Citizenship,Migration and the Reassertion of National Identity

Faced with increasing and diverse migratory pressures in the post Cold War period, European states have created an increasingly complex system of civic stratifications with differential access to civil, economic and social rights depending on mode of entry, residence and employment. Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, expansion and contraction of rights have occurred within a managerialist approach which, though recognising the need for immigration, applies an economic and political calculus not only to labour migration but also to forms of migration more closely aligned to normative principles and human rights, such as family formation and reunification and asylum. At the same time, states are demanding affirmation of belonging and loyalty, leading to greater emphasis on obligations in the practice of citizenship. The first part of the paper traces the evolution of a managerialist regime and its consequences for the reconfiguration of spaces of citizenship. The second section examines the development of new contracts of settlement and the management of diversity as the state reasserts its national identity and sovereignty.     

(Same)-sex in the city: Urbanisation and LGBTI rights expansion

Despite the notable successes of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) activism in the region, individual European countries have varied considerably in the extent and speed with which they have adopted legislation to recognise the rights of their LGBTI citizens. Scholars have often turned to modernisation theory to explain these variable outcomes and argue that high levels of national wealth are an important factor in the success of LGBTI movements. Although the correlation between modernity, economic development and tolerance of LGBTI lifestyles is often treated as a truism in the literature, scholars have paid less attention to the precise mechanisms by which the complex processes associated with modernisation facilitate policy change. Drawing on the classic works of both modernisation theory and gay and lesbian history, we examine a less explored route by which modernisation leads to the expansion of LGBTI rights. Specifically, we posit that urbanisation facilitates the adoption of rights policies by strengthening LGBTI movements and enhancing their political effectiveness. To test this proposition, we use event history analysis and an original dataset that contains measures for institutional, cultural, economic and movement variables, as well as measures of urbanisation in 44 European countries between 1980 and 2015. Our findings support the contention that urbanisation has a strong effect on the formation of LGBTI movement organisations as well as the speed with which European states adopt both same-sex union and anti-discrimination legislation. The relationship between urbanisation and rights expansion persists even after controlling for a country's level of wealth, religious adherence and the influence of European institutions and norms.     

全球化和民族文化的发展与创新

全球化过程中文化的发展一方面呈趋同的态势 ,另一方面文化的冲突也空前激烈 ,而导致文化冲突的根源是文化霸权的实际存在。本文在分析全球文化发展的基本特征之后 ,从三个层面指出民族文化发展的可能性思路。     

国家安全学科建设的探索历程

20世纪90年代初,国家安全学科建设在中国还是空白,涉及这一领域的专家学者和研究成果少之又少,把国家安全作为自己专门研究对象的专业人员几乎没有。经过10多年的探索,国家安全学学科在我国已经初露端倪,显示出良好的发展势头。     

优化国土开发格局推动区域协调发展

在社会主义市场经济条件下,不同主体功能区同时也是相对独立的不同利益主体.我们必须尊重和体现等量投入获取等量收益及利润平均化的市场经济规律要求,优化国土开发,推动区域协调发展.为此必须选择以下发展战略:注重实现基本公共服务均等化;加强国土规划,完善区域政策,调整经济布局;遵循市场经济规律;加大对革命老区、民族地区、边疆地区、贫困地区发展的扶持力度,帮助资源枯竭地区实现经济转型;走中国特色城镇化道路,促进大中小城市和小城镇协调发展.     

论我国区域经济发展与宏观调控

区域经济发展与宏观调控存在着密切的关系。区域经济协调发展将促进宏观经济的持续快速健康地发展 ,并为国家顺利实施区域经济宏观调控提供条件 ;而宏观经济调控又为区域经济协调发展提供良好的环境。两者之间互为条件。我国实施区域经济发展的宏观调控既是必要的 ,又是可能的。     

Migration and oil in Tabasco

"At the beginning of the seventies, important economic investments aimed at developing and commercializing the newly discovered oilwells were made in the state of Tabasco [Mexico]. As a result of this, the distribution and the social growth of the population in this state changed. This paper analyses the general characteristics of these changes, particularly those related to migration.... Generally speaking, the most important migratory movements which took place in this state during the oil boom were from one municipality to another and not from other states to Tabasco, as was thought at first.... This paper also describes the direction of the migratory flows and provides information about the sex of the migrants and about their insertion within the sphere of employment." (SUMMARY IN ENG)     

Determining Factors of E-government Development: A Worldwide National Approach

ABSTRACT

The implementation of e-government aims at simplifying and improving the relationships and transactions between public administrations and their users or customers. In this vein, the objective of this work is to analyze the factors that promote the development of e-government in the national governments of 192 countries worldwide, differentiating between developed and developing countries. Our findings emphasize that the development of e-government requires that countries have a degree of economic development that enables their citizens to have a certain standard of living, both economic and cultural, as well as important internal government reforms which promote administrative effectiveness. Once these essential factors are fulfilled, the national government's online presence is favored by governments that rule with a majority in their parliaments and with an important fiscal capacity.     

民族文化发展的动因分析

民族文化发展在一定程度上取决于其生存环境,生存环境可分为外因系统和内因系统,它们均可分为自然背景和社会背景,从不同角度以不同方式和不同层面影响民族文化的发展,决定其文化类型与样式及其文化发展取向.各民族要求得生存与发展,创造自己的文化,必须对其生存环境进行利用、调适、加工、改造.     

改革开放:推进当代中国经济发展的国家战略——纪念改革开放三十周年

30年前开启的改革开放是推进当代中国经济发展的国家战略.改革开放的战略起点是突破中国发展面临的发展困境,改革开放的战略目标是以实现国家利益为归宿的发展目标的动态演进,战略途径是渐进式地探索适合中国国情的'间接路线",战略手段是多力井举提升发展效应.改革开放战略的经验在于:战略目标的制定上,坚持阶段性与长远性相统一;战略路径的选择上,坚持重点性与系统性相统一;战略手段的选择上,坚持自主性与特色性相统一.在新阶段,中国改革开放应顺应形势发展要求实现战略升级.     

移民文化与深圳精神

深圳是一个新兴的移民城市,正是特区移民们以其艰苦辛勤的劳作和渴求成功的努力,创造了特区移民文化,并且在这个移民文化的熔炉中铸造出他们共同的思想道德和价值理念,形成了独具特色的移民精神。时代的发展,观念的更新,要求特区     

国家级经济技术开发区综合评价模型实证研究

针对如何建立评价开发区的指标体系以及如何建立开发区的综合评价模型的问题,构建了评价我国国家级经济技术开发区的指标体系,结合商务部评价我国国家级经济技术开发区的评价方法以及所承担研究课题中的实际调研结果,建立了评价开发区的综合指标体系,其中包含8个综合指标、78个二级指标。检验了综合指标之间的相关关系,建立了我国国家级经济技术开发区综合评价模型,并进行了实证检验,结果表明:开发区基础设施的完善程度、社会及环境的优良程度和创新能力的强弱,是评价我国开发区的主要指标;经营成本、人力资源、管理体制、发展与效率和综合经济均是正相关关系,其对开发区的综合经济能力也有较大影响。对实践中我国国家级经济技术开发区的综合指标评价提供了有效的方法。     

从日本国民性看中日关系的发展

作为一衣带水的邻邦,中国与日本的关系将对世界产生重要影响。两国文化血脉相容最深,历史交往最多,本应友好合作共同发展,却因对华侵略历史的认识、台湾所属和钓鱼岛等问题矛盾频生,关系日益紧张。将关注点放在了解和剖析日本的国民性,并以此为据分析中日目前关系复杂的成因及其发展态势,目的是探讨中国如何在中日紧张形势中走出正确的关键一步。