The Psychology of Coercion Failure: How Reactance Explains Resistance to Threats

When confronted with coercive threats, targets often stand firm rather than back down. We identify one important yet unrecognized factor that causes actors to resist threats: psychological reactance. Reactance theory explains that when someone perceives a threat to their freedom to make choices, they attempt to restore their autonomy by refusing to capitulate. The result is unwillingness to concede to coercion that extends beyond rational incentives. We test for reactance as a cause of coercion failure with two novel experiments. Each experiment pairs a coercive threat treatment with a matched “natural costs” counterpart that imposes the same choice on the target without intentional action by a coercer. Controlling for prominent alternative explanations, including costs, benefits, power, credibility, and reputation, we find that the targets of threats capitulate less frequently and more often support aggression against their opponents.     

人奶交易之公序良俗的法律探析

公序良俗原则由于其不确定性,历来备受争议。近年来兴起的人奶交易又引发了对公序良俗原则的探讨,对公序良俗的反思有利于充实该原则框架体系,完善其实践运用功能。文章试图通过对公序良俗概念及司法适用的法理分析,结合现实条件对人奶交易的公序良俗规范提出有益建议,从而维护社会秩序。     

网络群体性突发事件的防控与引导

目前,中国存在网络群体性事件频发的问题。主体的虚拟性、影响的广泛性、传播的快速性、情绪的极端性四个方面构成了网络群体性突发事件的基本特点。应该对其成因进行分析,从预防和控制引导网络群体突发性事件两大方面入手,从政府、社会、媒体等几个层面出发提出应对及解决办法。     

The Path to Syrian Intervention in Lebanon on the Eve of Civil War, 1970–1975

This paper examines Syria's intervention in Lebanon during the five years preceding the Civil War that broke out in April 1975. Syria intervened both indirectly and directly in Lebanese politics and economy in order to gain influence over its neighbor. The paper surveys the indirect and direct methods employed by Syria and examines Lebanon's reactions to and attempts to contend with these maneuvers. It can be said that between the years 1970 to 1975, Syria laid the foundations for its subsequent involvement in the Lebanese Civil War.     

加强高校民族团结案例资源库建设

加强高校民族团结案例资源库建设,不仅是开展民族团结教育的有效依托,而且是改进和创新传统民族团结教育方式的有效手段,具有重要的现实意义。新形势下,高校要通过丰富民族团结案例资源内容、构建形式多样的网络教育资源载体、加强对资源库的宣传推广、完善有效的管理评价机制等途径加强民族团结案例资源库建设。