The lost 1990s? Personal reflections on a history of participatory technology development

This article traces a history of agricultural participatory research, largely from the author's personal experience. Participatory research in the 1970s was mostly led by disciplinary scientists, and characterised by innovative activities and open academic debate, with some recognition that policy and development practice was a political process. The 1980s saw a shift to learning from past experience, and a participatory mainstream developed, seeking methods for scaling up. Meanwhile, others sought to understand and influence policy and institutional change in their political and cultural contexts, and to keep open the academic debates. The author considers the 1990s as ‘lost years’, during which mainstream participatory practitioners became inward-looking development generalists, not so interested in learning from others outside their paradigm. The late 2000s provide a chance to re-recognise the political and cultural embeddedness of science and technology; re-introduce strong, widely based disciplines; and learn from past activities that resulted in positive development outcomes (planned or unplanned).     

开发百色起义资源 创新党员干部教育

在当今社会,百色起义红色资源仍然具有政治、经济、文化、教育等多方面的价值和意义,要开发利用于党员干部教育之中。充分开发其教育价值,做到内容创新、产品创新和方式创新,才能增强教育的针对性和实效性,切实提高广大党员干部的思想政治素质,为地方经济社会的科学发展提供强大的精神支持和思想动力。     

承前启后继往开来丰富和发展马克思主义建党思想--论党的第三代领导集体对马克思主义建党理论的重大贡献

中国共产党诞生80年来,坚持把马克思主义建党理论与中国共产主义运动相结合,取得了举世瞩目的成就.以江泽民为核心的第三代中央领导集体,承前启后,继往开来,进一步丰富和发展了马克思主义建党理论,形成了比较完整的党建理论体系,为无产阶级政党走向新的胜利奠定了坚实的理论基础.     

关于对领导干部实施党内监督的若干思考

在现实中实施对领导干部党内监督还存在不少需要解决的问题 ,某些领导干部败坏党风、违犯党纪的现象得不到有效的查处和制约。在新的历史时期 ,要加强对领导干部实施党内监督 ,必须完善党内监督机制 ,保证纪检部门权力的相对独立 ,规范党内监督制度 ,达成监督工作民主化     

党员干部必须树立正确的物质利益观

党员和干部的物质利益观是衡量他们是否先进的基本价值尺度，因而决定着他们能否成为实践社会主义核心价值体系的模范。新时期党的思想建设所面临的突出问题是错误的物质利益观在部分党员和干部中滋生蔓延，这是部分党员和干部背离社会主义核心价值体系的深刻思想根源。因此，树立正确的物质利益观是党员和干部实践社会主义核心价值体系的必然要求。     

新形势下高校党建带团建工作的方法和途径探析

党建带团建是加强基层团的建设的重大举措和有效途径。做好高校党建带团建工作,要突出"带",以"带"促"建",同时着重做好"建",以"建"跟"带"。要加强领导、突出重点、注重创新、务求实效,进一步做好新形势下高校党建带团建工作。     

延安时期政治传播的典型特征及其现实关联

本文从广义的政治传播学角度，考察延安时期各个社会予系统之间的相互关系。尤其关注在政治传播目标的实现进程中，党报媒介与之密切的内在勾连。重温历史不难发现，延安时期的政治传播有着丰富的理论价值和时代特征。当时多样又略显匮乏的媒介条件作为实现政治传播价值的主要途径，为我们优化今天的政治传播理念提供了可借鉴经验。从媒介传播角度看，媒介内容表达的公共性、独立性及传播路径的多元化和法理性成为当前政治传播的新思维。     

近10年来党的社会整合能力建设研究综述

党的社会整合能力建设是党夺取和巩固政权,提高执政水平的重要法宝。近10年来学术界对其进行了初步研究,取得一些成果：简要介绍党的社会整合能力建设的研究概况,从党的社会整合能力建设的相关概念、面临挑战、措施、重要意义、历史经验启示以及社会整合模式等六个方面评述主要理论观点;指出研究中存在的主要问题,提出深化研究的思路。     

反腐倡廉制度执行阻滞的调查及其执行力的强化路径

反腐倡廉制度执行阻滞有制度执行表面化、趋利化、停滞化三种表现形式。产生反腐倡廉制度执行阻滞的原因有四:执行刚度不强,执行决心不大;执行力度不够,执行能力不强;执行高度不高,执行标准不一;执行效度低下,执行手段不活。强化反腐倡廉制度执行力,必须树立重视制度执行力的观念,提高制度执行意识,增强执行制度的自觉性;要建立协调高效的制度执行机制;要以科学的态度和方法推进制度建设,着力强化制度的执行责任制和监督机制;要培育制度执行文化,形成抓制度落实的文化氛围。     

Operationalising participatory research and farmer-to-farmer extension: the Kamayoq in Peru

While rural poverty is endemic in the Andean region, structural adjustment programmes have led to a dismemberment of agricultural research and extension services so that they are unable to serve the needs of smallholder farmers. The NGO Practical Action has been working in the Andes to address farmers' veterinary and agriculture needs. The work has included the training of farmer-to-farmer extension agents, known locally as Kamayoq. The Kamayoq have encouraged farmer participatory research, and local farmers pay them for their veterinary and crop advisory services in cash or in kind. The Kamayoq model is largely an unsubsidised approach to the provision of appropriate technical services and encouragement of farmer participation. The model also illustrates that, in the context of encouraging farmer participation and innovation, NGOs have advantages over research organisations because of their long-term presence, ability to establish trust with local farmers, and their emphasis on social and community processes.