and actual social and political practices.     

集体林权制度改革与创新——浙江丽水市林权制度改革的思考

丽水市集体林权改革创新紧紧抓住林权流转、林权抵押贷款、资源公开拍卖等关键环节,在＂盘活促流转、资源变资本＂上做文章,解放了林业生产力,对推进新农村建设产生了重要影响,引起了决策层和学界的高度重视。丽水市集体林权改革创新之所以引起关注,其本质上就是一场从经济基础到上层建筑都体现科学发展观的综合改革,具有普遍的适应性和旺盛的生命力,它给新形势下的中国农村改革带来深刻的启示。     

Review of Zhanguo Liu and T. Wing Lo,Understanding Crime in Villages-in-the-City in China: A Social and Behavioral Approach

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坚持实事求是 推进理论创新

党的十八大政治报告指出：“实践发展永无止境，认识真理永无止境，理论创新永无止境。”这给广大党员干部加强实践、抓好理论武装指明了方向。党员干部要不断强化理论武装，坚持实事求是，勇于实践，积极推进党的理论创新。     

Four Obstacles Must Be Overcome Towards the Stabilizing of China-Japan Relations

As China and Japan are the two biggest powers in East Asia and the .second and third largest economies in the world, so the stability of their bilateral relations is vital for maintaining regional and world peace, as well as the wellbeing of both peoples. However, over the past 40-plus years since the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, the stability of the bilateral relationship has been deteriorating. The reason for this is that there are more and more barriers that are increasingly difficult to overcome.