Limits of regulatory responsiveness: Democratic credentials of responsive regulation

Responsiveness and accountability constitute the process of democratic representation, reinforcing each other. Responsiveness asks elected representatives to adopt policies ex ante preferred by citizens, while accountability consists of the people's ex post sanctioning of the representatives based on policy outcomes. However, the regulatory literature tends to interpret responsiveness narrowly between a regulator and regulatees: the regulator is responsive to regulatees’ compliance without considering broader public needs and preferences. Democratic regulatory responsiveness requires that the regulator should be responsive to the people, not just regulatees. We address this theoretical gap by pointing out the perils of regulatory capture and advancing John Braithwaite's idea of tripartism as a remedy. We draw out two conditions of democratic regulatory responsiveness from Philip Selznick – comprehensiveness and proactiveness. We then propose overlapping networked responsiveness based on indirect reciprocity among various stakeholders. This mechanism is the key to connecting regulatory responsiveness with accountability.     

Deeper Commitment to Human Rights Treaties: Signaling and Investment Risk Perception

Why do some leaders make deeper commitments to human rights treaties (HRAs) by consenting to receive extra monitoring of complaints or communications from individual citizens? Extant theory suggests leaders join HRAs for tangible benefits. However, empirical support for this argument is mixed. To address this mismatch, we approach this question from a different angle. We argue that by ratifying HRAs, leaders send a signal that they are reliable partners who value future returns. Accepting optional articles and protocols that increase monitoring of the state’s human rights behavior, without changing the state’s substantive obligations, helps better signal that the regime does not fear instability nor sees the need to resort to the proscribed abuses in the future. This, in turn, serves as an important middle step to recognizing tangible benefits, such as foreign direct investment, by improving investors’ risk perception of ratified countries.     

石原现象及其成因分析

石原现象是日本国内政治环境整体"右倾化"的具体表象之一,以其所代表的右翼势力为主要依托,其主要特点是思想上体现右倾与民族主义情结,行为上进行组织整合、企图问鼎国家政权,在政策主张上修宪、改变国家制度以及外交上的排外反华等;其产生与持续演化,受到日本的经济萧条、政党制度、社会思潮与日本文化的特性等诸多因素共同作用。石原现象不仅冲击了日本政局、毒化了日本社会,也严重损害了中日关系,必须引起重视与警惕。在安倍当政且日本第三极势力崛起后,注重研究石原现象是审视日本内政外交之间多元互动、应对日本在整个国际格局中非良性作用渗透的重要参照物。     

我国复杂产品系统自主创新研究

在比较优势逐渐丧失和存在发达国家压制的情况下,自主创新对于发展中国家技术追赶战略的实现至关重要.复杂产品系统在现代经济发展中发挥着重要作用,而我国复杂产品系统技术水平与发达国家相比差距较大,所以复杂产品系统的自主创新成为理论和实践中关注的焦点.通过研究发现:引进消化吸收再创新是发展中国家技术能力发展的一般轨迹,我国复杂产品系统自主创新的实现也应遵循这一路径;由于我国作为创新主体的企业大多存在技术、资本等各种资源相对匮乏和复杂产品系统涉及技术领域多、开发规模大、创新风险高等特性的问题,合作创新网络就成为我国复杂产品系统自主创新的最佳组织形式;面临发达国家的技术封锁策略,我国复杂产品系统自主创新依赖于国内技术集成创新来实现.我国干熄焦技术装置自主创新的实践验证了以上观点.     

病毒性出血败血症病毒实时荧光RT-RPA恒温检测方法的建立

为建立一种简单、快速的病毒性出血败血症病毒(VHSV)检测方法,本研究通过比较分析VHSV N基因的保守序列,设计了多对引物和一条探针。经过筛选优化,建立了实时荧光RT-RPA检测方法。该方法在39℃恒温反应20 min即可快速、特异性地检测出VHSV,与其他水生动物病毒不发生交叉反应,该方法检测限为1.83×10^3PFU/mL,利用本研究方法对30份鲑鳟鱼临床样品以及9份鱼类疫病病原样品进行检测,检测结果与荧光定量PCR方法结果一致。上述结果表明,本研究建立的检测方法操作简单,反应灵敏,结果可靠,仪器依赖性低,适用于现场对VHSV快速检测。     

The Butterfly Effect and the Making of 'Ping-Pong Diplomacy'

With the aid of the 'butterfly effect' theory, this article investigates the role of ordinary individuals, both Chinese and American, in the formulation, implementation and promotion of 'Ping Pong Diplomacy', which brought about the US‐China rapprochement in the early 1970s. Through examining the twists and turns in the process of 'Ping Pong Diplomacy' making, this study intends to bring one's attention to a number of seemingly less significant historical episodes and their long-term impact on US‐China relations. Like small butterflies whose spontaneous actions can generate unexpected climatic changes, the various individuals in this study, including players and officials of the table-tennis teams, low-ranking diplomats and journalists, played an indispensable part in bringing forth a dramatic transformation in US‐China relations, which in turn altered the Cold War climate in general.     

海盗与海上武装抢劫犯罪的统计和分析（2000-2010）

海盗和海上武装抢劫犯罪是当前重要的非传统安全威胁之一,对国际航运产生了消极影响并造成了相当大的损失。大多数学者在论及海盗和海上武装抢劫犯罪时既没有区分二者的不同,也没有交代这些案件的详细情况。本文根据《联合国海洋法公约》和国际海事组织提供的相关资料,指出海盗和海上武装抢劫犯罪之间存在着本质区别,重点分析2000-2010年海盗和海上武装抢劫的特点、变化趋势及其原因。     

胸膜肺炎放线杆菌感染对猪血液生化指标的影响

将24头健康DLY仔猪按性别、体重随机分为2组,采用鼻腔喷雾法分别接种生理盐水(对照组)和含3.8×107 CFU/mL胸膜肺炎放线杆菌(APP)的稀释液(试验组),研究了APP感染对猪血液生化指标的影响。血液生化指标由Airone-200RA全自动生化分析仪检测。结果显示,与对照组猪相比,试验组猪血清中TP含量略有升高(P>0.05),GLB含量极显著升高(P<0.01),ALB含量、A/G值极显著下降(P<0.01);ALT、AST活性升高,其中AST活性升高极显著(P<0.01),而LT/ST值下降显著(P<0.05);IBIL、TBIL浓度及IB/DB值极显著升高(P<0.01),DBIL浓度略有下降(P>0.05);BUN、CRE浓度均略有升高(P>0.05);GLU浓度、AKP活性极显著下降(P<0.01),Ca浓度及Ca/P值极显著下降(P<0.01),P浓度显著升高(P<0.05)。结果表明,胸膜肺炎放线杆菌感染引起了猪严重的肝功能代谢障碍,血糖和血钙显著下降,肾排泄负荷增加。     

CAFIU Has a Great Role to Play in NGO International Exchanges

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of CAFIU.Since its establishment,CAFIU has always stayed committed to the Independent Foreign Policy of Peace and reached out widely to promote international understanding and friendship and to safeguard world peace.Ten year ago when I was still Secretary-General of CAFIU,it published a photo album in commemoration of     

微小牛蜱Bm91基因的克隆及在毕赤酵母中的表达

从我国半饱血微小牛蜱雌性成蜱肠道和唾液腺中提取总RNA;参照GenBank中已发表的微小牛蜱Bin91基因的核苷酸序列,设计了1对特异性引物.采用RT-PCR技术扩增Bm91基因,测序正确后将其亚克隆到巴斯德毕赤酵母分泌型表达载体pPIC9K的EcoR I酶切位点,构建重组表达载体pPIC9K-Bm91.再次测序正确后将其用Sac Ⅰ内切酶线性化,电转化毕赤酵母GS115并经G418抗性筛选高拷贝重组菌株后用甲醇诱导表达.表达产物经SDS-PAGE和Western-blot分析,结果显示,Bm91基因获得了成功表达,诱导表达的培养上清液中表达出具有反应活性的83 ku的重组Bm91蛋白.