Changing french military procurement policy: The state,industry and ‘Europe’ in the case of the A400M

Numerous sector-specific studies have shown that over the past 20 years different parts of the French state have changed their relationship to national industry and the European Union. However, the defence sector has been both under-studied and the victim of an assumption of ‘military exceptionalism’. Based upon empirical research into the ordering of the Airbus A400M military transporter, this article uses a cognitive approach to policy analysis to unpack the sets of actors and distribution of power which today make French procurement decisions. It shows that many policy preferences have changed considerably but that the key protagonists have remained remarkably stable.     

党在社会转型时期加强社会管理创新的思考

新中国成立前夕,毛泽东把中国共产党人执掌政权比作＂进京赶考＂60年来,中国共产党赶考不止并交了一份高分答卷。60年后超越日本成为世界第二大经济体的中国,经过30多年的高速增长后,已步入现代化转型的深水区,面临持续发展的困局,经济快速发展带来的因素与各种国內外不和谐因素相互作用,集中释放于社会层面,令现有的社会管理不堪重负。十二五时期乃至更长的时间内,中国如何加快社会改革,及时化解社会矛盾,有效应对社会风险,无疑已成为中国共产党建党90周年、执政60余年后的新考题,如何加强社会建设与管理将考验中国共产党的新智慧。     

2011命运之年?——德国社民党的危与机

社民竞今年不得不摒弃在五竞格局中继续作为全民党存在的想法,但无论是党的领导层,还是社民党自身,目前均未承认这一点.这对社民党是不利的,因为它尚未在德国政党格局中找到自己的定位.然而,社民党仍有着良好的机遇,因为没有一个政党像社民党那样拥有可以与所有政党组成联盟的优势,这将强化它在政党谱系中的地位,扩展它的权力选择,而能...     

《东方之旅》中尼采与老庄思想共存现象及其探究

在《东方之旅》中,通过叙述者H.H.对精神盟会及其首领雷欧的回忆和追寻,展现了黑塞对自我探索以及个体与整体关系的思考.本文逐层深入地阐释了叙述者H.H.追寻象征人类精神世界的盟会之经历和雷欧的性格特征,试图说明中国老庄思想及尼采思想在此作品中的作用,从而证明黑塞通过《东方之旅》的创作来尝试他的一个人文主义梦想:结合东西方思想精华,以老庄圣贤思想为引导,个体在尼采生命哲学观的激励下,不断完善、超越自我,以有限的个体生命献身于人类整体生命之永恒,从而达到人与自然、宇宙和谐共生.     

创新党建形式 以项目化党建促党校发展

党校作为党建的重要阵地,其自身党建的意义重大。为认真落实中央、省、市基层党建工作项目化发展的安排部署,中共南昌市委党校紧紧围绕新形势下强化党校职能的中心任务,按照"把握规律、增强实效、创新经验、夯实基础,在新的历史条件下提高党的建设科学化水平"的工作要求,借鉴经济工作的理念和思路,以项目化管理手段和方法,不断健全党建工作机制,打造党建工作亮点,创新党建工作载体,拓展党建工作领域,努力使党建工作体现时代性、把握规律性、富于创造性,切实发挥党校作为培养党员干部提高执政能力的主渠道、主阵地和主力军作用。     

Liberal Patriotism in Hong Kong

Since Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, debates about patriotism have erupted from time to time in Hong Kong. Considering Hong Kong's socio-political background, the feelings and attachment of Hongkongers towards their motherland are unsurprisingly complex. We therefore need a multidimensional concept to capture the complexities of Hong Kong patriotism. Based on survey data, we propose that the term ‘liberal patriotism’ best describes the type of patriotism in Hong Kong society, which is that love of the homeland and the state are qualified by liberal democratic values.     

Do Politics in Europe Benefit from Politicising Corruption?

In this article, two unexplored trends in European electoral politics are highlighted. Using newly collected data the article tracks the politicisation of corruption in electoral campaigns from 1981 to 2011, an electoral strategy that has been increasing over time in most European countries. It then empirically tests two aspects of this campaign strategy. First, what are the factors that are systematically associated with a party’s decision to politicise corruption? Second, what are the electoral effects in terms of relative vote share for parties that politicise corruption? Using an original data-set that employs multi-level data (parties nested in countries) the results demonstrate first that politicisation of corruption occurs systematically more often among established parties from the main opposition, new parties and parties on the political right, and occurs as a function of country-level corruption, district magnitude and public party financing. Second, it is found that the main opposition and new parties that use such a campaign strategy make significant electoral gains relative to the previous election compared to parties that do not politicise corruption. Yet gains are offset in low-corruption countries. The findings demonstrate salient implications for research on party systems, corruption studies and democratic legitimacy, among other areas of investigation.     

Myths and Realities of Prison Violence: A Review of the Evidence

In order to distinguish prison myth from reality, the authors examine both official and unofficial estimates of the violence and disorder in prison, as well the dual issues of whether drug abuse and gang activity in prison can be directly linked to the level of violence and disorder in correctional institutions. Based on this review, current responses to prison violence and disorder are examined; the authors argue that the key to reducing the current level of prison violence and disorder is to determine the appropriate tipping point between formal and informal social control mechanisms. The authors conclude by highlighting three distinct strategies for reducing violent incidents in prisons: (1) demand transparency, (2) require evidence-based practice, and (3) implement innovative measures of prison performance and quality.     

15个STR在单亲亲子鉴定中的排除分析

目的评估15个短串联重复(DODIS)基因座和Penta D、Penta E)在单亲亲子鉴定中的亲权排除率。方法 以644个随机个体构成207046个假想的家系,然后统计不排除或只有一个基因座排除亲权关系的例数。结果有27个假想家系15个STR均不排除亲权关系,排除率为0.999869。有384个假想家系只有一个基因座排除,占0.185％。结论用15个STR认定单亲案的亲权关系时要谨慎。出现单个基因座排除时要检测更多的遗传标记,以区分是否系突变。