以"三个代表"的重要思想为指导切实加强和改进思想政治工作

当前思想政治工作所面临的主要问题是:传统价值观的普遍失落;思想政治工作形式与内容脱离;不正之风和腐败现象的滋生蔓延;等等。在革命战争年代和建国初期,党依靠强有力的思想政治工作赢得了人民群众的拥护与支持。在改革开放的今天,我们必须继承和发扬党的优良传统,并以江泽民同志“三个代表”的重要思想作为新时期思想政治工作的基本原则和行动指南,切实加强和改进思想政治工作。     

论加强我国社会主义政治文明建设

政治文明是社会主义现代化题中应有之义。党的十六大把政治文明建设与全面建设小康社会的目标紧密联系起来,标志着我们党对社会发展规律和社会文明进步趋势的认识的深化。大力推进社会主义政治文明建设是深化政治体制改革的必然要求,在经济体制改革比较成熟和政治体制改革“存量”比较坚实的情况下,在一个更高层次上通过深化改革推进社会主义政治文明建设是水到渠成的。全面建设小康社会的目标,是中国特色社会主义经济、政治、文化全面发展的目标,把政治体制改革和政治文明建设提到了更加重要的议事日程上来。     

一场跨大西洋的"学派大辩论"

以德.代元主编的《国际关系理论批判》作为分析文本,着重评述最近出现的英美学派“大辩论”所涵盖的3个基本问题。目前这场仍在继续的“学派大辩论”,为我们认识国际关系学界两种不同的理论发展取向提供了有益的视角。尤其是,这场“后学”视角下的“学派大辩论”清晰地勾勒出一幅“非线性拓展的国际关系理论未来图画”。     

Going it Alone? The Choice of Political Union in British Politics

This article explores the inter‐related debates over Britain's relationship with the EU and that over the future of the UK. It argues that euroscepticism and Scottish independence are based on exceptionalist identities that now revolve around economic policy. Elite euroscepticism cleaves to a neoliberal vision of minimalist regulation, while advocates of Scottish independence claim Westminster's austerity policies make the British Union incompatible with social democracy. However, this presentation of the choice facing British voters ignores the serious contradictions that overhauling the current order entails. Both forms of exceptionalism fail to recognize the significant limitations of self‐government outside and within the EU. If Conservatives can contain their neoliberal flirtation with EU withdrawal they are very well placed to prosper electorally. The dilemma of which union(s) to choose might thus constitute the prelude to the entrenchment of the economic and political order that gave rise to such contestation in the first place.     

“Voluntary PR Voting” in the Election of Swiss Regional Governments

This paper analyses citizens' voting behaviour in the April 2011 elections of the regional governments in the cantons of Zurich and Lucerne. These elections were conducted with a majoritarian electoral system in a multi‐member district. In both cantons, the number of candidates in competition is relatively limited due to “voluntary PR”, that is, a coordination effort among parties that aims to achieve a proportional distribution of government seats. If citizens cast all of their votes, they must support candidates from various ideological camps. Alternatively, they can limit the number of votes used to cast a more concentrated vote. This paper examines what factors lead citizens to cast an ideologically concentrated or dispersed vote. The results show that the degree of ideological concentration of citizens' votes is related to partisan preferences, strategic considerations, political knowledge, and the level of satisfaction with the government performance.     

The Big Five in Context: Personality,Diversity and Attitudes toward Equal Opportunities for Immigrants in Switzerland

The paper analyzes the link between personality traits and attitudes of Swiss citizens toward equal opportunities for immigrants. In particular, we examine the extent to which this relationship is moderated by the socio‐structural context. We test the assumption that the direct links between personality traits and attitudes toward equal opportunities are strengthened by perceived ethnic diversity. Based on our empirical analyses, we are able to replicate central findings of the research on personality traits and attitudes toward immigrants for the Swiss context. While openness toward experience and agreeableness are positively related to a preference for equal opportunities, conscientiousness is negatively linked to these attitudes. Furthermore, our results reveal that the link between conscientiousness and attitudes toward equal opportunities is significantly moderated by the perceived share of foreigners in the neighborhood. This finding is especially relevant for future research on the effects of personality traits.     

Dynastic Politics: Family Ties in the Greek Parliament, 2000–12

Fluctuations in the presence of dynastic politicians in national legislatures are seen as an important indicator of political modernisation. Drawing on original biographical details of Greek Members of Parliament (MPs) from the six most recent parliamentary terms, we document the existence of a substantial and relatively stable pool of dynastic MPs. Their numbers only appear to shrink, albeit not too dramatically, in the 2012 elections, which also marked the collapse of the traditional party system. Findings highlight patterns of stability that have remained unnoticed under more visible shifts in party competition during the economic crisis.     

Good Governance and Bermuda’s Public Access to Information Act

Abstract

This paper examines the context surrounding, and debates concerning, freedom of information-type legislation in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It situates the law within a wider push by the British Government for good governance in the British Overseas Territories. It explores the expectation for more ‘open and transparent’ government held by international government organisations, the British Government, and the Bermudian electorate. It analyses the resultant political debates, which are framed by traditions of governance that encouraged secrecy and legacies of distrust between political parties formed soon after universal suffrage was introduced in the 1960s. It investigates the implementation of the Act in response to global, metropolitan and local pressures.     

论社会的科技化与治安防范的科技化

科学技术作为一种积极的生产力,直接或间接地改变着社会的政治、经济结构,改变着人类的生活方式和思想观念.我们应当将先进的科学技术运用到治安防范中去,争取早日使治安防范科技化、高效化.