完善军官福利保障法制的构想

现行军官福利保障制度存在制定明显滞后、效力不强、运行缺乏控制等问题,主要原因是重视政策、忽视法律的传统观念的影响,对和平时期军人社会保障立法问题重视不够,研究甚少.军官福利保障法制的完善,要依据党中央、中央军委关于加强军队质量建设的精神,遵循与国家经济改革和发展相适应、学习借鉴外军的有益经验和军官福利待遇从优的原则,通过建立健全法律保障体系和强有力的法律适用及监督机构,依法保证军官福利待遇的有效实现.     

刑期折抵的理论定位

在现代刑法中,刑期折抵不只是一个法律规定,而且是一种现代法律制度。这种法律制度,相对于所处法律关系的不同,可有不同的理论定位。其中,从羁押折抵刑期的本质来看,其立法设置旨在救济未决羁押之正当性瑕疵,是刑事实体救济制度;从罪刑关系运行所处时间阶段来看,其司法适用需要审判裁量,是刑罚裁量制度;从适用的法律后果来看,其司法适用导致刑罚执行权的部分甚至全部消灭,是刑罚消灭制度。     

Passports, Mobility, and Security: How smart can the border be?

After September 11, 2001, a great deal of public and policy attention has been devoted to border security, passports, and the global mobility regime. This article examines the context of the global regulation of movement of individuals and the evolution of the passport in particular. It then examines the current American border security architecture. The creation of the Homeland Security Department reflects a sea-change in the view of the border, and these new policies are evaluated in regard to three cases: the U.S./Canada border, the document/examination policies at the American borders, and the European Schengen mobility regime.     

关于制定我国《动物福利法》的思考

在倡导人与动物和谐共处的当今社会，许多国家颁布了动物福利法。西方发达国家关于动物福利法的理论和实践已经日趋成熟。目前我国动物福利状况不容乐观，国民的动物保护意识比较淡薄，虐待动物的事件时有发生。而且我国动物保护法体系存在不少缺陷，动物福利立法仍处于空白状态。中国成为WTO成员国后，动物福利问题很可能成为新的贸易壁垒。因此我们应当在充分考虑本国实际情况的基础上，大胆吸收和借鉴国外先进的立法经验，适时制定一部富有时代特色和民族精神的《动物福利法》。这样不但能提高国民保护环境和爱护动物的意识，而且能为我国经济、社会的可持续发展注入新的动力，以适应全球环境保护发展趋势的要求。     

略论社会福利服务组织建构的社区价值观

改革开放将我国导入了经济转执、社会转型、政治转制、文化转向的新的历史发展时期。在机遇和挑战面前，社会福利服务组织建构的安身立命之地，源头活水之泉只能在社区，舍此别无他途。这是因为：社区为社会福利服务组织的建构提供了广阔的场域价值、丰富的资源价值和灵活的沟通价值。确立社区价值观，是各级政府、社会团体和社区居民在社会福利服务组织建构中的一种理性思维、一种创新思维、一种引发丰硕成果的科学思维。     

俄罗斯国家政权体制的改革及其特征

普京就任总统后,把加强中央集权制作为重要治国方针。此举,对加强中央权威,稳定社会秩序,抑制经济下滑,产生了巨大的促进作用。     

Racial Disparities in Service Referrals for Families in the Child Welfare System

Among families in the child welfare system, family reunification depends largely upon the services to which families are referred. This study examines whether race/ethnicity influences the number and types of services to which families are referred. Findings suggest that compared to African American families, Hispanic families were more often referred to psychosocial services (e.g., mental health) than basic needs (e.g., housing). These findings indicate a need to reduce service referral disparities between ethnic groups.     

Building the Evidence Base for Intensive Family Preservation Services

This article examines the state of intensive family preservation services (IFPS) research. Using studies of IFPS in five states, this article seeks to establish whether IFPS can be regarded as an evidence-based practice, an increasingly important standard for publicly funded services. While reporting rates of repeat child maltreatment, the analysis uses placement rates as the main outcome measure and compares effect sizes using Cohen's arcsine transformation for data reported as proportions. Significant differences in rates of child out-of-home placement and repeat maltreatment were found in some studies, particularly for higher risk families. The findings also underscore the difficulty of identifying which families to serve (targeting), ensuring treatment fidelity, and employing rigorous and appropriate evaluation methods. Overall, additional research is needed to move IFPS from a promising practice to an evidence-based practice.     

The Future of Social Policy in Scotland: Will Further Devolved Powers Lead to Better Social Policies for Disabled People?

Scotland has laid claim to being ‘different’ from the rest of the UK with regards to disability policy. This article examines the evidence for that with regard to long‐term and social care, and discusses the possibilities opened up by the devolution of disability benefits. It asks whether Scotland will demonstrate policy divergence from the rest of the UK, and whether that is likely to be beneficial for disabled people. It argues that Scotland has the potential to create better social policies for disabled people, but faces significant challenges in doing so.     

Global Astana: nation branding as a legitimization tool for authoritarian regimes

This paper examines how, in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, both channels of elite and banal nationalism (such as sports and higher education) serve as instruments to promote the country. Through these channels, Kazakhstan is portrayed as an open, dynamic and successful country, an image which is in serious disjuncture with the authoritarian nature of the regime. Taking advantage of massive oil revenues, the government organized a significant OSCE general conference in 2010, while chairing the institution. In addition, it created the Astana professional cycling team, which rapidly became a world leader in the sport. Last but not least, Nazarbayev University, attracting prominent Western scholars, is now designed to make the country compete in the international arena of academic rankings. Domestic and international performances are thus treated as instruments to promote the legitimacy of the state at national and global levels. But this would not be possible without the help of individual actors who actively participate in this process. A close investigation shows that their social capital is based on global connections in various spheres (sports, finance and academia). This paper draws on evidence gathered through qualitative methods of enquiry (participant observation and semi-structured interviews). Finally, Astana is treated as a Latourian actor-network that has its own life and agency, thanks to the global association of various human actors and material objects.