What Is In a (Non‐) Significant Finding? Moving Beyond False Dichotomies

One of the most problematic aspect of p‐values is the tendency to dichotomize, whereby statistical significance is equated with scientifically worthwhile and insignificance with worthless findings. This article outlines two approaches that move beyond such dichotomies: minimum Bayes factors and the analysis of credibility. Their use is illustrated through a simple example. The examples show that significant findings may not always be as telling as statistical significance would suggest, whereas non‐significant findings may contain considerable evidence about effects.     

Piecing Together the ‘Turkish Puzzle’ on Female Labour Force Participation: Comparative Insights from Southern Europe

Southern Europe has seen remarkable turnarounds in female labour force participation (FLFP) over the past four decades. In Turkey, however, scores of women have yet to join the labour force. To address this ‘Turkish puzzle’, we present comparative data on women’s work in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Greece (SE-4) and Turkey. Through Qualitative Comparative Analysis, we identify the factors behind rising FLFP in Southern Europe to explore the prospects for a steeper rise of FLFP in Turkey. We reveal two causal pathways to rising FLFP: (i) left party rule, or (ii) combinations of higher levels of take-up of early education and care, higher levels of tertiary education among women and larger size of service sector employment.     

城乡二元结构问题的制度分析与对策反思

日益突出的城乡二元结构的矛盾,已经成为国民经济协调发展的一大障碍。如何解决这一复杂的现实问题成为我国现阶段的重大任务。现有的研究文献大多停留在经济分析的层面,忽视了城乡二元结构问题的制度基础。事实上,欲从根本上解决我国的城乡二元结构问题,必须对城乡二元结构的制度基础及客观现实有一个清醒的认识,以此为基础采取相应的政策举措;以制度分析为视角,阐述了我国城乡二元结构问题的历史成因,并具体分析了现阶段城乡二元结构问题的制度结构。在剖析政府现有相关政策缺陷的基础上,提出了框架性的对策建议。     

《公共管理学报》2004-2005年载文统计分析

应用文献计量学的方法,对《公共管理学报》2年共8期刊载的110篇文章的著者情况、信息密度、出版时滞,论文的地区分布及内容构成,引文情况和2005年的投稿、录用情况进行了统计分析,得出论文选题逼近前沿,研究深入,总体上具有高起点、高质量的显著特征和较强的新颖性;通过对载文的分析也从一个侧面反映出公共管理学科的研究重心、研究方式和研究方法的发展趋势.     

Governance is where you find it

The concept of governance is used frequently and in a variety of different ways. This article discusses Mark Bevir’s use of an interpretative approach to governance and its implications for understanding better how we govern. This approach has particular relevance to democratic forms of governance, and to the use of deliberative and direct forms of democracy.     

The BSD Method of College Students' Career Goal Positioning

The career goal positioning is the starting point and foothold of college students' career planning. If we regard college students' career goals as the function among demand motive, market discipline, vocation characteristics and personality traits, the positioning results based on traditional experience analysis is unreliable. This article, by instructing the practice of college students career planning, from the perspective of the demanding selection for vocational positioning, puts forward the comprehensive BSD set: brainstorming, SWOT analysis and Decision Tree Analysis, which forms an application toolbox based on the “identification-selection-location” mode, so as to help students realize their vocational target positioning scientifically.     

美国有限合伙法上“安全港规则”——以有限责任界定为中心

"安全港规则"是美国有限合伙法上一项有限责任的重要认定规则,它与"控制权规则""信赖检验规则"等其他规则共同构成美国有限责任界定的规则体系,在保持有限合伙人有限责任保护和管理权扩张的平衡中发挥着重要作用。中国移植的美国的"安全港规则"在当下有限合伙运用中却面临种种困难和挑战,存在"南橘北枳"制度移植失败的风险。研究美国有限合伙法中"安全港规则"的嬗变和运用的经验,可以为我国修改和完善有限合伙法上的"安全港规则"提供重要借鉴。     

基于岗位分析理论的公安院校法医学教学探索与实践

岗位分析理论是现代人力资源管理领域一项重要的理论。通过对从事某一岗位的工作者应具备的任职资格和素质要求进行分析研究,从而可根据岗位职业能力需求和工作过程来设计和构建课程。在法医学教学探索与实践中,通过应用岗位分析的理论和研究方法,以公安实战为导向,从不同警种的岗位工作特点出发,分析其完成本职工作所需具备的法医学理论知识和技能,从而逆向构建岗位针对性强、能力主线清晰、理论与实践融合,并具有公安特色的法医学课程。     

Set‐theoretic Multimethod Research: The Role of Test Corridors and Conjunctions for Case Selection

Set‐theoretic multimethod research (SMMR) using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) formalizes the choice of cases based on a truth table analysis. We make three recommendations for improving SMMR. First, current standards can lead to faulty case selection if causal inference on a conjunction is the goal. Case selection needs to take into account that the non‐members of a conjunction might be empirically diverse and that only selected types of non‐members are ideal for causal inference. Second, we formally show that cases with similar fuzzy‐set memberships in a term and the outcome are the superior choice for process tracing. They minimize the expected membership in the mechanism and make it most difficult to pass a hypothesis test. Third, we propose formulas that comply with all SMMR principles and identify the best pairs of cases for analysis. We illustrate our arguments with a study of the effectiveness of sanctions against authoritarian regimes.     

医疗机构擅自开展计划生育手术涉及的法律问题探讨

通过对一起公立医疗机构擅自开展计划生育手术案的法律适用及所涉及的违法主体处罚问题进行分析探讨，针对本案调查处理存在的问题提出相应建议，为此类案件如何准确地适用法律提供参考。