Transculturation: Contrapuntal Notes to Critical Orthodoxy1

Transculturation is a frequent point of reference in Latin American cultural studies, but overuse is tending to create a new critical orthodoxy, and inattention to precise definition may be compromising effectiveness. This article assesses current deployments of the term and, through a close reading of the theoretical section of Ortiz’s Contrapunteo cubano, seeks to establish an understanding of what is involved in the cultural and human experience of transculturation. It concludes by examining recent critiques of the term and suggests a sceptical view of the potential for and limits on transculturation in the global context of Latin American cultures.     

Case Study Methods in International Political Economy

IPE scholars frequently use qualitative methods to contribute to theory-building, but we could get greater value from them. Single case studies are actually a family of research designs: the disciplined interpretive case study, the hypothesis-generating case study, the least-likely, most-likely, and deviant case studies. The method of difference employs comparison and attempts to eliminate rival interpretation by choosing two or more cases that match in important respects. These methods enjoy several inherent advantages relative to statistical methods, and they suffer from several disadvantages. Neither family of methods is sufficient. The two complement one another and ultimately must be combined.     

新疆教育的反非传统恐怖功能

20世纪90年代以来,新疆境内外民族分裂势力、宗教极端势力、暴力恐怖势力制造了大量的传统恐怖犯罪活动和非传统恐怖犯罪活动,新疆＂7.5＂事件所呈现的参与犯罪人数多、使用棍棒和石头做武器、大量普通群众遭遇袭击、造成恐慌的反人性非传统恐怖,严重地影响了新疆乃至全国的安全与稳定,这对包括教育学在内的人文社会科学研究提出了新的...     

试述抗战时期桂林的科学技术研究及其影响

抗战时期,桂林的科学技术研究十分活跃,一大批的科技工作者在艰苦的环境中组建科技团体、出版科技读物、开展科研活动,取得了丰硕的成果,并产生了深远的影响。文章分析了抗战时期桂林科学技术研究的特点及形成的原因,并阐明了抗战时期桂林科学技术发展的深远影响。     

传播学视域中的外宣翻译研究——以《今日中国》(法文版)为例

文章以中国对外传播历史悠久的新闻月刊《今日中国》(法文版)《la Chine au présent》为研究文本,以传播学相关理论为研究视域,分析翻译传播理论在汉译法领域内的应用。在具体的研究过程中,选取《今日中国》(法文版)2013年全年12期杂志,分别从词汇和语篇两个层面,对其中文和法文版本进行对照和比较。旨在将传播学理论和外宣翻译研究相结合,通过跨文化传播中的汉译法策略之路径,丰富和发展外宣翻译研究的内容,以期为外宣翻译提供比较科学合理的学理逻辑,更好地回应我国对外传播工作以及国家形象建构的迫切需求。     

Online versus offline: Exploring the link between how candidates campaign and how voters cast their ballot

The Internet is playing an increasingly important role in shaping citizens’ political experience. We turn to it to consume political news and, in some countries, to even cast our ballots at parliamentary elections. Leading the way in embracing Internet voting (i-voting) is Estonia where nearly half of the ballots cast during the 2019 parliamentary election were submitted online. Using original data from the 2019 Estonian Candidate Study, this paper explores the relationship between how candidates campaign and their electoral performance. It finds greater use of both offline and online campaign tools to contribute to higher vote shares as candidates win more traditional and i-votes. These positive effects are similar in size, in terms of candidates’ overall electoral performance as well as their ability to attract different types of votes. The results show not only that individual-level campaigns continue to matter, but that online campaigns have become as important as offline campaigns for candidates, and voters’ political activity often transcends the medium through which they receive political communication.     

Thematics of counterterrorism: comparing 24 and MI-5/Spooks

This paper examines terrorism and counterterrorism as they are manifest in the popular culture of the USA and UK, focusing on two contemporary televisual works, namely, 24 and the series named MI-5 when aired in the US or Spooks when broadcast in the UK. I compare similarities and differences in the representation of agents (individuals) and agencies (organisations) involved in counterterrorism, and how such representations impact upon the two democratic polities. I explore themes of legitimisation, normalisation, and subversion in these works.     

Is the Animal Liberation Front morally justified in engaging in violent and illegal activism towards animal farms?

The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is an activist group, mainly focused on violent and illegal direct action, including destruction of property, the rescuing of animals and the clandestine filming of animal cruelty on animal farms. Here, I engage with three arguments that are often raised against the ALF’s actions, namely these actions are not morally justified because: (a) they are not measures of last resort; (b) they are excessively violent and do not discriminate targets; and (c) they have no reasonable probability of success. I contend that clandestinely filming animal cruelty is morally justified, the destruction of property is not and that rescuing animals is morally justified, if the ALF incorporates some changes as to how this is done.     

井冈山斗争时期党的建设研究综述

井冈山斗争时期,毛泽东等老一辈革命家在艰苦卓绝的斗争环境中,大胆探索大革命失败后根据地党的建设。近年来,各方学者对此进行了大量的、卓有成效的研究,形成了一批学术成果。内容主要集中在以下方面:井冈山时期党的先进性纯洁性建设研究、井冈山时期党的建设与马克思主义中国化研究、井冈山时期党的群众路线研究、井冈山时期党与群团关系研究,这些研究比较全面地总结了井冈山时期党的建设的基本经验与启示。但是,研究也存在不足之处:研究起步较晚、研究时段不均、研究视角不广及研究力作不多。这有待今后进一步加强。     

试论高觉敷对20世纪中国儿童心理学的贡献

高觉教毛重是我国名的心理学史家，同时他也在儿童心理学领域有着突出的贡献。本就其在译介国外儿童作、撰儿童心理学理论章、从事儿童心理与教育发展的具体研究等方面作一初步介绍一探讨，以肯定一代学术大师对２０世纪中国儿童心理学的巨大贡献。