Self-Care in Public and Community Sector Workplaces

Key aspects of modern public service and community workplaces associated with significant levels of distress are identified. This includes the transformation of public sector and community agencies under the aegis of new public management (NPM). Using a child protection case study, it is argued that NPM ethos generates stressful workplaces and “uncomfortable knowledge” adding pressure to a system already in crisis. It is also argued that while there is value in self-care practices like debriefing, “boundary maintenance,” and “work-life balance,” one critical aspect of self-care associated with the virtue ethics tradition is missing. This gap in the literature and practice needs attention.     

The Influences of Perceived Managerial Discretion and Risk-Taking Behavior on Government Organizational Performance

Purpose: This study investigates pertinent factors in perceived managerial discretion (PMD) in association with risk-taking behavior (RTB) and organizational performance within government organizations. Design/methodology/approach: This study used a mix of qualitative methods—using focus group discussions (FGDs) to select key variables affecting PMD and to validate the research findings—and quantitative methods—using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test eight hypotheses developed from FGDs and from a literature review. Out of 340 questionnaires sent out to potential participants, 260 were returned and deemed valid for SEM analysis, reflecting a satisfactory response rate of 76%. Findings: A total of six factors affecting PMD were identified: quasi-legal constraint (QLC), powerful outside forces (POFs), inertial forces (IFs), powerful inside forces (PIFs), power base (PB), and political acumen (PA). The SEM analysis indicated that QLC, PIF, PB, and PA enhance PMD, while IF tends to inhibit PMD. Stronger PMD was associated with weaker RTB on the part of government-official decision makers, while greater RTB was associated with more positive organizational outcomes. These findings are partially consistent with prior findings, with some notable contradictions. Research implications/limitations: The primary limitation of this study was its limited external validity, as these findings can only be extended to organizations with similar characteristics of those of the government institution used as the case study. These findings must be used with care for different types of public organizations. Practical implications: These findings support taking the following steps: (1) review and remove equivocal regulations that could restrain PMD, (2) streamline bureaucracy, (3) establish regulations that allow more space for innovation and discretion, (4) delineate the tasks and responsibilities of decision makers, and (5) discourage abrupt policy changes, promoting proper scrutiny and notice.     

基层法官司法知识的开示(续)

基于对中国基层司法的调查和研究 ,本文试图概括地总结中国基层司法中经常运用的一些在现有的法律知识体制中未予以足够重视的知识和技术 ,并予以初步的理论分析。     

试论法官同质化

法官是现代法治的基本特征和基本条件之一。实现法官同质化对于保障法律精神的实现 ,法律的高效实施具有重要意义。应从坚持司法相对独立入手 ,通过建立严格统一的法官培养程序推进我国法官同质化进程。     

生物剽窃的法律问题初探

生物剽窃的法律问题是有关生物多样性的若干知识产权问题下辖的子课题之一.它缘起于现代生物产业的发展以及南北国家在遗传资源、传统知识保护和惠益分享等问题上的矛盾.之所以要对生物剽窃进行规范是因为它不仅减少和破坏了生物多样性,而且侵害了资源输出国、土著和地方社区的相关权利和经济利益.其行为构成包括:未经相关权利人的事先许可,申报专利时隐瞒来源以及独自享有因此获得的收益.     

"知识引进运动"的终结——四评邓正来教授的《中国法学向何处去》

晚清以还,中国社会秩序开始发生巨大变化,与之相应,中国知识界在正当化社会秩序的过程中,开始大规模地引进西方社会科学知识,这一运动至今已逾百年.通过对百年来中国知识界引进西方社会科学知识的内在逻辑进行分析,认为,从总体上看,中国知识界对西方社会科学知识的引进可以梳理出三个阶段,分别用梁启超、李泽厚、邓正来加以代表.百年来的知识引进运动,其内在逻辑是中国知识分子从盲目崇洋到主体突显的过程,因此在根本上也就是一个知识引进运动终结的过程.     

公民荣辱观教育中的"知"与"行"

“知”与“行”是公民荣辱观教育的关键环节。现实生活中,由于个人自身道德意志薄弱、社会风气的负面影响以及其背后的经济因素的左右等原因,致使一些人虽知荣明耻,却没有在实际行动中一以贯之。因此,我们应当通过强化公民荣辱观的宣传教育,改良社会风气,理顺政治、经济领域中的各种关系,为社会主义荣辱观的践行提供内在动力和外部支持。     

历史政治学的功能分析

历史政治学的提出引发了中国政治学界的广泛关注。作为一种新型研究路径的历史政治学不但具有客观的分析主义特征,而且和其它政治理论的研究路径一样,还具有鲜明的功能主义特征。历史政治学首先回答了政治理论的知识来源问题,从而为建构中国自主性政治学知识体系提供了可能。基于政治学取向的政治史研究有助于避免因“文化转向”而导致的历史研究的碎片化问题,这意味着历史政治学研究既追求“真相”也关怀“真理”。历史政治学的知识功能自然有其政治实践价值,那就是为治国理政提供历史解释与现实论述,并为认识合法性政治提供一套不同于理性人假设的历时性方案。     

中国公民精神在新时代的实践理性升华——《新时代公民道德建设实施纲要》的理论境域

新时代公民道德建设是我国公民精神在中国特色社会主义崭新历史方位的实践理性升华。新时代意味着新阶段、新要求、新使命,呼唤足以担当民族复兴大任的新公民,推动公民道德建设的与时俱进。新时代公民道德建设内在涵摄了扬弃“物役性”、推进公民主体性独立人格成长与社会共同体属性之有机统一的价值主线,体现了鲜明的时代特色和丰富的时代内涵。由主体性实践理性的自身特质所决定,新时代公民道德建设表现为知行合一、伦理与治理相统一的过程。