Prison officers in Poland: A profession in historical perspective

This study concentrates on the changing nature of the prison officer profession in Poland as the country developed from a Stalinist satellite to a liberal democracy and member of the European Union. Drawing on a range of archival materials, the study also aims to demonstrate how a social institution is shaped by political forces. The analysis supports two theses. Firstly, because for two generations the prison system was deployed ‘against the people’, it is unsurprising that Polish citizens view prison officers in a negative light. Secondly, if prison staff wants to be recognised as professionals devoted to a decent and worthy task, they are likely need to deploy imaginative public relations.     

Public service ethics,values and spirituality in developing and transitional countries: Challenges and opportunities

Concerns over the unethical conduct of leaders and public officials have led to the renaissance of interest in public service ethics and values. Although national and organizational systems and structures have been instituted to either eradicate or ameliorate unethical behaviours in the public service of countries, the practice still persists with devastating consequences. As one way forward, spirituality has been touted as having the potential of stimulating the moral thoughts of individuals who are dealing with ethical issues, thereby reducing unethical behaviour and generating positive organizational behaviour. Drawing from the perspectives of developing and transitional countries, this special issue empirically examines the extent to which ethics, values and spirituality can reduce unethical behaviours.     

Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Although several literature reviews have been published on public service motivation (PSM), none of them focused solely on Africa. Adopting a systematic review of the literature, we analyse articles on PSM scholarship in Africa published between 2005 and 2017. We found that authors in African PSM is consistently increasing with their research published in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. The antecedents and consequences of African PSM are similar to those of Western countries. Finally, respondents of African PSM scholarship are skewed towards “managerist” and students’ perspective. We proposed agenda for African PSM research with four key interest areas.     

关于中国新型城镇化发展的元思考

党和国家把新型城镇化作为一个新的发展战略。推进新型城镇化必须充分考虑中国的人口、国土、经济和粮食状况以及公平正义的理念。该文建议一要遵循城镇化发展的基本规律，可持续的推进；二要促进公共服务均等化，让农村更美好；三要推行产城一体化模式，节约利用资源。     

科学总结后发展国家社会主义的历史经验和规律性——对“东方社会理论”的质疑

如何总结后发展国家社会主义的历史经验和规律性，是一个十分重要的问题。所谓“马克思主义东方社会理论”及其相关范畴，不能认为是对历史事实和经典作家理论思想的科学概括和严谨归纳，对此理应提出质疑。一些“东方学”学者所提出的问题多半是重要的；问题在于，当前理论家最重要的使命，不是独出心裁地构筑什么“马克思主义东方社会理论体系”，而是深刻总结“十月革命”以来共产主义运动正反两方面的历史经验，总结后发展国家走上社会主义道路的历史经验和规律性，重新审视传统社会主义的理论和实践，为后发展国家正确选择发展道路提供科学的理论支撑。     

"新农村"背景下农民工就业权之法理分析

农民工是伴随着中国改革开放而产生的新兴社会群体,在劳动力市场中处于弱势地位,其就业权益的保障和实现不同程度地受到了旧体制的制约,有的甚至还存在法律的盲区。深入探讨农民工就业权的法理依据,透析我国农民工就业权的保护现状,进而寻求促进和保障实现农民工就业权的对策,对实现建设社会主义新农村的目标,保障整个社会和谐有序发展具有重要意义。     

西方国家水务民营化差异探究

西方国家水务民营化方式主要有全面民营化、公私伙伴关系和法律禁止民营化三种。西方国家水务民营化差异成因可能有文化或社会上的解释、经济学和理性选择的解释和制度上的解释。这些解释可以通过引入变量进行模型分析,然后得出初步结论,即水务民营化与水务物质技术特征有关,与社会利益表达机制有关。     

略论经济全球化的实质

经济全球化的基本内容是三个自由化:贸易自由化、投资自由化、金融自由化.经济全球化的实质,是西方发达国家、特别是美国通过推行三个自由化进行资本的国际扩张,对全球市场和资源进行再分配.发展中国家要勇于应对这种挑战,善于同国际垄断资本进行周旋,趋利避害,实行"设有安全护栏的对外开放政策",在国际竞争中求得生存和发展.     

从苏东变局看无产阶级执政党始终代表先进生产力的极端重要性

前苏东国家执政党长期背离解放和发展生产力的根本任务,导致经济发展滞后,人民生活水平提高缓慢,最终被人民所唾弃.江泽民同志总揽全局,在世纪之交提出了具有强烈针对性和时代感的“三个代表”思想,发展了马克思主义的建党学说,为中国共产党在新世纪应对各种风浪和挑战的考验提供了强大的思想武器.     

论"全球伦理"及其对发展中国家利益的侵蚀

"全球伦理"主张全球"共同繁荣"、"全人类的利益高于一切",其实质是为西方发达资本主义国家的新殖民主义扩张服务的.充分认识和防范"全球伦理"对发展中国家利益的侵蚀,对于发展中国家维护自身利益具有重要的现实意义.