Natural resource rent and stakeholder politics in Africa: towards a new conceptualisation

This paper critically revisits the debate on natural resource rent, curse and conflict, interrogating some of the key assumptions that have become received knowledge in extant discourses. The paper demonstrates how orthodox theories’ preoccupation with issues of resource rent and resource curse tend to be marred by slants of ahistoricity and state-centricity. Adopting a stakeholder approach to the issues of resource rent and conflict in Africa, the author argues that natural resource rents produce and attract a multiplicity of competitive stakeholders, both domestic and external, in the resource-rich states. The competition and jostling of stakeholders for access to, and appropriation of, rentier resources is too often an antagonistic process in many emerging economies that has consequences and implications for violent conflict. The paper attempts a new conceptual explanation of how natural resource rents dialectically generate stakes, stakeholders and political conflict. The paper concludes by proposing the need for the more conflict-prone African rentier states to transition to a more functional state model, the transformative state.     

利益相关者视角下企业经营绩效评价的三维结构和基本原则

基于利益相关者理论,从过程与结果方面,识别出了企业经营绩效评价体系的三维结构,分别是内部利益相关者的资本投入指标、外部利益相关者的社会承诺指标以及财务分配指标。在此基础上,进一步提出了企业经营绩效评价的匹配原则与权变原则。     

Principles of Participatory Communication Reconceptualised for Instructional Corporate Social Responsibility Communication

One of the main aims of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is to contribute to sustainable development, and effective communication is imperative in reaching this goal. When the aim of communication is to contribute to sustainable development, it falls within the field of communication for social change, where the participatory approach is the norm. However, the context of instructional CSR communication poses challenges to the traditional conceptualisation of the participatory approach. This creates a need to reconceptualise the participatory approach for instructional CSR communication contexts. A literature review identified four main principles of the participatory approach (dialogue, participation, cultural identity, and empowerment) and illustrated how they are traditionally conceptualised. The empirical study focused on two companies’ CSR programmes where agriculturists were assisting emerging farmers with training, skills development and mentoring. Sixteen semi-structured interviews with farmers and agriculturists were conducted to determine the applicability of the theoretical principles as traditionally conceptualised for this context. We argue that beneficiaries may not be able to participate as equal partners in all aspects of the CSR initiative from the beginning (as traditionally assumed), but that they should, through their involvement, be empowered to participate more meaningfully in later stages even though power will remain largely with the company.     

Multi‐Stakeholder Initiatives for Sustainable Development Goals: The Importance of Interlocutors

This article argues that the complex multi‐stakeholder arrangements anticipated for implementing Sustainable Development Goals call for a distinct type of host: an interlocutor. This central idea arises from new comparative research on multi‐stakeholder initiatives (MSIs) undertaken in four countries: Costa Rica, Indonesia, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan. This work adds a detailed dimension to meta‐studies on conditions for success and practical guides for establishing and running MSIs. It begins to fill a significant gap in knowledge by analysing the attributes and competencies required for effectively orchestrating MSIs as well as illuminating their relative significance over time. The context is an anticipated expansion in demand for finely tuned and skilled hosting of Sustainable Development Goals‐inspired MSIs. This task will probably be more complicated than MSIs associated with climate change and Millennium Development Goals, both of which saw business on the side lines with uneven attention paid to the principle of local ownership. Recognising and investing in interlocution as a pivotal role can increase the performance of internationally inspired MSIs which, to date, have a mixed but generally poor record of effectiveness. © 2017 The Authors Public Administration and Development Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

后殖民主义视野中的女性主义批评

后殖民主义理论与西方女性主义批评有着密切的亲和力。作为弱势群体的话语,女性主义和后殖民主义的共同目标是重新改写传统的“主体/他者”的关系。接受了后殖民主义的影响,女性主义批评最明显的发展是第三世界女性主义的崛起。处于后殖民主义文化中的女性主义批评将在新的层次上重构自身的理论,这一理论的核心是要在平等对话的基础上构建“双声话语”。     

Women Experience and Narrative Genre —— Gladys Reichard＇s Navajo Research

叙述型的民族志表述表明研究者田野工作中主观、感性的经历可作为一种权威性并以一种复调的方式补充我们对对象全面的认识。理解女性经验,就需要对叙述中的性别进行解码,性别对阅读及解释赋予一定色彩,对性别的解读可以更好地分析女性在社会及历史中的地位及认同。     

女性经验与民族志叙述型话语——以格莱蒂斯·理查德的纳瓦霍研究为例

叙述型的民族志表述表明研究者田野工作中主观、感性的经历可作为一种权威性并以一种复调的方式补充我们对对象全面的认识。理解女性经验,就需要对叙述中的性别进行解码,性别对阅读及解释赋予一定色彩,对性别的解读可以更好地分析女性在社会及历史中的地位及认同。     

论文化软实力与对外宣传

提升国家文化软实力是赢得新形势下国际竞争的重要战略任务。文化软实力的提升有赖于卓有成效的对外宣传。文化构成了对外宣传的内容和背景,对外宣传又体现和张扬着文化。文化软实力在对外宣传中发挥效力,扩大影响,对外宣传也因文化软实力而丰富和生动。必须充分认识二者的关系,准确把握文化软实力视域中对外宣传面临的问题和挑战,在文明对话与交流中,形成对外宣传新格局,消除文化差异带来的误解,提升文化国际影响力。     

Doing Justice To the Past

正China has declared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an unwelcome visitor following his recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.When asked whether Chinese leaders would listen to his explanations for the shrine visit in person,a Foreign Ministry spokesman ruled out the possibility by saying that Abe has"shut the door"on dialogue.China is not alone.The U.S.State Department also expressed disappointment at Abe’s visit     

Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific in Prospect

正THE 2014 informal meeting of the AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)is to be themed"Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership."The meeting this year will focus on three topics–advancing regional economic integration,promoting innovative development,economic reform and growth,as well as strengthening interdependence and infrastructure.The summit will also discuss the feasibility of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific(FTAAP)and determine if the Free Trade Area can be started.Bright Future for the FTAAP Founded in 1989,APEC,as an intergovernmental organization operating on the basis of non-binding commitments,open dialogue and equal respect for its 21member economies,is devoted to facilitating economic