Politikwandel und seine Messung in der vergleichenden Staatstätigkeitsforschung: Konzeptionelle Probleme und mögliche Alternativen

Policy change is an important concept in comparative policy analysis. Despite its central significance, most empirical studies fail to provide clear-cut definitions and measurement of this concept. Against this background, this article evaluates previous scholarship on policy change in the areas of social and environmental policy. We find that most studies use proxies for measuring policy change even though they contradict the basic idea of policy-making activities. Furthermore, studies usually neither capture the complexity of policy change, nor take into the possibility of policy change through dismantling account. Additionally, the empirical focus of most analyses is too narrow, thereby impeding robust statements about causality. In response to these shortcomings, we propose a new conceptual perspective, which captures policy change as a broader empirical phenomenon. We discuss its advantages as well as its disadvantages and show the implications for the research process.     

Does price really converge among provinces in Canada？ A study using unit root tests for cross-sectional panels

This paper examines price convergences across different provinces in Canada using 1983-2006 data. We adopt the new panel unit root tests for analysis that can correct for cross-sectional correlation. Our findings are contrary to previous studies and we conclude that intra-national price convergence does not occur. We also briefly discuss the reasons for the absence of convergence within Canada.     

试析冷战后美国维和行动政策的演变及未来走向

冷战后,随着美国对外战略、国内政治及联合国维和行动的发展,美国的维和行动政策不断调整。美国对联合国维和行动的政策先后经历了积极主导、消极参与、有限参与等阶段,但在联合国框架外的维和行动则呈扩大趋势,并带有明显的强制性与干预性。随着世界格局多极化趋势日渐增强,预计美国将调整其单边式维和政策,更加借助联合国和区域组织实施维和行动,并且维和行动的方式也将更加多样化。     

治理理论适用于中国的对策研究

治理理论是上世纪80年代在西方国家兴起的一种全新的理论,它的兴起主要是为了解决政府失灵和市场失灵所带来的社会问题。在我国进行市场经济体制改革的过程中,也存在着在政府和市场失灵的地方,治理理论是解决我们发展过程中的问题可资借鉴的一种比较先进的理论。但是,我们在运用它时却面临着一系列问题。所以,我们要努力解决这些问题,从而为应用治理理论创造条件。     

网络传播对青年民警思想政治工作影响的新思考

网络正在以巨大的信息容量和快速同步的传幅方式对社会、经济、政治、文化等诸多领域造成影响。网络具有散布性、全球性、开放性、即时性、综合性等特点,也给新时期青年民警思政工作带来难得的机遇和严峻的挑战。利用网络的特性,以“网络政工”为触手,发挥技术优势,采用灵活多样的手段,可以提高青年民警政治思想工作的科技含量。遵从网络发展客观规律,从科技化、信息化和建立现代队伍管理制度的高度出发,以建设精干、高效政工队伍为理念,可以造就出符合时代特点的新型政工网络。     

Comparison of Rehydration Techniques for Fingerprinting the Deceased after Mummification

Postmortem decay causes fingertip decomposition, desiccation, shriveling, and rigidity, reducing the possibility of obtaining sufficiently clear fingerprints for identification. In this study, five rehydration solutions (ammonium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium hydroxide, urea, and warm water) followed by three fingerprint recording methods (photograph, inking roll, and dusting tape) were investigated to process mummified fingertips from an unidentified cadaver. The results show that sodium carbonate treatment is the most effective for minutiae restoration, followed by ammonium hydroxide treatment. This study also demonstrates that even those fingertips that previously failed in urea solution, 1% potassium hydroxide solution, and warm water treatment could be further improved with sodium carbonate solution to obtain qualified minutiae for fingerprint matching. The optimal procedure is rehydrating the desiccated fingertips with sodium carbonate solution for 24 h followed by dusting the finger and transferring the print to adhesive tape.     

THE LEGAL REGULATION ON BOARD SIZE IN CHINA: RETROSPECTION AND ANALYSIS

The issue of the board size includes sub-issues such as the number of directors and the structure of the board. Most management scholars believe that the number of directors, the proportion of different types of directors, and the power distribution between the board and managers, are important factors affecting the cost and performance of the board. The board size is also an interesting legal issue because it is subject to the company law. The existing Company Law of the People’s Republic of China sets upper and lower limits both on joint stock companies and limited companies. Such a strict legislative model is unique in the world. According to classical political theory, the recognition of free people is the most fundamental origin of the legitimacy of law. Therefore, the companies themselves are supposed to discover corporate governance pattern themselves. Is it necessary for legislators to set a limit on the number of directors? If so, should such limit be or permissive? What are the theoretical basis, the purpose, and the real effects of such a norm? This article attempts to answer the questions raised above.     

关于毛泽东为刘胡兰两次题词的考证

众所周知,"生的伟大,死的光荣"是毛泽东为刘胡兰烈士的题词.但是,毛泽东曾两次为刘胡兰烈士题词,以及第一次题词已经散失的情节则鲜为人知,其中第一次题词的手迹已尘封了半个世纪.     

从现代文明看企业民主管理定位

本文从多方面论述了现代文明的含义、政治文明在社会主义现代文明中的地位与作用、民主与集中的发展程度是政治文明进步与否的主要标志、基层民主政治的内涵、民主管理是基层民主政治建设的核心等论点, 论证了企业民主管理在现代文明中的重要地位, 阐明了企业民主管理的要素构成以及职工代表大会在企业民主管理中所起的主要载体作用。     

东南亚海盗的区域治理

一场突如其来的海啸在让人们承受巨大悲痛的同时,也让猖獗一时的海盗暂时销声匿迹。但这绝不意味着从此平安无事,海盗问题很可能因为海啸带来的贫困而重来。国际海事局海盗报告中心在2004年度报告中指出,印度尼西亚水域仍然是海盗袭击最多的地区。2004年共发生93起,虽较2003年的121起有所下降,但仍占全球海盗事件的1/4①。海盗作案设备更加先进,手段更加残忍,逐渐形成跨国有组织犯罪,并涉嫌与恐怖活动相结合。海盗罪行频发的背后有着复杂的政治、经济和社会原因。就被治理者海盗而言,政局的动荡是海盗频发的诱因,而生活的贫困则是海盗滋生的…