周恩来在柏林

从1920年11月到1924年9月,将近4年时间,周恩来赴欧勤工俭学,从事革命活动.这段时间,对周恩来一生十分重要.在欧洲当时十分复杂而活跃的思潮中,他坚定地选择了共产主义,而且终生不渝.     

目标:柏林 1944年3月6日美军对柏林大轰炸回顾

二战期间,美军轰炸机对德国本土的空袭是历史上最为艰巨惨烈的空战行动之一。 1944年3月6日,美国陆航第8航空队对德国首都柏林发动了二战开始以来的第一次大规模昼间轰炸行动,这次轰炸又是美军同类空袭中最为艰难的一次行动,盟军和德军双方均损失惨重。 1944年3月,部署于英国本土的美军第8航空队认为,它已有足够强大的实力     

社会主义再兴:从柏林到西孟加拉

社会运动和政党如果与历史的前进步伐相脱节就会消亡,我们就曾这样见证了东德和苏联共产党的产生与消亡。但是,在相隔几千英里的印度与拉美,新自由主义的灾难使两地的左翼获益并取得胜利。左翼的这些胜利能否发展为对资本主义的长期反攻已构成我们这一时代的重要议题。今年5月初,印共(马)领导的左翼阵线在西孟加拉邦的选举中取得压倒性的胜利,获得了3/4多数,在全部294席中占有235席。这是左翼阵线自1987年土地改革以来最大的一次胜利,也是它1977年执政以来在西孟加拉邦议会选举中连续第7次获得胜利。在此次选举中,印度很多媒体都认为土地改…     

交融在三代人中的爱

为了让女儿们不饿肚子,他开荒种地,不分昼夜忙碌;为了外孙女快乐健康成长,他细心呵护、默默守护,不离不弃;他的爱就像照明灯一样为两代人的成长引航、照明!他就是我的姥节,一名普通的钢铁厂工人。     

在构建和谐企业中发挥作用

去年是银达物业历经10年持续发展、不断成长的一年。银达物业工会在市投资促进局、外资企业工会联合会的正确领导下，围绕公司10周年庆典，开展了丰富多彩的活动，丰富了广大员工的业余生活；及时反映员工的思想、愿望和要求，提出意见和建议；     

邢同和:三十年中西交融之路

<正>已过古稀之年,看上去却宛如不惑青年,著名建筑师邢同和一身白色改良中山装,女儿琼耳送的橙色爱马仕围巾格外相衬。他说:我是改革开放30年的见证者与参与者,见证上海最大的变化是城市与建筑。远有15年前的文化建筑上海博物馆,近有名人建筑邓小平缅怀馆,邢同和在30年间的设计层出不穷,他百感交集地说,那时2000个工地同时开工,上海一下子变了,难怪外媒会评论这30年中国‘发疯了'!邢同和的很多规划与建筑设计项目一直沿着黄浦江在做,他曾在外滩     

谁掌控柏林的历史

近半个世纪的分裂,是德国人心头的一个痛处。这场东西部的僵持以东德的垮台而告终,人们纷纷奔向西部,见证了民主自由体制的胜利。但,谁为东德的历史负责呢?     

工会组织如何在构建和谐企业中发挥作用

工会工作是党的群众工作的重要组成部分,工会是代表和维护员工利益的组织,是企业与员工之间相互联系的桥梁和纽带.把企业建设成为人际关系融洽、充满友爱、精诚团结、蓬勃向上的和谐企业,是工会工作的重要组成部分,也是构建和谐社会的重要内容.工会组织如何在为构建和谐企业中营造良好环境并发挥作用,这是值得我们认真思考的一个重要问题.     

在柏林看德国“二战”灾难文化

今年8月20日,默克尔成为德国首位访问达豪集中营的总理,她沉痛地说:这个集中营代表我们历史中前所未有的恐怖篇章。它是一个警告,警告德国人,他们曾如何因为他人的种族、信仰,甚至性取向,而剥夺了他们生存的权力。今日德国,正是用这种方式一点点留下对历史的忏悔和对未来的承诺,同时它们也因此成为德国人认罪勇气的象征。68年前的9月2日,泊于东京湾的美国战舰密苏里号上,在包括中国的9个受降国代表注视下,日本在投降书上签字,之后的9月3日,被确定为中国抗日胜利纪念日,也成为世界反法西     

北京市政路桥控股 在和谐中稳步发展

北京市政路桥建设控股(集团)有限公司(简称北京市政路桥控股)是国内具有雄厚实力和较高专业水平的大型国有企业,由原北京市政工程总公司和北京市公路桥梁建设公司两大基础设施建设骨干企业合并重组     

Inflation in China: Old Versus New Phillips Curves

Among the few papers that have examined the determinants of inflation dynamics in mainland China, the majority of those that have investigated this matter argue that the traditional Phillips curve does not fit China's data. Some authors, however, conclude that the New Keynesian Phillips Curve does a better job of describing Chinese inflation behaviour in recent decades. This paper conducts an analysis of China's inflation behaviour from the late 1980s onwards by estimating both traditional and new Phillips curves using improved econometric techniques. We find that the New Keynesian Phillips Curve performs poorly in explaining China's inflation behaviour, whereas the traditional ‘old’ Phillips curve does significantly better.     

The Reluctant Resurrection:New Complexity Methods and Old Systems Theories

Abstract: Nonlinear tools and concepts (derived from the relatively recent computational advances in the physical, biological, and cognitive sciences) offer valuable insights into the evolution and behavior of human as well as natural systems. Hence, of late, organizational studies have begun to apply both the methods, as well as the metaphors, of nonlinear dynamical systems (known by the popular terms “chaos” and “complexity”). While these various studies often allude to unique epistemological features, full-blown theoretical developments are rare indeed. Moreover, this lack of a coherent foundation leads to a number of misconceptions, not the least of which is the belief that the results of nonlinear analysis can be integrated easily with existing social theories. In reality they present significant theoretical challenges. Specifically, they rely upon its concepts of holism and emergence, as well as alternative perspectives of sociocultural evolution and collective rationality. Thus, serious theory building requires a revival of elements from earlier Systems Theories, including the development of certain hybrid concepts such as “Systemic Choice” (which seeks to reconcile human agency and institutional processes).     

Old Becomes New Again: Kidnappings by Daesh and Other Salafi-Jihadists in the Twenty-First Century

Daesh fighters have taken hostage over 100 foreigners in Syria, Iraq, and elsewhere since 2012. The kidnappings drew international attention in August 2014, when American journalist James Foley was decapitated and a video of his death was posted online. But the pattern of kidnappings and gruesome videos distributed by violent Salafi-jihadists extends back over a decade to the killing of Daniel Pearl in 2002. This article traces shifts in the strategic rationale of Al Qaeda and Daesh for beheading Western hostages. It argues that terrorists altered their calculations on foreign hostages beginning in 2012 and U.S. counterterrorism policy does not take these shifts into account.     

Implementing Risk Management in the Italian Public Sector: Hybridization between Old and New Practices

Though Risk Management (RM) entered the public sector, the way RM is introduced within organizations is not empirically explored. Analyzing the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) case study through the theoretical lens of institutional perspective, the paper responds to the call for more organizational studies of RM: nature and dynamics of RM are investigated, offering a valid contribution to the debate on practice of public management related to work practices and knowledge systems. The results show that RM is now embedded in ISTAT activities, processes, culture and individual behaviors, confirming the opportunity to improve both organizational performance and learning.     

Beyond the Crisis: Background Briefing from Berlin

The future of the European Union has never been more in doubt than at the very moment it has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its historical accomplishments. When the heads of Europe's weakest institutions—the Commission, the Council and the Parliament—collected the prize in Oslo on December 10, 2012 they spotlighted the nub of the problem. Unless these institutions can garner the legitimacy of European citizens and transform into a real federal union with common fiscal and economic policies to complement the single currency, Europe will remain at the mercy of global financial markets and the fiscally authoritarian dictates of its strongest state, Germany. Moving beyond this state of affairs was the focus of a recent “town hall” gathering in Berlin sponsored by the Berggruen Institute on Governance. The meeting brought together current power brokers—such as the contending voices of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici, who rarely appear in public together—as well as Europe's top former leaders, key thinkers and young people who will govern in the future. The peace‐building project of the European Union was born out of the ashes of World War II and the anguish of the Cold War. Yet, as George Soros points out, its current inability to resolve the eurocrisis by forging greater union is dividing Europe once again, this time between creditors and debtors. Former Greek premier George Papandreou has warned that this division is fomenting a new politics of fear that is giving rise to the same kind of xenophobic movements that fueled the extreme politics of the Nazi era. To avoid a repeat of the last calamitous century, Europe first of all needs a growth strategy both to escape the “debt trap” it is in—and which austerity alone will only deepen—and to create breathing space for the tough structural reforms that can make Europe as a whole competitive again in a globalized world. To sustain reform, it needs a clear path to legitimacy for the institutions that must govern a federal Europe. The proof that Europe can escape its crisis through a combination of growth, fiscal discipline and structural reform comes from the one country so many want to keep out of the union: Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rightfully boasts of Turkey's accomplishments that resulted from the difficult changes carried out after its crisis in 2001—ranging from quickly cleaning up the banks to liberalizing markets to trimming social benefits to make them more affordable in the long run. As a result, Turkey today is the fastest growing economy in the world alongside China with diminished deficit and debt levels that meet the eurozone criteria that many members states themselves cannot today meet. Turkey has even offered a 5 billion euro credit through the IMF for financial aid to Europe. Germany itself also provides some lessons for the rest of Europe. The obvious reason Germany rules today is because it is the most globally competitive country in the European Union. That is the result of a series of reforms that were implemented starting in 2003 under the leadership of then‐chancellor Gerhard Schröder. Aimed a bolstering Germany's industrial base and its collateral small and medium enterprises which are the foundation of its middle class society, those reforms introduced more labor flexibility and trimmed benefits to make them sustainably affordable while investing in training, maintaining skills and research and development. Even if Europe's individual nation states can shrink imbalances by following Turkey and Germany in getting their act together, the only ultimate way to save the euro, and thus Europe itself, is to build the complementary governing institutions at the European level. For those institutions to become effective, they must be empowered and legitimated by European citizens themselves. To this end, Tony Blair has suggested a bold move: the direct election of a European president. Symbolically, the Oslo ceremonies were a historical turning point for Europe. By recognizing the European Union's peace‐making past, the Nobel Prize challenged Europe to escape once and for all the destructive pull of narrow national interests and passions.