Third Way decomposition and the rightward shift in Finnish and Swedish politics

Recent elections in Sweden and Finland are of note for contemporary politics. They confirm that the rightward shift in Nordic politics is not confined to Norway and Denmark but forms a more general trend. This includes increased appeal of both mainstream conservatives and populist radical right forces. This article contextualises this phenomenon within broader European developments. In accounting for the shift in question, the article stresses the cumulative effects of choices made by erstwhile centre-left hegemonic agents, most notably the consequences of the so-called Third Way. This perspective has the merit of providing a way for holding politicians accountable, and it avoids the fatalism entailed in invoking ‘inevitable’ structural developments.     

Give Me Shelter: Reexamining Military Intervention and the Monadic Democratic Peace

Increasing empirical evidence points to the existence of a monadic democratic peace. However, the quantitative literature on international conflict has yet to produce any compelling evidence that such a peace holds for one of the most prominent types of interstate force in use today, foreign military intervention. This study tests the hypotheses that democracies are less prone to intervene militarily and less likely to be the targets of such incursions. In doing so, it compares six overlapping theoretical perspectives on the monadic democratic peace. No empirical support is lent to the hypothesis that democracies intervene less often than nondemocracies, but considerable evidence indicates that democracies are rarely the targets of foreign military intervention. The latter result remains consistent across six different intervention populations from 1975 to 1996. Of the six theoretical perspectives analyzed, the institutional approach recently advanced by Bueno de Mesquita and his associates fares best. Its predictions match the empirical outcomes exactly. None of the other theoretical frameworks is even half right. In sum, it seems that democratic governance provides a barrier against foreign military intervention, but it does not limit intervention abroad.     

Toward a Multiprocess Model of Rivalry and the Democratic Peace

In this paper we examine recent efforts to combine quantitative research on the democratic peace with research on interstate rivalry. Using Monte Carlo simulations, we highlight problems with separately analyzing the processes associated with rivalry and the democratic peace. Specifically, we specify a multiprocess model and demonstrate that previous research on this topic may overestimate the pacifying effect of democracy on enduring rivalries. Since pairs of democracies are unlikely to experience interstate rivalry in the first place, the true effect of joint democracy is difficult to ascertain in a censored sample of interstate rivals. Our simulation results are consistent with historical data analysis that suggests that the pacifying effect of democracy is most pronounced in the enhanced probability of jointly democratic dyads averting the onset of rivalry. More generally, this article fits into a larger body of research that examines the confounding effect of selection bias on world politics research.     

政府审批的行为特征与审批扩张的原因分析

政府审批是一种直接性、微观性、受动性的政府管制行为.以科层制为特征的行政体制本身具有的审批"滋生效应",计划经济体制的影响作用,部门和个人的利益驱动以及一些利益团体的期望和推动是过度的政府审批产生的主要原因.     

干部选拔任用工作中的民主质量问题探析

近年来，干部选拔任用工作逐渐扩大民主，但是扩大民主后民主质量却不高，原因是多方面的，从主观方面来说，参与主体民主意识不强，民主素养不高，从客观方面来说，民主渠道不畅通；文件规范不明确；监督实施不到位。基于这种情况，提高干部选拔任用工作民主质量应该从以下几个方面着手：教育和引导群众，提高干部群众的民主素质；疏通民主渠道，为信息畅通搭建平台；完善文件规范，为具体操作统一标准；健全监督机制，为民主的落实建立机制保障。     

CAFTA价值链演进与“南南竞争”价值链发展战略构架

"企业+产业+国家"是全球价值链基本的"三维"发展战略构架。随着中国—东盟自由贸易区(CAFTA)等"南南竞争型"价值链的演进与生成,以"南北互补型"价值链为研究载体的全球价值链"三维"发展战略构架面临不足,需要进一步拓展。本文认为,CAFTA 价值链演进背景下"南南竞争"价值链发展战略构架,由产业网络组织价值创造评价,企业价值链动力扩散的分解、重组与极化,以及国家区位战略引力培育三大部分组成。这一新战略构架能创新和落实作为国家战略层面的广西北部湾经济区的开放与开发战略选择。     

‘Sexurity’ and its effects in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Newly recognised as a threat to global peace and security, sexual violence in conflict is now a fixed item on international security agendas. This marks significant progress for women, gender equality and the integrity of peace programmes. Our aim here, however, is to reflect upon the risks that inhere in this accomplishment. Through the concept of ‘sexurity’, a tripartite amalgam of the securitisation of sexual violence, the sexualisation of security, and the language of crisis, we outline the adverse effects of tethering sexual violence to security. This article concerns itself with the material and symbolic effects of ‘sexurity’ for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It first outlines ‘sexurity’ and the context of its emergence before, drawing on fieldwork in eastern DRC, the second part underlines the effects of ‘sexurity’ for the country.     

徐复观与《民主评论》

1949年,徐复观在香港创办《民主评论》。作为港台新儒家阵营宣讲传统文化的发言平台,《民评》在20世纪下半期的港台新儒学发展史上书写了浓重的一笔。本文主要目的是：首先梳理出徐复观等新儒家学人创办《民评》前后的因缘纠葛;其次是显现刊物发展过程中所面临的诸多曲折,如经费筹措的困难,刊物稿源及销路不畅等问题;最后论述刊物内部作者群思想理念上的分歧。     

著作权扩张及其缘由透视

对著作权法的历史考察表明,它代表了被保护权利的持续扩张,以及相应的在作品中作为公共领域部分的持续减少。著作权扩张表现在受保护的客体不断增加、著作权保护范围不断扩大、使用方式不断增多、著作权保护期限不断延长等方面。从技术发展方面看,技术因素对著作权扩张具有极大的影响。著作权的扩张不仅可以从著作权制度本身的角度加以考察,也可以从政治、文化视野和经济学的层面上分析。著作权扩张还可以从利益平衡原理得到解释。著作权扩张与限制的辩证关系也说明,利益平衡是著作权法永恒的主题。     

论社会主义劳动者的民主权及其实现

本文阐述了社会主义劳动者民主权由以产生的经济渊源 ,论证了不同劳动阶层在劳动力所有权和生产资料所有权上所体现的民主权利的差异 ;提出公民的民主权在总体上集合为立法权 ,并派生执法权、司法权和行政权 ,只有体现民主权的立法权 ,才是民主制的基本环节。