Explaining variation in coalition agreements: The electoral and policy motivations for drafting agreements

This article explores the question of why coalition partners negotiate and publish coalition agreements before entering into a cabinet and why the content of these agreements varies so widely. Some scholars suggest that coalition partners draft agreements for electoral purposes, while others suggest that coalition agreements can be used to commit to policy negotiations. Although both sides of the debate have uncovered supportive evidence, the literature remains in disagreement. This article provides new organisation of previous work on agreements and develops two alternative theoretical arguments about the crafting of coalition agreements. It is argued here that coalition partners consider both electoral and policy motivations during the drafting of agreements and that the dominance of one of these motivations is conditional on the degree of issue saliency and division between partners. Empirical support is found for the theoretical argument that coalition partners include low saliency issues in the coalition agreement on policy dimensions on which they are less divided, and that coalition partners include high saliency issues in the coalition agreement on policy dimensions on which they are more divided.     

Spanning Organizational Boundaries in Emergency Management

Multiagency emergency management coordination requires stakeholders to span organizational boundaries and facilitate collaboration among other agencies within temporary supraorganizations. Multiagency coordination is important in emergency management as disasters often require the collaboration of multiple agencies into temporary supraorganizations. However, little is known about the boundary spanning activities that influence this collaboration. Based on 39 semistructured interviews with senior emergency management practitioners spanning organizational boundaries, this paper proposes a typology of boundary spanning activities for emergency management. Embracing these activities may address some of the challenges associated with the collaboration of multiple agencies in a disaster.     

公安监所“80后”在押人员感化教育问题研究

感化教育在押人员是公安监所工作的一项主要任务,是确保监所安全和从事公安监所管理工作的监管民警必须掌握和运用的基础工作。研究＂80后＂在押人员感化教育问题,是做好转型时期监管工作的基础,是提高监管工作质量和深挖犯罪工作科学化的有效途径。     

China's Continuous Dam-building on the Mekong River

This article analyses China's hydro-politics along the Mekong River. It seeks to explain why China's unilateral dam-building projects on the upper reaches of the river have not been met with sustained criticism on the part of the downstream riparian countries, for which upstream dams are likely to have severe negative consequences. It is held that China has embarked on a strategy of implicit and broadly conceived actor-reversed issue linkage as a means to nip any loud disapproval of its dams in the bud. By downplaying its dam-building projects and instead promoting common development goals with the Mekong riparian countries through highly increased political and economic engagement, Beijing has successfully defused any potential counter-measures against its dams, at least for the time being. The sustainability of this strategy and its transferability to others of China's trans-boundary rivers must be questioned.     

The United Kingdom 2017 election: polarisation in a split issue space

Abstract

After decades in which party competition was fought in the centre ground, the 2017 UK General Election witnessed a return to more conflictual politics. This article assesses public support for the electoral strategies of the main parties and examines the extent to which the issues the parties campaigned on resonated with their own supporters, as well as with the wider public. Drawing on the issue-yield framework, the article shows that the Conservative campaign – generally considered to be badly run – did not focus on issues that would fully exploit the opportunities for expanding support that were open to the party. Labour, by contrast, played a much better hand. While taking a clear left-wing stance on many policies that were popular with its constituency, the party also skilfully emphasised valence issues that Labour is often seen as more credible on, such as healthcare and education.     

佐藤大四郎与《满洲评论》——中国东北农村问题的理论与实践

佐藤大四郎是伪满洲国时期时事评论周刊《满洲评论》的主要编辑之一,也是这一时期在华活跃的日本左翼知识分子的代表。在橘朴的"新重农主义"思想的影响下,佐藤先后赴绥化开展了一系列的农村实地考察与调研,推出了东北农村问题的相关研究成果,有些至今在日本学界仍享有广泛声誉。本文梳理了佐藤对橘朴理论的承继与发扬,结合东北农村运动的实践,勾勒了他的人生与《满洲评论》的情缘。     

悬赏通缉法律问题探析

悬赏通缉措施在侦破有影响的案件中发挥着重要的作用,目前我国对其许多法律问题仍缺乏深入研究.以法律为视角,对悬赏通缉的法律地位、悬赏行为及赏金的性质认定、可能获得赏金的对象范围及复杂情况下赏金的分配方式、进行悬赏通缉应当把握的标准、悬赏纠纷的解决机制等方面的问题进行探讨,将有助于促进悬赏通缉制度的不断完善.     

中国南海U形线的法律地位

比照现代国际海洋法所确立的各种海域制度,U形线的法律地位不明确。关于U形线的法律地位有各种学说,这些论证对于确定南海岛屿及其海域权属,具有重要的理论意义和实用价值。然而,只有结合历史背景、现代国际海洋法和台海两岸相关立法,才能准确阐释U形线的法律地位。     

保险服务者说明义务的边界——兼评《中华人民共和国保险法》第17条

天然信息不对称的保险市场中,由于对交易内容认识差距的存在,使保险消费者与保险服务者之间的利益冲突日趋激烈。严重的信息不对称带来的利益失衡使更多的焦点集中于保险服务者义务的履行——尤其是说明义务的强化与关注。在保险服务者与保险消费者利益的博弈中,应以利益衡平原则为指导,寻找各方利益的平衡点,缓和信息不对称之下保险合同当事人之间的矛盾,界定保险服务者义务的边界,以保证保险市场健康有序地发展。     

河南省文物警察体制问题调研报告

20世纪80至90年代,河南省在应对文物犯罪的专门公安机构方面尝试过景区文物派出所、文物缉私队等形式。2006年以来,又大力推广把文物派出所建到文物部门的新体制,由于省级领导高度重视、公安和文物部门通力合作,着力进行体制职能创新,在文物警察机构建设和打击文物犯罪方面取得了可喜成绩。