Daniel A. Bell & Pei Wang,Just Hierarchy: Why Social Hierarchies Matter in China and the Rest of the World

Journal of Chinese Political Science -     

Xi Jinping: the game changer of Chinese elite politics?

Amidst China’s emergence as a global power, Xi Jinping is pushing through a range of ambitious reform plans that are reconfiguring both Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy. A fierce anti-corruption campaign has led to the dismissal of a large number of powerful figures, while a major effort has begun to bring party, state, and military power within Xi’s control. Many observers have interpreted these moves as radically altering the rules of game of elite politics, if not creating a personalistic political system. Our analysis shows that Xi’s corruption fighting and power centralisation represent part of his state-building project, in order to enhance the party-state’s capacity for the pursuit of governance objectives. We identify three rules regarding the Party’s power succession that would provide a critical test regarding how radically Xi is prepared to alter the Party’s key norms. The outcome of the 19th party congress in late 2017 would make it clearer whether Xi is in an effort to further institutionalise Party politics or turning the regime into his one-man rule.     

论当代中国统一战线在现实的社会历史环境中所处的方位

准确把握当代中国统一战线在现实社会历史环境中所处的方位，是当代中国统一战线事业走向兴旺发达的必由之路，也是全部统一战线工作的立足点，从系统论的角度出发，可对中国统一战线进行五方面的定位分析，即中国统一战线的历史定位，在当代国际基本政治格局中所处的方位，在当代中国国内基本政治格局中所处的方位，在无产阶级统一战线这个大系统中所处的方位，在中国国家现行政治体制中所处的方位。     

中国在东南亚民众心目中的形象——基于跨国问卷调查的分析

本文通过分析2006-2008年东亚地区一项跨国大众观念问卷调查--亚洲民主动态调查发现,东南亚陆地国家(如越南和泰国)的民众对中国的看法比海洋国家(如新加坡、马来西亚、印尼)的民众更正面.中国在东南亚的形象总体而言好于美国在东南亚的形象,但不及日本.海外华人对中国的看法比其他族群更正面.而在学校接受英语教育、平时也使用英文的人群,对中国的印象相对较差.东南亚的穆斯林民众对中国的印象也相对较差.中国需要针对这些人群提高传递自己形象的能力.此外,也需要着力培养在东南亚年轻一代心目中的正面形象.     

Public Support for Democracy in China

It is clear that public support for democracy is high in China. Public opinion surveys show that more than 90% of Chinese citizens believe that having a democracy is good. But the majority is not yet ready for a major effort towards democratization because they still see economic growth and social stability as more important than freedom of speech, political participation, and other democratic rights. However, more and more people are growing up with the belief that political rights and freedom supersede economic wellbeing or other materialist goals. In 15–20 years, Chinese society will be dominated by people with such beliefs. We can be cautiously optimistic about the prospects for democratic change in China.     

新经济条件下财务管理观念的转变

经过十几年的探索,中国企业的财务管理已形成自身独特的模式。但是随着新经济时代的来临,财务管理中有许多观念已跟不上经济形势的发展,需要调整。文章详细分析了当前经济形势的变化并对财务管理观念的发展进行前瞻性探讨。     

微罪立法视野下的"严重社会危害性"

微罪罪名的设立是积极刑法观之下刑法扩张和犯罪门槛下降的具体体现.微罪的设立符合社会对安全价值的需求,也是对我国刑法结构的进一步完善.我国的微罪立法建立在前置法与刑法构成的"二元制裁体系"基础之上.在立法扩张的背景下,司法中对微罪认定时需要正确把握犯罪"严重社会危害性"的实质特征,避免将一般违法行为认定为犯罪.     

论我国住房制度改革进程中的住房金融体制改革

改革开放以来，我国住房制度改革总体上经历了三个阶段：一是二元住房制度并存时期（1978—1998年），二是住房制度由二元向一元转变时期（1998～2003年），三是市场化住房制度的完善时期（2003年至今）。以上每一阶段的住房制度改革都为我国的住房金融体制改革提出了相关要求，也提供了相应的动力，因而住房制度改革的过程能够折射出我国住房金融体制改革的脉络。通过现阶段我国住房制度改革的任务与要求，我们也可以对我国住房金融体制改革的趋向做出判断。