Trends and mechanisms of corruption in South Korea

Corruption remains one of the key obstacles to democratization and good governance. Given the nature of the subject, corruption is notoriously difficult to study. International comparisons and rankings of good governance such as the World Bank World Governance Indicators, the Bertelsmann Sustainable Governance Index, or Transparency International's Global Corruption Index are very useful for providing the big picture on corruption. To understand trends and mechanisms of corruption, however, it is necessary to conduct case studies on both successful and failed cases of anti-corruption policies. This paper investigates the successes and challenges of the fight against corruption in South Korea since the beginning of democratization in 1987. The investigation shows that Korea has generally been successful in controlling corruption. The paper argues that the remaining problems can be largely explained by the legacy of authoritarian rule and the undermining of state autonomy through the concentration of economic power.     

独立学院大学英语教学工作的综合性研究

独立学院教育在国民经济中发挥了越来越重要的作用。但独立学院是中国高等教育发展中的新事物,在其发展过程中,难免会出现这样那样的问题,其中就包括大学英语教学。文章从独立学院英语教学工作现状入手,介绍了笔者所在学院在提高大学英语教学质量的做法和特色,深刻分析教学过程中存在的问题,并提出了解决问题、深化改革的方法和建议。     

先秦儒家生态文明思想及其当代意义

先秦儒家是中国传统文化的源头活水,孕育着传统生态文明的精华。先秦儒家生态文明思想的内容主要包括生态精神文明和生态制度文明两个部分,这些思想为当代生态文明提供了重要启示。     

ACTA对我国国际贸易的影响及其应对策略

发达国家认为现有的TRIPS协议,虽一定程度上提高了国际知识产权的保护水平,但其在知识产权执法实践方面仍然不完善。所以,欧、美、日等主要发达国家又发起并制定了反假冒贸易协定(ACTA)。协议要求成员国强化打击假冒和盗版行为的力度,建立更高标准、更具体、更强硬的知识产权全球执法框架,并建立一个类似于世界贸易组织和世界知识产权组织国际机构以外的理事机构。ACTA的签订必将对国际贸易产生重要影响,尤其会给发展中国家的国际贸易造成巨大冲击。因此,应认真分析协议可能给我国带来的负面影响,并采取相应对策。     

金融机构破产债权人会议程序之研究

债权人会议作为全体债权人的自治组织,既是企业破产的一种利益平衡器,也是统一债权人意志与行动,保证破产有序进行的自治性团体。金融机构破产是企业破产的一个分支。金融机构本身的特殊性决定了其破产时债权人权利与普通商事企业破产时债权人权利的差异性,同时,债权人的权利内容和权利行使还会受到一定的限制,因此,金融机构破产债权人会议与传统的债权人会议在功能、履职程序、价值目标方面存在冲突。但是,不能因为这种冲突而否定债权人会议的作用及其存在的价值,立法者所应该做的是对其功能、职权和履职程序进行适应性修正。     

语块教学与提高英语口语能力的实证研究

语块作为自然话语的重要组成成分,可以促进语言输出自动化。因此,教师应把语块作为大学英语口语教学的基础单位和资源库,鼓励学生通过存储和调取大脑中的语块来提升英语口头表达能力和实际应用能力。     

文化强国的战略思考

文章通过对中共十八大报告有关建设文化强国的目标和战略转型的解读,对建设中国特色社会主义文化强国的基本方法与具体路径进行了系统的分析,同时从核心价值引领,道德文明素质支撑,文化生活保障,文化创造提升,文化产业驱动等方面提出了建设文化强国的一些具体对策和措施。     

Managing Power Transitions: Towards a 21st Century Concert of Powers

Power shifts and especially power transitions in the international system are often associated with (military) confl ict. Power Transition Theory (PTT) does offer an analysis of this phenomenon but no remedy. We suggest easing the tensions related to ongoing worldwide power shifts by introducing a new informal multilateral security governance institution, based on the idea of a concert of powers. The historical European Concert of the 19th century prevented the outbreak of great power wars for more than a generation by providing a cooperation framework, based on shared norms and common procedures. In this article we explore the possibility of utilizing a modernized concert of powers as a framework for managing the coming power shifts. In order to do so, we introduce two new elements in Power Transition Theory: (1) the importance of the (dis) satisfaction of the declining hegemon with the anticipated future order, and (2) a broader multilateral framework of major powers that overcomes the Power Transition Theory’s traditional bilateral “duel” situation. On this basis, institutionalized power transition management becomes possible. We then work out the norms, strengths and weaknesses of the historical concert and update it with a few new features that would be necessary for it to be successful in the 21st century.     

中国青年志愿服务的支持体系分析

志愿服务的支持体系由支持和保障志愿行动发展的政策、智力、资金、资源等组成,包括社会环境因素和组织内部因素。中国青年志愿服务经历了单一支持体系向拓展支持体系、多元支持体系、综合支持体系变化的过程;支持体系的结构包括党政支持体系、群团支持体系、社团支持体系、公众支持体系、专业支持体系和传播支持体系等;支持体系的要素包括政策、资金、人力、品牌等。在加快社会建设、创新社会治理的背景下,青年志愿服务支持体系建设要注重统筹协调、联盟合作、专业提升和国际发展。