Political Brand Communities as Social Network Clusters: Winning and Trailing Candidates in the GOP 2016 Primary Elections

This study integrates a brand community theoretical framework and a social networks approach to the study of political marketing on social media. It analyzes Twitter activity by and about all Republican candidates during the month of January 2016 prior to the Iowa primary caucus. Specifically, it identifies key patterns of information flow and political brand community emergence surrounding each candidate as well as brand social mediators who play influential roles in content flow. Findings detect network clusters - subgroups of siloed users - who converse to exchange information with one another rather than with disconnected others in any given political brand community. We classify these clusters in two groups: direct communities that surround a brand – here, a candidate – and indirect communities that consist of users who talk about the political brands but are not directly connected to the brand. Within this fragmented community structure, brand social mediators have the power to bridge direct and indirect brand communities across the network. Among the winning and trailing brand communities, different sets of brand social mediators, patterns of information flow, and network structures emerge. The findings suggest that the more successful a political brand is in voter polls, the weaker the social ties and relationships are within the brand communities. The interactions between political brands and their direct vs. indirect communities also exhibit different patterns of information flow. While direct brand communities demonstrate a higher level of reciprocity, indirect brand communities show a higher level of density. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.     

化解群体性事件的法律思考

近年来,群体性事件日益增多,规模也有扩大趋势,在一定程度上影响了社会稳定。诱发群体性事件的主要因素是,公民认为自己的合法权益受到侵害时缺乏有效的救济渠道。为了维护公民的合法权益,创建一个更加和谐的社会,化解群体性事件应从以下几方面入手：一是扩大公民政治参与,让其充分表达自身的利益诉求;二是政府要依法行政,实现社会公平正义;三是确保司法公正,强化司法权威;四是公民应依法行事,理性对待群体性事件。     

Architecture and Nature

Chinese-American architect Maya Lin has become renowned by people in China recently because of her latest work-"What is Missing?" The multi-site project aims to raise public awareness of the current crisis surrounding biodiversity and habitat loss. Lin recently talked about the project’s background and her understanding of the relation between architecture and nature with Beijing Review.     

关于律师参与社会管理创新工作的实践与思考

加强社会管理创新，是中央政法委提出“三项重点工作”的一项重要任务。律师作为中国特色社会主义法律工作者。在推进社会管理创新中肩负着重要职责。近年来，我省各级司法行政机关按照“三项重点工作”的总体部署，紧紧围绕社会管理创新、构建和谐社会大局，积极组织引导律师通过多种方式参与和开展社会管理创新工作，     

社会结构变迁与中国共产党适应性研究——以高校毕业学生流动党员为例分析

经过10余年的高校扩招，高校学生数量的聚集形成一个新的不断变动的社会群体，党在高校学生中吸收党员的工作成就斐然，目前每年新增大学生党员数量占全国新增党员数的1／3以上，但存在的问题是：吸纳有余，维系不足，每年都有相当数量高校学生党员毕业后失去组织联系。本文拟以这部分学生党员群体为对象考察社会结构变迁与中国共产党适应性问题。     

“基因歧视”与我国就业公平的立法完善

基因歧视是指根据一个人的基因状况预示他在未来可能患上某种疾病或出现不健康的身体状况,并根据这一预示对其进行区别对待。本文在对现实领域中的基因歧视现象进行具体分析的基础上,以我国＂基因歧视＂第一案为切入点,着重论述了就业中基因歧视的相关界定问题,并在对欧美有关基因歧视的相关立法进行分析的基础上,就我国基因歧视问题应如何对待,并如何在就业公平上进行立法的完善提出了相关建议。     

Journey of Knowing about China——Sidelight of the Visit of African Traditional Leaders Delegation to China

<正>At the invitation of the Chinese Association for International Understanding(CAFIU),a 15-member Delegation of African Traditional Leaders composed of delegates of House of Chiefs of Botswana,House of Chiefs of Zambia,Ministry of Local Government of Department of District and Local Administration of Malawi and WAMA Foundation of Tanzania visited China from November 18 to 29.CAFIU has received four     

Strategic Risks and Japanese Right Wing Must Not Be Underestimated

the majority of the people from the Asia Pacific, especially those from China, South Korea and North Korea that were badly hurt by Japanese militarism, have been filled with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited righteous indignation when Japanese the Yasukuni Shrine on December 26, 2013 and with the resurgence of the Japanese Right Wing. However, many of these people do not take these developments seriously. They see Abe as someone with few supporters and Japan＇s Right Wing as having little power. Further, Japan＇s military might is now much weaker than the ＂militarist era＂ before the Second World War. Thus, they do not think that Abe and the Right Wing can do much harm today. They underestimate the risk that their actions pose to Asia-Pacific peace. They are not correct and this thinking can also be dangerous. They lack a deeper understanding of Japan＇s special political and social structure, their historical, cultural and strategic traditions, as well as their unique national disposition--such as lower levels effecting a fait accompli, daring to take risks, a tendency to attack and cruel belligerence.     

论政府信息公开诉讼中的证明责任

政府信息公开诉讼与普通行政诉讼在证明责任上存在重要差别,现有的行政诉讼证明责任分配规则不足以完全解决其中的问题。其中,认定政府信息属于国家秘密的证明责任,依申请公开中关于申请条件的证明责任,信息不存在的证明责任,以数据电文形式提出申请的证明责任,都需要在现有证明规则的基础上进一步明确。     

广西农村党员联系和服务群众工作体系创新研究

近年来,广西区党委把农村党员联系和服务群众工作作为加强党的执政能力和先进性建设的重点来抓,通过提升素质能力,搭建服务平台,丰富活动载体,建立工作机制,有力构建了农村党员联系和服务群众工作体系,密切了党群关系,为促进社会主义新农村建设和广西经济社会又好又快发展提供了强有力的组织保证。但在工作中还存在着一些问题,需要从增强主体意识、坚持创新载体、提升党员素质、建立长效机制等方面加以改进,以便更好地为广西农村的改革、发展、稳定提供坚强保障。