Management and safety of a medical mission: occupational hazards of volunteering

Medical aid missions involve travel to conflict or danger zones, posing safety risks in addition to the usual occupational risks arising from daily medical work. The note reports on a volunteer mission, using personal reports, anecdotal experiences, and the formal annual report to undertake an assessment similar to worksite assessments for hazards and control measures. Hazards were found to be prevalent, including physical noise and heat, infectious exposure from patients and local vectors, poor water sanitation, and psychosocial stress from unfamiliar environments and large patient numbers with limited means. Implementable preventative measures include increasing awareness with appropriate protective equipment usage and safety guidelines. Mission planning and management should also involve occupational health input.     

以治学为乐——刘海峰教授学术研究述评

刘海峰教授是我国著名的高等教育学与教育史专家.在高等教育研究中,他致力高等教育基本理论与实践问题的解决,努力促进高等教育史学科建设,不断深化高等教育史专题研究.他首创了"科举学",提出了"为科举制平反"的主张,强调理性评价科举的基本立场.在高考问题上,他主张采取务实渐进的态度,在坚持统一高考制度的前提下进行高考内容、形式等方面的改革.     

Promoting the Information Society: The EU Directive on Electronic Commerce

On 8 June 2000, the EU adopted the landmark 'electronic commerce' directive, a legal framework for the development of information society services. This article examines the rationale and evolution of EU policy for e-commerce and the key features of the directive. These include establishing the responsibilities of service and intermediary service providers, procedures for concluding on-line contracts and redress and enforcement mechanisms. It also explores the extent to which the directive clarifies the national law applicable to cross-frontier transactions and the relationship between the directive and private international law. The directive makes an important contribution to encouraging trust in the new technologies by establishing an EU-wide model for e-commerce, but it is by no means clear that it goes far enough. The continuing divergence of consumer protection policies and uncertainties about jurisdiction, securing redress, the liabilities of service providers and the status of contracts based upon web-site advertisements may continue to discourage the development of e-commerce in the Community.     

The creation of neo-liberal corporate bias in transnational medicines control: The industrial shaping and interest dynamics of the European regulatory state

Abstract. Drawing on the political theories of corporatism, neo–liberalism and pluralism, and on comparative empirical research in Brussels, Germany, Sweden and the UK, this article conceptualises the nature of Europeanised medicines regulation. It argues that a marketisation of regulation has been established in the European Union as a result of competition between national regulatory agencies for 'regulatory business' from the pharmaceutical industry. In the pharmaceuticals sector the Europeanised regulatory state is a product of three key factors: (a) the European Commission's commitment to an 'efficiency' regime which would meet the political objectives of a single European market and the commercial agendas of transnational pharmaceutical companies, (b) the endemic corporate bias associated with medicines regulation in the most influential member states, and (c) the considerable success of neo–liberal politics across a number of major member states, including Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.     

U.S. Engagement in East Asia: A Case for ‘Track Two’ Diplomacy

As the Bush presidency draws to a close, the foreign policy community is taking stock of contemporary U.S.-Northeast Asian relations, assessing the challenges and opportunities that are likely to confront the next administration. China presents both in abundance, as reflected in ongoing tensions and misunderstandings in the Sino-American bilateral relationship. This article assesses the prospects for Washington to improve its relations with China through the mechanism of “track two” diplomacy. First, we expand on the track two concept by examining its main components and functions with illustrative examples. We extend the existing conceptualization of track two beyond its traditional conflict resolution functions and develop an account of it as a mechanism for policy coordination and the reorientation of regional dynamics from conflict to cooperation. Second, we identify major areas of U.S. interest in Northeast Asia and show how track two diplomacy might usefully be pursued within these contexts. Our analysis culminates with recommendations on how the Unites States should apply track two strategies in its relations with China.     

南海问题风波再起的背景

今年初,中国的周边安全形势似乎进入了一个多事之春,中国东南方向的领土领海争端呈现出一种集中爆发之势:3月5日,马来西亚总理巴达维登陆南沙群岛的弹丸礁,宣示马国对该礁及其附近海域的主权。3月9日,美国白宫发言人指责中方     

集体行动、利益博弈与村庄公共物品供给——岳村公共物品供给困境及其实践逻辑

公共物品供给匮乏是当前村庄发展中所直面的现实问题,成为阻碍新农村建设的基础性因素。但传统政府供给职能的萎缩和市场供给有限形态的存在,使得以“一事一议”为代表的村庄集体供给成为重要补充,然而实践表明村庄公共物品供给依然存在困境。村民个体理性逐渐觉醒,成为村庄公共事务管理主体,开始寻求资源有限背景下的自我利益最大化。通过岳村调查发现,村民理性表现为集体成本分担意愿,并呈现从弱到强的变化态势,集体行动的奥尔森困境则表现为投机行为泛滥、精英剥夺严重、公共选择趋于瘫痪等。重构乡村社会资本、实施“有偿”供给、政府财政介入、构建小集团供给模式成为走出村庄公共物品供给的奥尔森困境的可能选择。     

价值寻求与国际关系学科的发展

在传统国际关系的主流研究中,存在着贬低价值和内含价值追求的矛盾现象.这种现象经常被学者们所提及,但没有能够给出合理的解释.然而这一问题却与国际关系学科的生存和发展密切相关.为了确立国际关系作为一门学科存在的必要性,国际关系学者们接受了休谟问题的基本观点,并把权力置于学科研究的核心地位,从而导致了它对价值问题的逻辑性排斥.然而,随着国际关系中价值追求的拓展,国际关系作为一门学科的独立性又将面临新的严峻挑战.     

人力资源开发与人才强国战略

由教育部牵头,中国科学院、中国社会科学院及清华、北大等单位的研究人员共同参与的课题“中国人力资源开发和教育发展”,目的在于为国家制定2020年以前教育发展决策提供战略性咨询建议,经过半年多时间的研究,形成了一个100多万字的报告,即《从人口大国迈向人力资源强国》,这个报告所提出的部分内容,譬如“人力资源是第一资源”、“能力建设”、“建设世界最大的学习型社会”、“制度创新”等问题,都是教育发展和人力资源开发中的重大问题,对国家的决策有参考作用。在十六大和政府换届以后,中共中央、国务院又发布《关于进一步加强人才工作…