A Century in Thirty Years: Sheikh Zayed and The United Arab Emirates

Following are excerpts from an April 20, 1999, conference convened by the Middle East Policy Council. The papers these presentations are drawn from will be published as a book, forthcoming in 1999.     

近三十年来中国学者对美国最高法院的研究与认识

20世纪90年代以来,随着美国宪政热在中国的兴起,中国学界对美国最高法院的认识在不断加深,几乎每年都有相关论文、著述问世,[2]专门的研究队伍也初具规模.回顾改革开放以来中国学者对美国最高法院的研究,既是对已有研究成果的梳理,也可以为将来的研究做铺垫,继往以开来.     

Bolivia: Another Uncompleted Revolution

Since 1999, growing citizen dissatisfaction in Bolivia has been manifest in a cycle of often violent protests. Citizens believe that they have no means of expressing themselves except demonstrations. The public has grown weary of neoliberalism, which is perceived as benefiting only the elite. A recent economic downturn provided the catalyst for the unrest. Underlying these economic concerns, however, are fundamental problems with representation. The second Bolivian "revolution" involved not only the shift from state-led economic development to neoliberalism but also a shift from corporatism to pluralism. Representative institutions have not fully responded to the new pluralistic landscape, despite a range of political reforms. Many Bolivians find that their voice in government has weakened even as their needs have grown. The Bolivian case thereby highlights the obstacles young democracies face in winning over decreasingly tolerant citizens.     

三十年中国改革开放与三个"十年"的俄国问题研究——基于前社会主义国家转型比较的一项观察

与中国改革开放三十年同步,中国的俄罗斯研究也经历了由起步、深化到走向国际的三个十年.当下,中国的俄罗斯、中东欧与东南欧以及中亚问题的研究进入了第三个十年的最后阶段,面临着一系列的新任务和新挑战,需要认真思考作出回应.就改革开放以来中俄关系发展的第三个十年乃至以后的一个长时期而言,体制因素可能是一个提纲挈领的关键问题.因此,通过对中国与俄罗斯体制变迁做深入的比较研究,确认和探寻中俄两国互补互利进一步发展相互关系的基础与空间所在,考量中俄两国当前与未来面对的现实挑战,并对可能的因应之道进行分析和展望,这是新时期该领域研究的重要课题之一.