Politics and Markets in the Irish 'Celtic Tiger'

Ireland's rate of growth and employment creation during the 1990s far outstripped economic performance in the rest of the OECD. Competing explanations are available in accounting for these outcomes, one stressing the primacy of the market, the other focusing on political choice. A case is made for the importance of politics, particularly the successful strategic adaptation to the challenges and opportunities afforded by the completion of the Single European Market during the 1990s. Ireland, as a small open economy, needs to combine effective external adjustment with appropriate domestic adjustment policies. Two policy areas are chosen for particular attention: industrial development strategy, and social partnership arrangements. This experience has implications beyond the Irish case, as the new central European and Baltic EU member states face similar challenges of policy adaptation.     

藏族信仰崇拜中的山神体系及其地域社会象征--以热贡藏区的田野研究为例

山神信仰是藏区社会的一种集体表象,是藏族文化中重要的象征体系。民族志资料表明,体系化建构的山神与社会结构具有紧密的相互映照关系,从山神与社会结构关系的视角去透视山神体系,可以发现守护神信仰体系的不同圈层隐喻的是藏区大小不同的地域社会,所谓藏区四大或九大山神的说法,在一定意义上正是藏区不同区域社会的象征。     

Democracy and decentralisation: local politics,marginalisation and political accountability in Uganda and South Africa

While democratic decentralisation is viewed as an important vehicle for development in sub‐Saharan Africa, its viability in practice is often doubted. Lack of resources, expertise, marginalised populations and the inexperience of local electors are all barriers to successful decentralisation. However, often overlooked are the diverse ways in which local people use the opportunities provided by democratic decentralisation to engage local authorities and demand accountability. Using examples from Uganda and South Africa,¹ this article demonstrates how local people use democratic openings to meet the challenges of marginalisation and demand accountability. While the data is from the mid to late 1990s, the evidence presented here is relevant to the continuing debate over democratic decentralisation for it reveals something that is not always recognised: lack of resources is not necessarily the problem; developing political capacity for demanding accountability for existing resources is what is important. The implication is that for decentralisation to be effective, practitioners must develop a better understanding of local political engagement so that their efforts may strengthen rather than thwart emerging political relations of accountability. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

从利益角度看我国地方政府间竞争

通过经济利益、政治利益、文化利益几个方面对我国地方政府间竞争现状的原因进行分析,可以建立利益约束机制、利益分享机制、利益补偿机制来实现协调地方政府间的利益关系,从而促进经济的健康稳定发展。     

和谐社会构建中的青年思想政治教育

构建社会主义和谐社会是我们党顺应历史发展潮流提出的战略目标。青年是党和国家的宝贵人才资源,是建设和谐社会的重要力量。因此,从理论上提高青年对构建社会主义和谐社会重要性的认识,帮助青年树立构建社会主义和谐社会的理想信念,培养其构建和谐社会的实践能力,已成为当前加强和改进青年思想政治教育需要认真重视的一个新课题。     

中国妇女参与政治和决策指标研究与应用

本文简要论述了建立妇女参与政治和决策的指标体系的思路,并运用该指标体系对中国妇女参与政治和决策状况进行了评估。     

邓小平政治文明观的理论构想

邓小平虽然没有提出“政治明”的概念,但他的理论却蕴涵着丰富的政治明思想,具有严密的逻辑体系：中国的国情是我国社会主义民主模式的基本出发点;社会主义民主是社会主义政治明的根本价值追求;循序渐进论、批判借鉴论和协调发展论是建设社会主义民主政治的途径;坚持党的领导,实行依法治国是建设社会主义政治明的根本保障;而加强政治体制改革,充分发扬党内民主是社会主义政治明建设的动力。     

“三个代表”思想与统一战线发展的政治学思考

统一战线是中国共产党的三大法宝之一,新世纪统一战线的健康发展,离不开"三个代表"的正确指导.文章从政治学的角度分析了"三个代表"思想和统一战线发展的关系,并从中得出这样的结论:只有在各项工作中贯彻、体现"三个代表"的要求,统一战线才能坚持正确的政治方向,才具有蓬勃的生机和光明的前途.     

儒家思想与民主政治

民主政治与儒家思想的"嫁接"也存在一个"免疫排斥"和"抗原抗体"的问题。儒家的"民政"思想包涵了"柔政、王政、仁政、正政、和政、中政、庸政、教政、心政"等思想。东方人的整体性思维方式和西方人的分析性思维方式是导致东西方文化对"民主"理解有所不同的根源。未来的"民主政治"是东方的"为民作主"和西方的"由民作主"的一种对立统一。     

古代中国的"无形政府"

古代中国的政治体系制度化程度很低,现实的政治运作大多依靠一些非正式的关系网络和潜在的权力中心在发挥作用,它们构成了古代中国的"无形政府"。在中央政府层级表现为君主身边的近臣和宦官,在地方政府层级表现为地方士绅和幕僚、书吏。无形政府的产生,主要源于古代中国道德化政治理念下的行政伦理,士族制度和科举制度构成其主要的社会基础。其传统余风所及,对当代中国政治也构成一定的影响。