Jewish joke telling in Muttersprache Mameloschn: performing queer intervention on the German stage

This essay explores the central role of Jewish joke telling in Sasha Marianna Salzmann’s play Muttersprache Mameloschn (first performed in 2012). Subversively revealing the problematic of essentializing cultural, national, and even sexual identity, Jewish joke telling figures as a performance of social and political resistance and disidentification in this play. Engaging with Jack Halberstam’s queer epistemology of failure and José Esteban Muñoz’s theory of queer disidentification, I propose that the act of Jewish joke telling by a young lesbian plays out as a new queer project of intervention in this play that confronts both antisemitism and culturally positioned sexual hegemony.     

Holding on tight – NPM and the New Zealand performance improvement framework

The New Zealand Government's Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) is aimed at public sector organisational improvement. The PIF exemplifies how the characteristics of new public management (NPM) challenge the evolution of performance systems attempting to go beyond performance management. The paper provides an empirical example of the operation of the PIF, using a theoretical frame derived from the literature. The analysis suggests that the PIF design does not yet mitigate the effects of gaming, synecdoche, and reputation-protecting behaviour. The common graded ratings continue to hold the attention of those to whom the PIF is important, acting as a proxy for the whole performance of the organisation. This is a case study of how, despite promising adaptations, performance improvement efforts remain hampered by NPM limitations.     

法医精神病鉴定内容架构及评定要点解析

法医精神病鉴定在刑事、民事和行政三大诉讼领域中,以鉴定意见的证据形式发挥着重要作用。然而,与其重要性不相匹配的是,法医精神病鉴定学科发展尚不完善、专业发育尚不成熟,尚不能满足社会和民众的期盼和要求,甚至引发负面评价。为进一步促进法医精神病鉴定规范化、标准化建设。以法医精神病鉴定人的视角,结合法医精神病鉴定的内容架构,重点阐述法医精神病鉴定主要项目及其作用、评定要点,尤其聚焦刑事责任能力评定,阐明当前存在分歧和困难;简要介绍法医精神病鉴定人执业要求、法医精神病鉴定质量控制;以及简述法医精神病鉴定与临床精神医学实践的区别与联系。     

法医精神病鉴定质量控制对策研究

法医精神病鉴定是一种经验型或技能型鉴定类型,大多数鉴定项目只能依靠鉴定人的经验进行判断,质量控制更显重要。遗憾的是,目前该专业并未像其他法医类鉴定那样实行认证认可制度,质量控制手段不多。为有效保障鉴定质量,必须围绕鉴定意见形成过程的各个阶段或环节进行过程控制与监督,重点关注“人、机、料、法、环”等要素。为此,建议在该行业内逐步恢复认证认可制度,完善质量体系建设,运用好各种内外部质量控制方法,严格把关鉴定人准入,实行鉴定人执业分类管理、强化鉴定人执业能力考核,以规范行业鉴定活动,维护行业司法鉴定的公信力。     

Territorial reforms in Europe: effects on administrative performance and democratic participation

Territorial reform is the most radical and contested reorganisation of local government. A sound evaluation of the outcome of such reforms is hence an important step to ensure the legitimation of any decision on the subject. However, in our view the discourse on the subject appears to be one sided, focusing primarily on overall fiscal effects scrutinised by economists. The contribution of this paper is hence threefold: Firstly, we provide an overview off territorial reforms in Europe, with a special focus on Eastern Germany as a promising case for cross-country comparisons. Secondly, we provide an overview of the analytical classifications of these reforms and context factors to be considered in their evaluation. And thirdly, we analyse the literature on qualitative performance effects of these reforms. The results show that territorial reforms have a significant positive impact on functional performance, while the effects on participation and integration are indeed ambivalent. In doing so, we provide substantial arguments for a broader, more inclusive discussion on the success of territorial reforms.     

Exporting to China and ASEAN countries： Perceived advancement in marketing competencies and export performance

Malaysians firms have made inroads into the non-traditional export markets. Such ventures are expected to result in increased knowledge about the marketing systems that are posited to be different from the traditional export markets. This paper reports on the perceived improvement in marketing competencies of Malaysian exporters. The results of data analysis show that there are five dimensions of marketing competency. In ranking order, segmenting and targeting competency is ranked highest followed by product management, export management, product differentiation and promotion. Multiple regression analysis was performed to test the explanatory power of each marketing competency on export performance of firms exporting to China and ASEAN countries. The result revealed that none of the marketing competency explained the variation in export performance for the China market. However, among exporters in ASEAN countries, it was noted that promotion competency resulted in a negative impact on both measures of export performance. Product competency is positively associated with financial measure of export performance. Competencies in segmenting and targeting, and export management are positively associated with non-financial performance.     

流程重组思想与派出所工作改革

我国正处于经济转轨、社会转型的历史时期,社会治安形势趋于严峻,公安基础工作薄弱的问题日益凸现。入世之后对公安工作提出了更高的要求,公安派出所改革势在必行。流程重组(BusinessProcessReengineering,BPR)又称流程再造,是90年代初由美国麻省理工大学(MIT)汉默教授(Hammer)首先提出的一种新型管理思想。本文借助流程重组这一先进理念,从分析当前派出所工作的薄弱环节入手,通过对比分析,力求将流程重组的原则和思想融入派出所工作改革当中,探索新形势下加强派出所基础工作的思路。     

论刑事司法鉴定制度的基本原则——以刑事诉讼法的修改为视角

刑事司法鉴定制度的基本原则有丰富的内容，既包括刑事诉讼法的基本原则，也包括证据法的原则，还包括鉴定制度所特有的原则。其中，无论是刑事诉讼法中的基本原则还是证据法的原则，在鉴定问题上又都有其特殊的要求。本文以刑事诉讼法的修改为视角，从解决刑事司法鉴定程序失灵等疑难问题出发，选取其中不可替代的三个原则，即权利保障原则、程序...     

实物证据的鉴真问题

中国新颁行的刑事证据规定确立了实物证据的鉴真制度。根据所要鉴别的实物证据的不同，鉴真有两个相对独立的含义：一是证明法庭上出示、宣读的某一实物证据，与举证方“所声称的那份实物证据”是一致的；二是证明法庭上所出示、播放的实物证据的内容，如实记录了实物证据的本来面目，反映了实物证据的真实情况。中国刑事证据规定尽管确立了“保管链条的证明”方法，但强调通过对各种“笔录类证据”的形式审查，来验证实物证据在来源、收集、提取、制作、保管等各个环节上的可靠性。刑事证据规定还针对物证、书证、视听资料和电子证据分别确立了鉴真规则。鉴真制度要得到有效的实施，需要司法改革的决策者在刑事审判方式改革、侦诉关系改革、规范法官自由裁量权、有效实施排除规则等方面做出进一步的努力。     

我国内地与澳门公务员绩效考核制度比较

绩效评核是政府公务员绩效管理的重要环节和手段。与内地相比,澳门公务员绩效考核的法律依据比较充分、考核程序比较完备、对考核结果不满的救济机制比较健全,并且已经构建了一套比较科学合理的绩效考核量化测评指标体系,其在绩效考核方面的制度建设以及实践值得内地借鉴。