Trade Unions and Political Parties in Italy (1946–2014): Ideological Positions and Critical Junctures

The paper investigates party-union relationships in Italy (1946–2014) by hand-coding parties’ parliamentary speeches and trade unions’ congress motions. In line with the cartel party thesis, a time series analysis shows that the ideological closeness between the left-wing Italian General Confederation of Labour and left-wing parties deteriorated when the Italian Socialist Party (1980) and the heirs of the Italian Communist Party (1998) converged toward the centre of the ideological spectrum. Conversely, the closeness between the Catholic-inspired Italian Confederation of Workers’ Unions and the heirs of Christian Democracy increased after 1994, when the former party’s leftist factions became the major part of the Italian Popular Party.     

Anomalous authoritarianism: what,which, why?

Research on autocracies has gained new momentum in the last decade. One element of this research is the observation that some autocracies are characterised by structural conditions that are normally conducive for democracy. These ‘anomalous autocracies’ have high levels of socioeconomic development and democratic neighbour countries. The study of these cases might expose factors that are decisive for autocratic stability and studying them might give us a better understanding of barriers towards democratisation. This paper contributes to the growing literature on autocracies by mapping anomalous autocracies during the third wave of democratisation, thereby paving the way for systematic case selection in future studies. A large-N analysis of 159 cases (1975–2008) identifies Belarus, Chile, China, Cuba, Morocco, North Korea, Peru, Singapore, Swaziland, Togo and Zimbabwe. In a second step, the paper lays out a theoretical framework that centres on actors and institutions. Rulers must establish elite–elite and elite–mass interaction, and this papers argues that they can do so through quasi-compliance of elites and the masses based on traditional institutions woven into a dominant party. The paper uses the framework to tentatively examine the resilience of authoritarian rule in Swaziland and Morocco, two most-different anomalous cases. In both cases, an elaborate traditional institution has co-opted government, business and rural elites and coordinated interaction within elite circles and with the masses, in turn enabling the remarkable regime resilience.     

新精神活性物质检验鉴定面临的挑战和对策

新精神活性物质更新快,种类繁多,缺乏国际条约的监管,列入联合国管控目录困难,加之一些国家和国际社会对大麻等毒品管控降低,给我国在新精神活性物质类毒品的监管带来困难.具有成瘾性和社会危害性的新精神活性物质才能成为列管对象,毒物分析技术人员在列管程序中扮演极为重要的角色.我国对新精神活性物质的监管法规规定了相关列管程序,毒...     

遏制和预防公务员腐败的经济学分析

公务员腐败的一个重要原因是我国目前的制度安排尚有缺陷,导致腐败成为“高收益低风险”行为。从微观经济学理论出发,建立成本——收益模型和公务员腐败——廉洁选择的决策树模型。通过制度创新,使腐败成为被查处概率极高、政治风险极大和经济成本极巨的行为。同时,提高公务员廉洁收益。     

对肖日明侵犯商业秘密一案的法律分析

肖日明侵犯商业秘密一案,存在诸多争议,媒体以及法学界对该案予以较多关注。侵犯商业秘密罪应属结果犯而非即成犯,同时本案并未超过追诉时效,因而应追究肖日明及其所在单位侵犯商业秘密罪的刑事责任。     

口语交际策略及其语用学探析

口语交际策略是保证口语交际活动取得成功的对策和谋略。运用语用学的相关原理,对口语交际的观察策略、倾听策略、表达策略、反馈策略、调控策略进行深入地探析,可以帮助人们更好地理解和把握这些策略,有效地提高口语交际的策略水平。     

建立简易刑事案件快速处理机制若干思考

我国应当借鉴国外的立法司法经验,建立简易刑事案件快速处理机制.该机制既具有公正、效率和效益的诉讼价值,也符合科学发展观的要求,有利于构建和谐社会.我国立法应当明确该机制的案件范围、机制启动、诉讼期限以及适用例外.     

对社区侵财型案件多发现象的分析

城市社区侵财型案件呈现出多发态势,成为影响社会治安秩序的一个突出问题。导致此类案件多发的原因主要包括社会原因、群众自身防范能力不足以及公安机关在实施社区警务战略方面存在着一定问题等。公安机关只有发挥主观能动性,通过提高群众的防范意识、转变打防观念、创新警务模式等措施,才能最大限度地减少社区侵财型案件的发生。     

论系列杀人案件的信息披露工作

侦查工作的成败,很大程度上取决于案件信息占有量和信息利用程度。系列杀人案件的社会危害性大,侦查难度大,必须正确地串并案件,充分利用已掌握的信息,结合对犯罪嫌疑人进行的犯罪心理画像,通过适当的案件信息披露方式来发动群众协助破案,并警示群众自我防护。     

论单位犯罪案件的管辖

自我国刑法明确单位可以成为犯罪主体以来,单位犯罪呈不断上升的趋势,追究单位犯罪行为,是我国刑事诉讼法的重要任务之一.但我国刑事诉讼法并没有规定单位犯罪案件的诉讼程序,更没有明确单位犯罪案件的管辖问题.而要追究单位犯罪,首先就应当解决管辖问题.根据单位犯罪的特点,就单位犯罪案件的立案管辖和审判管辖问题进行探讨,明确单位犯罪案件的管辖分工.