Governance without a state: Can it work?

In this article we explore how much state is necessary to make governance work. We begin by clarifying concepts of governance and the “shadow of hierarchy” and we follow this clarification with a brief overview of empirical findings on governance research in developed countries. We then discuss the dilemmas for governance in areas of limited statehood, where political institutions are too weak to hierarchically adopt and enforce collectively binding rules. While prospects for effective policymaking appear to be rather bleak in these areas, we argue that governance research has consistently overlooked the existence of functional equivalents to the shadow of hierarchy. We assert that governance with(out) government can work even in the absence of a strong shadow of hierarchy, we identify functional equivalents to the shadow of hierarchy, and we discuss to what extent they can help overcome issues of legitimacy and effectiveness in areas of limited statehood.     

Strengthening Green Global Governance in a Disparate World SocietyWould a World Environment Organisation Benefit the South?

The debate on the advantages and disadvantages of upgrading the United Nations Environment Programme to a 'world environment organisation' (WEO) has gained momentum in both academe and politics. This article contends that a WEO would further the interests especially of developing countries, because it would provide them, first, a high-level forum to unite their individual bargaining power against the major industrialised countries. Second, a WEO would assist Southern efforts to garner international support for environmental programmes in regions and sectors that are increasingly bypassed by economic globalisation. Third, a WEO would create a locus to politically institutionalise the influence of non-governmental lobbyists in a way that increases the balance of opinions and perspectives. The article then addresses special challenges and caveats for developing countries in the upcoming negotiation process, in particular whether an upgraded UNEP would address only 'global' issues, thus absolving the international community from assisting developing countries in mitigating the more pressing local environmental issues in the South; whether the new body would have powerful sanctioning mechanisms, which might disproportionally affect developing countries; and what decision-making procedures the new body would have.     

如何建立健全国有独资公司的法人治理结构

国有独资公司在社会主义市场经济中具有重要作用,但现实运行中其治理结构存在着诸多问题。必须建立和完善以 国资委、董事会、监事会、总经理为中心的公司法人治理结构。设想是:通过增加不同利益主体,实现股权多元化;让利益相关者代 表参与董事会和监事会以实现共同治理;建立董事和监事资格认证制度;设计合理的董事会和监事会成员结构。     

关于建立和完善省管国有企业法人治理结构问题的若干思考

完善的企业法人治理结构是建立现代企业制度的核心和关键。审视省管国有企业建立和完善企业法人治理结构中存在的改制不到位、形改质未改等问题,解决的思路是:产权制度须实行多元化改革,解决一股独大,实现决策民主化;企业运营中国有资产要实行问责制;在选人用人上实行保荐制、票决制、竞争制;董事会、监事会、经理层各司其职,相互制衡,加强对企业全方位的监督,实现国有资产的保值增值。     

英汉颜色词的国俗语义对比与文化教学

词语所承载的意义不仅包含它的概念意义,还包含它的社会文化色彩和情感内涵。国俗语义是语义民族性的一种表现。英汉两种语言中颜色词语的国俗语义相同性很小。英汉颜色词语在社会属性、情感和心理方面存在差异,英汉颜色词语国俗语义缺项。     

刑法目的新论

刑法立法目的就是国家制定刑法所要达到的目的,它并不完全等同于刑罚目的,二者是系统与其组成元素、“目的价值”和“手段价值”的关系。要充分地加以彰显、强调刑法立法目的。若要切实贯彻罪责刑均衡原则,惩罚犯罪作为刑法目的的有机组成部分就具有合理性。应然地,我国刑法目的可表述为“为了惩罚和预防犯罪,保障人权,维护国家的整体法秩序”。刑法的根本目的：“保护国家的整体法秩序”是上位概念。可分解为刑罚目的(惩罚犯罪和预防犯罪)和人权保障目的两个的方面。     

全球化态势与我国的文化个性

全球化浪潮对当代中国文化的意识形态个性和民族个性提出了严峻挑战,但也为当代中国的文化发展注入了新的活力,提供了新的发展机遇.全球化态势下我国文化建设必须坚持个性原则、兼容原则与创新原则相结合.     

公共外交:信息时代的国家战略工具

信息社会的深入发展不但加强了各国经济的相互依赖,同时也引发了一场新的外交革命.为适应信息时代新的国际环境,世界各国政府正追求和发展一种新的外交形式--公共外交.公共外交是一国政府对其它国家民众施加影响的外交形式,即通过情报、国际信息、文化交流项目、媒体等手段影响其它国家的民众并制造舆论,为一国在海外创设良好的形象,进而增进国家利益的活动,是信息时代各国实现国家战略利益的重要工具.     

加强党的执政能力建设积极探索党的执政规律

加强党的执政能力建设,是一项重要而紧迫的任务。新形势下党的执政能力建设,是一项包括五种基本能力在内的系统工程。搞好执政能力建设,必须与党的思想、组织、作风、制度建设紧密结合,必须深入探索党执政的基本规律。     

论民族区域自治在云南实践的成就与经验

民族区域自治是解决中国民族问题的基本政策.本文深入探讨了其在云南实践和发展中取得的成就,并据此分析了民族区域自治在云南实践的基本经验.