Carrying Forward the Shanghai Spirit,Pooling Strength from Civil Society and Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind

正Opening Ceremony Speech by Mr.Ji Bingxuan Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee National People’s Congress,People’s Republic of China Distinguished guests,Ladies and gentlemen,dear friends,Good morning!It’s a great pleasure to gather in the beautiful city of Xi’an in the wonderful spring,accompanied     

Peasant insurrection in China reconsidered: A preliminary examination of the Jun Mountain peasant rising,Nantong county, 1863

Focusing on a concrete historical example ‐ the Jun Mountain Peasant Rising, a small‐scale, mid‐nineteenth century insurgency in the Yangzi delta region ‐ this article re‐evaluates standard interpretations of peasant action and resistance in China. Although obscure and abortive, the Jun Mountain rising illuminates the developing role and interpenetration of ‘outsider’ communities, sectarian ideology/organisation, class formation, and long‐term trends in peasant culture in the emergence of an insurgent politics which at once built upon and transcended local ties. Preliminary examination of these politics thus contributes to current debate about the nature of Chinese peasant rebellions.     

Trajectory of Asian American Nonpartisanship: Transitory,Transitional, or End State?

Scholarship holds that high rates of party identification constitute a key marker of successful immigrant incorporation, yet rates of Democratic or Republican affiliation remain surprisingly low among Asian Americans. This longitudinal study investigates the extent to which nonpartisanship for Asian Americans is stable or likely to change. Using a unique dataset that matches cases with corresponding observations over time, the analysis finds that No Preference is relatively permanent for individuals from large segments of Asian America. Low party support from Asian Americans is likely affected by weak party outreach. More than that, however, parties are a central organizing institution for aggregating the interests of and advocating for the base. Therefore, one potential consequence is that Asian Americans may be less effective in institutionalizing their interests and priorities in party politicking and in the political mainstream. This type of marginalization merits substantial reconsideration in a democratic and inclusive society.     

Opening Session Speech by Nurlan Akkoshkarov Deputy Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

正Your Excellency Mr.Ji Bingxuan,Your Excellency Mr.Liu Guozhong,Your Excellency Mr.Wang Yajun,Distinguished guests,ladies and gentlemen,It’s a great pleasure to attend the First SCO People’s Forum on behalf of SCO Secretariat.I     

政府购买服务的美国经验及其对中国的借鉴意义——基于对一个公共服务个案的观察

目前中国正在快速推进政府购买公共服务的政策与实践。服务提供模式的转变绝非简单地将公共服务移交专业的社会组织,而是要在能力建设、政府角色转换、潜在风险防范、服务传输质量保障以及政府与社会组织间的关系构建等方面,做出系统性的制度安排。美国早在1960年代就开始通过政府购买方式拓展公共服务的供给渠道,现已发展为公共服务提供的主导模式。论文根据对中国一项政府购买服务个案运行全过程的观察,以美国政府购买服务的理论和实践作为参照,对中国政府购买服务亟需解决的问题、理念构建和制度安排进行了深入探讨。     

关于再审“新的证据”立案审查标准的若干思考

近年来,人民法院因当事人有新的证据而受理的申请再审案件数量呈上升趋势。《最高人民法院关于适用〈中华人民共和国民事诉讼法〉的解释》(以下简称民诉法解释)关于再审新证据的规定相对原则,对已超过6个月申请再审期限的能否立案,各地法院把握尺度不尽统一,成为人民法院再审立案工作中遇到的疑难问题。如果标准过宽,将影响到司法裁判的既判力,损害被申请人一方的合法利益;标准过于苛刻,则有以程序审查代替实体审理之嫌.     

The regulation of cognitive enhancement devices: extending the medical model

This article presents a model for regulating cognitive enhancement devices (CEDs). Recently, it has become very easy for individuals to purchase devices which directly modulate brain function. For example, transcranial direct current stimulators are increasingly being produced and marketed online as devices for cognitive enhancement. Despite posing risks in a similar way to medical devices, devices that do not make any therapeutic claims do not have to meet anything more than basic product safety standards. We present the case for extending existing medical device legislation to cover CEDs. Medical devices and CEDs operate by the same or similar mechanisms and pose the same or similar risks. This fact coupled with the arbitrariness of the line between treatment and enhancement count in favour of regulating these devices in the same way. In arguing for this regulatory model, the paper highlights potential challenges to its implementation, and suggests solutions.