Rescuing constructivism from the constructivists: a critical reading of constructivist interventions in Southeast Asian security

Abstract

Constructivist contributions to the study of Southeast Asian security raise much-needed awareness of identity concerns and introduce conceptual and methodological innovations into the study of identity. However, their shared rationalist proclivity to couple subjectivity with sovereignty revives the enduring problem of treating agency as ultimately pre-given. Contrary to their professed aim to restore to security studies an appreciation for history and practice, the contributions of many Southeast Asia constructivists are quite tellingly essentialist, particularly their concessions to state-centrism and ideational/normative determinism, both due partly to an uncritical emulation of rationalist constructivist perspectives in International Relations (IR) theory. In granting ontological priority to states, Southeast Asia constructivists cannot fully transcend reification because their denaturalizing of international anarchy or regions comes at the expense of a reified state. In reifying either the state or ideas/norms, their claim to privilege practice in their analyses of Southeast Asian security becomes suspect. But if process and practice are to be taken seriously, then Southeast Asia constructivists must avoid presuming a preordained subjectivity that invalidates their claim to study social construction.     

我国劳动与社会保障管理的现实及展望

当前,加强与创新社会管理成为我国社会事业改革的紧迫任务。作为改善民生的核心领域,劳动保障对构建和完善我国社会管理体系具有基础性的重大意义。文章分析了当前我国劳动与礼会保障管理中存在的问题与困境,并提出新形势下劳动保障管理的创新思路与的发展方向。     

“中国式”长假的法律治理路径研究——以落实带薪年休假为视角

以“堵”为特色的“中国式”长假近年来被社会持续关注.在法定假日不可能大幅度增加的背景下,能够分散游客,缓解拥堵的唯一途径只能是增加职工可自主支配的假期,也即职工带薪休假制度.虽然带薪休假早已是我国的一项法定制度,但由于具体制度的立法层次低,监督部门的柔性执法,以及违法成本较低,使得用人单位频频触碰红线.因此有必要在分析我国带薪年休假执行不力原因的基础上,探索落实该制度的具体措施,从而治理长假的拥堵之困.     

Armed Muslim Separatist Rebellion in Southeast Asia: Persistence,Prospects, and Implications

The persistence of armed Muslim separatist rebellion in Southeast Asia is demonstrated by the ongoing rebellions in Aceh and Mindanao. A strong regional identity infused with Islam has been a binding factor in these separatist movements. Their persistence demonstrates the failure of Indonesia and the Philippines in achieving legitimacy for their post-independence political structures as well as continued internal weakness. The prospects for their quick and peaceful resolution are not good. The external dimension of Muslim separatism has heightened mistrust among states in the region and raised apprehensions over the broader issue of Islamic fundamentalism and the implications for the region should Aceh and Mindanao achieve secession.     

论经济管理主体的经济法特色

经济管理主体主要是行政机关,不可避免地带有行政法色彩,然而,经济法的本质与核心,是国家通过法律手段对国民经济活动的宏观调控、组织与管理来促进经济的发展,各类国家管理机关必须根据国民经济和社会发展经济的指导性安排,依法行使经济职权,履行经济职责.因此,当行政机关担任国民经济管理者的角色时,必须彰显不同于单纯行政管理的经济法特色,才能更好地履行经济行政的职能.本文通过对"经济法特色"的法理分析,从机构设置、调控手段、管理对象三个方面阐述了经济管理主体的"经济法特色".     

我国司法文化建设的若干构想

司法文化是人类司法文明发展历史的重要积淀,它从根本上塑造着司法体制和司法制度,甚至影响着一个民族的精神气质和社会进程。然而,“民族的宗教、民族的政治制度、民族的伦理、民族的法制、民族的风俗以及民族的科学、艺术和技能,都具有民族精神的标记。”     

早期心肌缺血猝死心肌Ⅰ型胶原的表达

目的探讨Ⅰ型胶原蛋白在心肌早期缺血死后诊断中的法医学价值。方法将收集的案例心肌蜡块分为3组：正常对照组、早期心肌缺血组、心肌梗死组,用免疫组织化学技术（S-P法）,观察猝死心肌内Ⅰ型胶原的表达情况,对其结果进行半定量分析。结果早期心肌缺血组和心肌梗死组心肌细胞质以及细胞核染色阳性,且早期心肌缺血组与心肌梗死组表达强度相近,说明早期心肌缺血组在胶原网结构方面已经发生与心肌梗死相同的改变。结论Ⅰ型胶原可以作为早期心肌缺血的一个诊断指标。     

中西方经济法产生发展差异的文化解释

中西方经济法在经济背景及启动因素、法律体系形成的路径、生成的民商法秩序基础、社会本位和发展起点方面存在明显的差异。中西方经济法赖以生成的经济、政治、文化等因素的差异,从而决定了中西经济法生成道路的差异。其中,中西方文化的差异是两者差异存在的重要原因,从文化的视角可以从更深的层面审视和解释中西方经济法产生发展道路差异的原因所在。     

Financial Literacy and Retirement Planning among Government Officers in Malaysia

ABSTRACT

This study examines the level of financial literacy, financial behaviour and retirement planning behaviour and its dynamics among Malaysian government officers involving 320 employees working in the federal government administrative centre in Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur using a questionnaire. Findings show high level of financial literacy, good financial behaviour but a mediocre in retirement planning behaviour, and only education and personal income positively influence financial literacy. Age and gender of officers do not influence financial literacy. Furthermore, financial literacy does not correlate with retirement planning and neither does it mediate the relationship between financial behaviour and retirement planning.     

论新时期的职业教育

面向21世纪与知识经济时代的挑战,我国职业教育无论从自身内部。还是从外部环境.均遇到严峻的挑战和危机,与社会主义市场经济体制不相适应的深层次矛盾逐渐显现。特别是毕业生就业难的问题,严重制约着职业学校的生存和发展,诸多因素对毕业生就业造成的影响,日渐成为职业教育面对的重大难题和研究的一个重要课题。