Belgium's Anti-Sect War

Since the suicide—homicide of 53 members of the Order of the Solar Temple in 1994 and the gas attempt by Aum Shinrikyo in Tokyo's subway in 1995, a number of European states have decided to fight against sects. France and Belgium are in the forefront of this battle. Both countries have set up official observatories of sects and state agencies involving various ministries to combat them. Preventive policies targeting sects are being carried out. In Belgium, the Anthroposophic Society, a philosophical movement listed as 1 of 189 sects suspected of being dangerous, has sued one federal entity that printed unfounded accusations against their movement in a widely distributed brochure against sects. The same Anthoposophic Society has also petitioned the Court of Arbitration to have the law establishing an observatory of sects annuled. This report deals with both legal actions.     

社会文明结构:二分法抑或三分法

社会文明结构是一个比较具有争议性的问题，其中二分法和三分法的争论尤为激烈。二分法是一种长期以来居于学术界正统地位的观点，然而它具有在科学上的不严格性及与社会实践的不相适应性等缺点。社会文明的结构应该是物质文明、制度文明、精神文明这三个要素的统一体。制度文明是一种与物质文明、精神文明相区别的独立的客观的社会存在。构建“制度文明”范畴，引入物质文明、制度文明、精神文明三分法，具有众多的理论依据和重大的社会实践意义。     

Childhood poverty and evidence-based policy engagement in Ethiopia

This article explores efforts to bridge multi-disciplinary research and policy engagement to tackle child poverty in the contexts of developing countries, based on the experiences of Young Lives, an international longitudinal policy-research project. It focuses on a case study involving the application of research evidence on child poverty to shape policy debates concerning Ethiopia's second-generation Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2006–2010). The discussion is situated within theoretical literature on the interface between knowledge, policy, and practice, which supports the conceptualisation of policy making as a non-linear dynamic process. It pays particular attention to the importance of understanding the political and policy contexts of Southern countries, rather than assuming that they should simply import Northern-derived models of advocacy. It concludes by identifying general lessons for translating research into social-policy change.     

做好群众工作推动和谐社会建设

密切联系群众是我们党的最大优势。做好群众工作是构建社会主义社会和谐的需要。新的历史时期，做好群众工作，必须把握好“情、理、法”三个重点。而坚持教育群众与服务群众相统一，提高群众工作的针对性和有效性，建立健全党群干群沟通机制，是做好群众工作的重要途径。     

原语主义与译语主义——中日早期天主教术语翻译问题探析

异质文化之间的"不可共量性(incommensurability)"是导致异质语言对译难题的根源所在。为达到相异文化之间的交流与理解,首先应当面对的问题就是语言的障碍。16世纪东来天主教耶酥会士在面对中日文化时首先遭遇的就是天主教术语的翻译问题,因中日文化性格与地位的不同而分别采取了不同的翻译原则法,在日本最后采取了直接音译的原语主义,在中国则是意译的译语主义。     

New forms of environmental governance? A case study of Costa Rican environmental NGOs

Increasingly development theorists and practitioners view NGOs as catalysts of sustainable development. NGOs have been regarded as champions of democratisation and promoters of new ways of engaging in politics, with considerable influence on the development of civil society and new partnerships in environmental and social advocacy. This article analyses the ways in which Costa Rican environmental NGOs (ENGOs) engage in politics, by focusing on their perceptions of their roles in environmental governance and in representation of civil society. The results of this study suggest that the ENGOs' ways of engaging in politics differ little from traditional forms of governance, while their conceptions of engaging in politics without being political are novel. While most ENGOs had no clear conception of the stakeholders whom they were supposed to be representing, the notion of representativeness is complex and should be revisited.     

International volunteering for development and sustainability: outdated paternalism or a radical response to globalisation?

This article discusses the history and evolution of international volunteer-sending agencies and volunteers as a response not only to symptoms but also to causes of global poverty and inequality. It considers how international volunteers might be defined, what makes their role different from other forms of overseas development assistance (particularly their contribution to capacity development), and the positives and negatives that may accompany those differences. It also reflects on international volunteers' suitability as contributors in the transition to a globally more ecologically sustainable state, presenting some insights from volunteers and other stakeholders.     

构建社会“安全网”：我国社会政策意欲何为与何以所为

在全球风险社会的背案下，由于我国正在进行着急剧的双重社会转型，这必然使我国置于更为复杂的转型风险社会的背景之下。转型风险社会导致了问题的“井喷”现象，使我国的社会安全面临严重的挑战。为了应对这一挑战，从社会政策的角度来看，我国应该建立起以风险意识为取向的积极社会政策，从而构建起整个社会的“安全网”，维护社会的和谐。     

警务活动与非警务活动之界分——一个辩证的观点

警务活动与非警务活动之界分是公安执法实践中的一个重要问题，对基层公安工作有很大的影响。目前学界对公安机关警务活动与非警务活动的界分存在一定的问题，公安机关警务活动的范围应当依据法律的规定以及公安机关自身的性质来决定。警务活动可分为主体型与非主体型警务活动，很多所谓的“非警务活动”，其实应当属于警务活动的范畴。相应地，这些“非警务活动”之所以造成了不良影响，原因不在于其是“非警务活动”，而在于执法的规范化存在问题。     

Towards a policy framework for the empowerment of social movements

As they move from responding to needs and demands to a more rights-based approach, some French NGOs are rethinking both their areas of work and their ways of working. ‘Empowerment’ has become a key concept in this changing context, although it is sometimes difficult to know how best to apply it and understand what it really means in an NGO setting. This article shares some thinking on empowerment, analysing its ‘object’ (individuals, organisations, networks, or movements) and the ‘process’ through which it is realised. Drawing on the author's own experience and on a brief literature review, it is illustrated by the examples of the international disability and US gay rights movements.