走向多元：宪政时代司法的复合功能

定分止争是原始社会司法功能之核心。但进入阶级社会后,国家的出现使得司法功能逐渐朝着维护特权阶层之政权的角度发展。到了近现代社会,随着身份特权被打破,法治成为国家治理的主要方式,宪政原则被确定为司法功能的逻辑原点,司法功能在逻辑自主性支配下呈现出了多元化的趋势。宪政时代司法的多元化功能具体体现为服务功能、统治功能、保障功能、法治功能和治理功能五个方面。     

现代思想政治教育方法改革论略

现代思想政治教育方法改革,必须更新思想政治教育理念,采用思想政治教育人学范式;要以有效实现现代思想政治教育目的和任务为准,构建实效性强的方法;要积极适应现代思想政治教育环境、内容和主客体的变化,构建渗透式、启发式和疏导式、主导性和多样性相统一的方法;坚持世界性和民族性相结合,构建＂中国作风和中国气派＂的方法。     

Time,labour, and the household: measuring “time poverty” through a gender lens

This article applies functional time use (FTU) analysis towards understanding inequalities in developing countries and the relevant relationships among the use of time, gendered divisions of labour, and the household economy. In so doing, it proposes one way of approaching the development concept of “time poverty”. The findings from an empirical study of an indigenous village in the Bolivian Amazon illustrate a heavier overall labour burden of the female population across all age groups. The paper also argues for FTU analysis as an analytic tool for gender-sensitive analysis with a potential to inform the work of development practitioners.     

On-the-ground perspectives of women’s land rights in Uganda

This article explores the significance and application of human rights in a local context, investigating the meaning and operationalisation of human rights on the ground. It focuses on the reality of women’s land rights in rural Uganda, when juxtaposed with international human rights instruments: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its implementing covenants, the International Convention on Economic Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR), International Convention on Civil Rights (ICCR), and the Convention on All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).     

市场经济条件下地方行政执法多元性及其规律探究

随着市场经济的深入发展,以多元性为核心特征而演化出来的市场经济内生价值日渐凸显,地方政府开始在遵循市场多元性发展、尊重公民个性化塑造的基础上,实现行政执法对象、形式、领域和责任等内容朝着多元性方向转变.     

Churches,mosques, and condoms: understanding successful HIV and AIDS interventions by faith-based organisations

There are an estimated 33 million people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. While national education campaigns have been successful in providing a broad platform of awareness of HIV and AIDS, within some countries faith-based organisations (FBOs) have assumed an important role in educating and supporting local communities to reduce HIV transmission. This article conceptualises the successful characteristics of a Christian organisation in West Papua and a Muslim organisation in Thailand. The ability of both these FBOs to engage successfully with their communities on issues of sexual practice provides important lessons for other FBOs seeking to reduce HIV transmission.     

Handle with care: engaging with faith-based organisations in development

Religious faith has always had an intense but uneasy relationship with development. Donors are currently seeking greater engagement with faith-based organisations (FBOs). This positive shift needs careful consideration. Faith can be a powerful – but flammable – fuel for change. FBOs are highly diverse and complex. Donors therefore need to handle them with understanding and care. This article outlines both the major concerns about faith in development and also the potential ‘value-added’ of FBOs. It charts growing interest yet residual ambivalence on the part of donors towards faith in development. It presents the practical challenges and suggests ways forward for both donors and FBOs.     

Gender mainstreaming in organisational culture and agricultural research processes

Despite increased attention to gender issues in the international development arena since the rise of feminism in the 1970s, few agricultural research organisations have integrated gender in their problem diagnosis and technology development. Gender mainstreaming can significantly enhance the impact of research and technology development. Entrenching gender mainstreaming in organisations and their research agendas remains a challenge. To overcome it requires political will, accountability, a change in organisational culture, and technical capacity within an organisation. This article presents an experience of gender-mainstreaming practice in the institutional culture and agricultural research processes by Urban Harvest and the International Potato Centre (CIP).