十七大报告与党的建设的新探索

十七大报告在党的建设方面提出了许多新的理论和举措,特别是在思想建设、组织建设、作风建设三个方面表现的十分明显。重视加强制度建设也是十七大报告的一大特色。把这些方针认真落实和贯彻,无疑有利于促进党的建设。     

用“十七大”精神指导工会工作

党的十七大报告是我党在新时期、新阶段的政治宣言,也是工会工作的总纲。保证以党的十七大精神指导做好工会工作,关键是要全面准确学习、把握十七大精神,把充分发挥工人阶级的主力军作用与维护好广大职工群众的合法权益有机结合起来,全面构建和谐稳定的劳动关系,有力地服务于党和国家的工作大局。     

“群众性政党”的提出与中共四大的作用

"群众性政党"的目标,出于共产国际四大。由于当时中国共产党尚处于幼年 时期,党的力量和影响都不大,因而遭到共产国际代表马林的轻视,反对将中国共产党建 设成群众性的政党,并把中国革命的希望寄托于国民党身上。中共四大根据建设群众性政 党的目标,加强了党的建设,使党开始走上群众性政党的道路。"五卅"运动的成功,标志着 中国共产党发展成为群众性的政党。     

The Piper Played to Us All: Orchestrating the Cultural Cold War in the USA, Europe, and Latin America

Review of a recent book on the Congress for Cultural Freedom by British author and documentary filmmaker Frances Stono Saunders, Who Paid the Piper? The CIA and the Cultural Cold War (London: Granta, 1999), leads into an examination of the cold war ideological contest in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Particular attention is given to the Americas and U.S. efforts to manipulate the social sciences as instruments of hemispheric control. Saunder's book is compared and contrasted to other works on the cultural cold war, while extensive references are provided for further reading and research.     

The Impact of Partisan Gerrymandering on Political Parties

The relationship between votes and seats in the legislature lies at the heart of democratic governance. However, there has been little previous work on the downstream effects of partisan gerrymandering on the health of political parties. In this study, we conduct a comprehensive examination of the impact of partisan advantage in the districting process on an array of downstream outcomes. We find that districting bias impedes numerous party functions at both the congressional and state house levels. Candidates are less likely to contest districts when their party is disadvantaged by a districting plan. Candidates that do choose to run are more likely to have weak resumes. Donors are less willing to contribute money. And ordinary voters are less apt to support the targeted party. These results suggest that gerrymandering has long-term effects on the health of the democratic process beyond simply costing or gaining parties seats in the legislature.     

非公有制企业应当实行职工代表大会制度

原先公有制企业实行的职工代表大会制度是具有中国特色的工人参与企业管理的一种形式。若干年来,职工代表大会制度对维护职工合法权益、促进企业和基层民主的发展产生并继续产生着重要的作用。职工代表大会不仅适用于非公有制企业,而且应当成为非公有制企业民主管理的基本形式。     

Setting a Course: Congressional Foreign Policy Entrepreneurs In Post-World War II U.S. Foreign Policy

"Congressional foreign policy entrepreneurs" are those legislators who initiate their own foreign policy agendas. These individuals seek to frame policy discussions and mobilize public and interest group interest; to direct congressional agendas toward specific foreign policy issues; to structure and influence the formulation of foreign policies by the executive branch; to revise, refocus, or reformulate foreign policies; to generate alternative and replacement foreign policies; and to fill policy vacuums with their own preferred foreign policies. This paper examines the evolution and impact of such entrepreneurs across the periods of the Cold War Consensus (1946–1967), the Cold War Dissensus (1968–1989), and the Post-Cold War (1990–2000). The paper first provides an overview of the concept of foreign policy entrepreneurs. It then turns to case studies of entrepreneurial initiatives from three prolific entrepreneurs whose careers span the post-World War II era: Senators Jacob Javits, Edward Kennedy, and Christopher Dodd. Together, the overview and cases shed light on the different avenues and activities that entrepreneurs use to address their preferred issues and the impact entrepreneurs have on policy, as well as highlight changes in both over time.     

试论人大代表的素质

人大代表作为选民的“受托人”,在行使职权的过程中,其言论和行为始终要围绕着选民的利益和意志。人大代表应具备代表意识、较高的文化素质、较强的判断能力和有较强的工作能力、协调能力以及一定的法律知识。职业代表制的引入是提高人大代表素质的有利途径。     

曼莫汗·辛格政府外交政策的调整

重新执政的国大党辛格政府在评估周边环境的基础上,对印度的周边外交政策作了调整,涉及到南亚、印美、中印关系和进一步发扬不结盟精神,展示了21世纪印度外交的特点与动向。调整后的外交政策更加灵活务实,充分反映了印度独立的外交原则和价值观念。     

理论创新与实践发展的双重维度：论党的十八大与思想政治教育发展

党的十八大报告是党团结带领全国各族人民坚定不移走中国特色社会主义道路,在新的历史起点上继续发展中国特色社会主义的政治宣言和行动纲领,更是指导新时期思想政治教育工作的重要文献。它的理论意义在于深化了思想政治教育学科的指导思想与时代内涵,而它的实践意义则在于拓展了思想政治教育的载体和创新了思想政治教育工作的实践路径。