论全面落实依法治国基本方略的途径

依法治国是社会主义民主政治的基本要求，是全面建设小康社会的重要目标。全面落实依法治国基本方略是新时期的一项重大战略任务，必须完善立法，加强宪法和法律实施，深化司法体制改革，弘扬法治精神。     

论地方人大及其常委会行使监督权存在的主要问题与对策

目前各级地方人大及其常委会在监督工作中所遇到的问题主要有人员认识、党政关系、法制建设、自身素质等四个方面,对这些问题必须通过加强教育、理顺关系、抓紧立法、明确原则、建设自身等措施来解决.     

党的十八大以来意识形态建设的伟大创新和基本经验研究

党的十八大以来,以习近平同志为核心的党中央把建设具有强大凝聚力和引领力的社会主义意识形态摆在全局工作的重要位置,作出一系列重大决策,实施一系列重大举措,既进行了彪炳史册的创新创造,取得了极其伟大的成就,也积累了丰富的宝贵的历史经验,在实践中不断深化对意识形态建设的规律性认识,为开启全面建设社会主义现代化强国新征程提供了坚强思想保证和强大精神力量。     

The Unscientific Determinants of Voting on a Controversial Scientific Issue: An Evaluation of Biofuels Policy in the U.S. Congress

Whether allegiance to party or the preferences of constituents are most important in an elected representative's voting decision has been a long‐running question in political science. This study contributes to this debate through an evaluation of biofuels policy in the U.S. Congress. Results indicate that in this policy area the House and Senate balance these influences differently, with partisanship playing a significant role in the House but not in the Senate. Analysis of voting on this issue indicates that there are important distinctions between how a legislator views the overall partisan preferences of constituents in their district or state versus how they view the interests of particular groups of constituents; when the concentration of agricultural interests in a legislator's district or state is great enough, it can override the effects of party for this issue, which suggests that legislators are especially concerned with specific constituency groups in their district or state that would stand to gain or lose from a policy. The proposition that a legislator is most likely to do that which benefits him or her most regardless of the available science relevant to a policy is a useful starting point for understanding what has been found in this research project.     

Partisan Discourse,Polarization, and the Politics of Military Fatalities in Iraq

Public deliberation on the costs of war is important to democratic decision-making. This article explores congressional rhetoric about military fatalities within the U.S. House of Representatives and in television news media interviews from 2004 to 2006. In the House, the results are consistent with the “ideological opportunism” model of congressional rhetoric, which suggests that politicians–particularly the president’s partisan opponents–will be highly communicative about combat deaths in an effort to express ideological perspectives on war and criticize opponents’ positions. The results also show that as local combat fatalities accumulate, the president’s partisan opponents tend to become increasingly vocal about these deaths. The results do not support the “newsworthiness” model of congressional rhetoric in TV media interviews, which expects opposition party support and presidential party criticism of the president. Politicians on the far ends of the ideological spectrum dominate discussions about the loss of troops in the House, and politicians in both the House and TV news interviews advance largely unwavering partisan positions on the conduct of war. The findings suggest members of Congress reinforce political polarization in debates over the use of force.     

戈尔巴乔夫的民主化改革及其教训——苏联人民代表大会体制的确立与影响

苏联问题的根子在政治体制,进行政治体制改革是苏联改革的题中应有之义。苏联改革政治体制的核心是解决公民与政权分离的问题,消除经济改革的障碍机制,为此,戈尔巴乔夫以列宁提出的＂一切权力归苏维埃＂为目标,试图通过全民选举苏维埃代表来实现公民与政权的结合,但实践的结果证明此路不通。本文分析了＂一切权力归苏维埃＂行不通的原因和造成的严重后果,总结了苏联政治体制改革的教训。     

十六大以来中央领导集体党建理论的新发展

十六大以来,以胡锦涛为总书记的党中央坚持以马列主义、毛泽东思想、邓小平理论和"三个代表"重要思想为指导,在党的建设问题上进行新的探索,及时总结党建新经验,取得了一系列重大的理论成果。     

十六大以来多党合作和政治协商制度的发展创新及其现实意义

党的十六大以来,以胡锦涛同志为总书记的党中央,着力推进我国多党合作和政治协商制度建设。明确坚持和完善中国共产党领导的多党合作和政治协商制度是建设社会主义政治文明的重要内容;提出发展是中国共产党执政兴国的第一要务,也是各民主党派参政议政的第一要务;完善了对新世纪新阶段民主党派性质的表述;完善了政治协商的原则、形式、内容和程序;完善了民主监督机制。这一理论的发展创新及其实践将有助于增进国际国内社会对这一政治制度的认同,将会促进中国特色社会主义政治、经济、文化、社会等方面的发展,具有重大的现实意义。     

浅议我国人大代表的专职化

为了完善我国的人大代表制度，使之更好地发挥立法监督作用，许多学者都对人大代表是否应实行专职化进行了激烈的讨论，通过对西方专职代表制的产生及特点的介绍，并在分析中国人大代表兼职化所带来的种种弊端的基础上，提出几点完善人大代表专职化的对策建议。     

美国外贸政策决策机制的变革——美国《1934年互惠贸易协定法》述评

<1934年互惠贸易协定法>的通过是美国贸易政策与立法发生重大转变的标志."1934年体制"导致美国<联邦宪法>中由国会主导的贸易政策规制体制真正开始向由国会与总统共享决策体制的过渡完成.其中所涉及的深刻的国际与国内政治一经济背景是解读这一体制的关键所在.审视这一体制并廓清其中所含的法律机理,有助于我们深入剖析美国贸易政策的历史流变,其影响表现在对美国国内贸易政策与国际贸易体制两个层面.