Reforming sacred institutions: the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Roman Catholic Church compared

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) are both conceptualized as sacred institutions, with many features of ideology/theology, hierocratic structure, and policy process in common. After periods of exclusion, they both also faced strong pressures to adapt to changes in the modern world, both internal and external, and to reduce status differentiation within the hierarchy and between the clergy/apparatchiki hierarchy and the laity/population. The present article compares and contrasts de-Stalinization under Khrushchev (1956–1964) with the results of Vatican II (1959–1965), and Gorbachev’s reforms (1985–1991) with the efforts of Pope Francis to reform the RCC (2013–present). The comparisons validate the explanatory power of the noted similarities between these sacred institutions, while also highlighting significant differences in structure, mission, and process, which explain why Pope Francis has adopted an incremental strategy for reform of the RCC, in contrast to Gorbachev’s revolutionary strategy for reforming the CPSU.     

日本金融机构破产处理

泡沫经济崩溃后日本爆发金融危机,金融机构破产风潮由中小规模向大型金融机构波及。在金融机构破产制度建设方面,日本“护送船队”式行政保护凸显制度缺陷,政府实施了从时限性措施到永久性长效处理框架的制度改革,建立健全了常规处理和应对危机事态的特别处理机制,形成了以中央银行特别融资、存款保险制度和金融机构破产处理框架为中心的金融安全网,为维持信用秩序稳定、防止金融系统性风险扩散建立了较为完善的制度保障。     

Managing Power Transitions: Towards a 21stCentury Concert of Powers

Power shifts and especially power transitions in the international system areoften associated with (military) confl ict. Power Transition Theory (PTT) does offer ananalysis of this phenomenon but no remedy. We suggest easing the tensions related toongoing worldwide power shifts by introducing a new informal multilateral securitygovernance institution, based on the idea of a concert of powers. The historical EuropeanConcert of the 19th century prevented the outbreak of great power wars for more than ageneration by providing a cooperation framework, based on shared norms and commonprocedures. In this article we explore the possibility of utilizing a modernized concertof powers as a framework for managing the coming power shifts. In order to do so, weintroduce two new elements in Power Transition Theory: (1) the importance of the (dis)satisfaction of the declining hegemon with the anticipated future order, and (2) a broadermultilateral framework of major powers that overcomes the Power Transition Theory’straditional bilateral “duel” situation. On this basis, institutionalized power transitionmanagement becomes possible. We then work out the norms, strengths and weaknessesof the historical concert and update it with a few new features that would be necessaryfor it to be successful in the 21st century.     

浅谈高校改革中的思想政治工作

随着改革开放的深入发展和社会主义市场经济体制的逐步建立,社会对人才素质提出了更高要求。高等教育要充分有效地发挥思想政治的服务和保证功能,才能适应形势发展需要。     

论高等学校实施性别教育的价值取向与可能性

以建构高等学校德育和专业人才综合素质培养的社会性别向度、彰显性别理论学术研究、规范高等学校性别知识体系建设、将性别教育纳入高师教育主流体系、加强对高等学校实施性别教育的教育行政管理为主要目标;以建构社会性别发展性高等学校德育模式、在高等学校人才培养方案中建构社会性别理论通识教育、在教师教育中实施社会性别意识教育为主要措施,发挥高校教育在促进性别平等发展中的积极作用,将是促进高校教育公平和消除性别歧视的有益探索。     

浅议警务督察机构的职责

警务督察是指公安机关的督察机构及其督察人员,依照法律、法规、规章以及法定程序和原则,对公安机关及其人民警察依法履行职责、行使职权和遵守纪律的情况,进行监督检查的行政执法行为。按照《公安机关督察条例》,从理论上可将警务督察机构的职责分为十项。本文就警务督察机构的十项职责的内涵及履行职责的方法进行了探讨。     

工会会员发展工作亟待突破的领域--关于公有制企业、事业单位进城务工人员加入工会情况的调查

在公有制企事业单位从业的进城务工人员加入工会组织问题,由于受经济关系、利益关系、劳动关系、会籍关系等因素的影响,一直未能很好地解决.必须突破工运理论、劳动经济理论及用工制度的束缚,创新工会组织形式,最广泛、最大限度地把他们组织到工会组织中来,使之成为提高工会组建率和职工入会率新的增长点,从整体上推进全国工会组建和会员发展工作.     

高等学校“概论”课开放式教学方式探索——“听、读、评、写、研”教学模式实践及启示

在“毛泽东思想和中国特色社会主义理论体系概论”课程教学中开展“听、说、读、评、研”教学活动,是深化教学改革,培养创新型人才的可行途径之一。在教学中结合课程内容让学生读一些相关的书目,搞一些同学们有兴趣又能参与其中的活动,使同学们在了解历史但又不脱离现实生活的状态下,既掌握了知识又活跃了课堂气氛,提高了同学们的理论素养以及分析问题和解决问题的能力,从而坚定在中国共产党的领导下走中国特色社会主义道路的理想信念。     

韩国财政预算管理体制考察及启示

财政预算管理体制与政府部门有着千丝万缕的联系,考察分析韩国现行财政预算管理体制应首先从韩国财政机构的构成着手,比较分析中韩两国财政预算在编制、执行、决算等预算环节的异同。这对解决中国目前预算年度与立法机关审议批准时期冲突、预算编制时间短、预算编制机构设置不合理和预算执行进度过慢等问题有借鉴意义。