The Cuban Experience in East Germany: Academic Migration from 1960 to 2000

The partnership between revolutionary Cuba and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) offered a route for migration that had not been possible before. While academic exchange aimed to construct a socialist society in Cuba and strengthen the Socialist Bloc, as well as serving the economic and political interests of both states, the creation of a transnational academic elite and of intellectual collectives across borders also occurred as a by‐product of the exchange. This article shows how these ‘by‐products’ came into existence, and how academic exchange can be influenced by political, financial and organisational limitations.     

From Racial Mixture to Black Nation: Racialising Discourses in Brazil's African Affairs

The article links reflections about Brazilian race relations with institutional transnational dialogues between Brazil and ‘Africa’. I point out that although racial/cultural mixture and the ‘brown’ census category have traditionally reflected much of national identity in Brazil, Brazil today is increasingly spelling out its blackness, both on the national and international scenes. I highlight that, not by coincidence, this fact is happening at a historical moment when programmes of ‘black’ affirmative action and other differential politics in favour of Afro‐descendants are taking off in the country, and also at a time when Brazil is expanding its geopolitical and economic interests in Africa.     

数字经济范式与工作关系变革

数字经济的发展带来了自工业革命以来最深刻的社会变革。它对传统雇佣关系或工作关系产生了重大影响,使得岗位职责和技能更精确,工作场所不再受限,工作时间也更自由。同时,数字技术的应用,也不断推动各领域进行组织管理变革,使得劳动关系发生分化。为了更好地应对数字技术和数字经济的发展,政府应该适应技术创新与商业创新,并遵循既定的目标与原则进行制度创新。     

Criminal record stigma,race, and neighborhood inequality

Justice-involved people experience high levels of housing instability and residential mobility, making the housing search a recurrent part of life. Little is known, however, regarding how criminal record stigma functions in the rental housing market. This article examines how housing providers use criminal records to screen tenants in the rental housing market and whether it varies by type of neighborhood. I conduct an online correspondence audit to test discriminatory behaviors and find an adverse criminal record effect on housing opportunities. Many housing providers disqualify all tenants with a criminal record, even without information about the severity or timing of offenses. The criminal record effect is significantly stronger in gentrifying neighborhoods and in neighborhoods where the proportion of Black residents is dwindling. Tenant screening emerges as a central obstacle faced by the justice-involved population, vital to understanding the web of disadvantages that traps so many in the wake of the carceral state.     

Towards naval normalcy: 'open seas protection' and Sino-US maritime relations

On May 26th, 2015, China published its 10th Defense White Paper which integrated 'open seas protection', along with 'offshore waters defense', into its naval strategy. This shift in naval strategy, albeit largely anticipated, raises a series of important questions about China's maritime ambitions. This article seeks to analyze the causes, nature and challenges of China's latest shift in naval strategy, and its implications for Sino-US maritime relations. The article argues that China's latest shift in naval strategy is a logical corollary of the tension between China's expanding global interests and its asymmetric approach to sea power, and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provides the necessary stimulus and justification for such a shift. China's new naval strategy, the paper contends, denotes that it will develop a Mahanian blue-water navy and a basic network of overseas bases in the years ahead. Those two developments are expected to pose a series of significant challenges for China's foreign policy. The article argues that China's new naval strategy presents both challenges and opportunities for China and the world. To accomplish 'open seas protection', China will probably have to modify its policies on a range of issues, and moderate its competitive stance in the near seas. Although China's new naval strategy need not be interpreted in a competitive framework, it does present China with a stark choice: either it pursues more friendly attitudes towards its maritime ambitions by modifying its current policy, or it will be increasingly confronted by a coalition of hostile states.     

The Unintended Consequences of a European Neighbourhood Policy without Russia

ABSTRACT

After Russia’s retreat from the European Neighbourhood Policy, the EU’s policy towards its eastern neighbours was split up. The internal unintended consequence of the EU’s choice to leave its policy unaltered was a tension between the objective of privileged relations with ENP countries and a promise to recognise the interests of Russia as an equal partner. Externally, the unintended outcome was that this fostered two opposing strategic environments: a cooperative one for the EaP and a competitive one with Russia. In terms of the management of unintended consequences, the EU has actively sought to reinforce its normative hegemony towards EaP countries, while at the same time mitigating certain negative unintended effects.     

工会要在构建和谐劳动关系中有所可为

工会是社会经济矛盾尤其是劳动关系矛盾的产物.我国工会是党领导下的职工群众组织,是职工权益的代表者和维护者.在全面深化改革的新形势下,发展和谐劳动关系依然是工会的组织使命和社会责任.发展和谐劳动关系要抓住有利的政策契机,推动各级党委政府和劳动关系三方协商机制,营造依法协调劳动关系的制度环境.要在发展和谐劳动关系中彰显新作为,努力把工会建成职工信赖的“职工之家”,各级工会干部成为职工的“娘家人”,团结动员广大职工为实现中国梦不懈奋斗.     

India's Major Concerns about China and the Future of China-India Relations

Since 2014,the development of the China-India relationship has followed a trend of starting high and ending low.The China-India relationship warmed up rapidly in the first two years,which nevertheless failed to bring about a substantial breakthrough in their bilateral relations,as India's strategic doubts about China and their differences of interests on numerous issues still pose difficulties.     

和谐劳动关系视角下劳务派遣用工模式存在的问题及完善

劳务派遣是市场经济体制下人力资源创新配置所衍生出来的一种新型劳动关系,是市场化改革过程中政府、企业、劳动者三方综合选择的结果.多年来,劳务派遣凭借政策鼓励、用工成本低、用工模式灵活多变等取得了迅猛发展,但因其特殊的三方主体关系使得劳务派遣用工在实践中存在许多问题.本文以劳动关系和谐为出发点,总结了国内外规范使用劳务派遣用工模式的成功经验,提出目前我国应严格劳务派遣市场准入制度,强化劳务派遣监督管理机制,以期探索规范、科学的劳务派遣用工模式.     

近代中英关系史上的小斯当东--《小斯当东回忆录》译后余语

小斯当东是近代中英关系史中最具代表性的人物之一，他的商人、外交使节、议员等多重身份，使得他的经历富有故事性。他于1856年完成的《小斯当东回忆录》极具史料价值。从小斯当东的履历、小斯当东与中国、小斯当东与《大清律例》的翻译、小斯当东的英国议员经历等角度出发，可以展现《小斯当东回忆录》一书的主要内容，并勾勒出小斯当东在中英交往初期所发挥的独特作用。