Can Democratic Governance Be Achieved in Egypt?

This article contributes to our understanding of whether democratic governance can be achieved in post-revolution Egypt. It explores the status of three key pillars of democratic governance in the context of the January 2011 People’s Revolution and subsequent political developments through August 2013: (1) inclusive participation, (2) responsive institutions, and (3) adherence to international practices and principles. Available evidence suggests that none of the democratic governance pillars has been realized so far as a result of political instability in Egypt. The article argues that the current political environment is not favorable to achieving democratic governance in Egypt.     

One Woman’s View of the Early Chinese Communist Movement: The Autobiography of Mme. Zhang Guotao

Abstract

Wei Baqun, leader of the influential Donglan Peasant Movement in southern China in the 1920s and 1930s, was attacked by his Nationalist enemies as a real and dangerous Communist long before he joined the Chinese Communist Party. Meanwhile, some of his Communist comrades were reluctant to admit him into the Party or to recognize him as a genuine Communist even after he joined the Communist Party. But after his death, they all began to promote him as a perfect Communist. Through an analysis of Wei Baqun’s life and revolution, this article shows how controversial and conflicting perceptions of the political identity of a political leader could exert strong influence on the political career of the leader and on local and national politics in revolutionary China. The article also attempts to explain why the confusion and controversy over Wei Baqun’s identity dissipated after his death.     

The Paradoxes of the Revolutions of 1989 in Central Europe

Abstract

The self-limiting revolutions of 1989 in Central Europe offer an alternative paradigm of revolutionary change that is reminiscent more of the American struggle for independence in 1776 than the Jacobin tendencies that grew out of the French Revolution of 1789. In order to understand the contradictory impulses of the revolutions of 1989—the desire for a radical renewal and the concern for preservation—this article takes as its point of departure the political thought of Hannah Arendt and Edmund Burke.     

论纯洁性建设视野下民主革命时期党的作风问题

理论与实际相结合是党的思想建设最重要的作风,坚持马克思主义中国化成为党优良思想作风的核心问题。思想作风不正,路线方针政策就会发生错误,革命必然遭受损失,党的纯洁性也就受到影响。密切联系人民群众是党的工作实践表现出的优良作风,领导中国革命的实践中,坚持群众路线成为党维护纯洁性的重要内容。加强和改进党的作风建设,核心问题是保持党同人民群众的血肉联系。发扬艰苦奋斗精神是干部和党员保持优良作风的要求,生活作风虽然是个人问题,但它对党的影响则不可小窥,生活作风对党的纯洁性维护具有重要意义。民主革命时期党开展作风建设留下的思想财富值得认真汲取,在新的历史条件下推进党的建设,必须高度重视党的作风纯洁问题。     

Exercising control and gathering information: the functions of interpellations in Hungary (1990–2014)

The article investigates the factors shaping the number and content of interpellations, a form of parliamentary questions by members of parliament (MPs) in post-regime change Hungary. Four theoretical propositions regarding the functions of interpellations are examined in this context: political control; policy-oriented information seeking; parliamentary group leadership; and constituency service. A new database of 4096 observations for the period between 1990 and 2014 is compiled in order to analyse these hypotheses. Computer-assisted content analysis techniques and count data regressions are used to describe the text of interpellations in terms of their geographical and policy content. Results show that opposition MPs interpellate more, whereas representatives of single-member districts and regional lists interpellate less than their peers. Representatives from single-member districts and regional lists make more reference to local issues in general, but not to their own district or county. Finally, policy specialisation increases the likelihood of submitting pertinent parliamentary questions.     

百年来中国的三次伟大革命与三次民族觉醒

20世纪以来中国发生了三次历史性巨变的伟大革命,在中华民族发展的历史进程中产生了极其深刻的影响。第一次革命以意识觉醒为特征,唤起了中华民族近代思想的醒悟。第二次革命以方向觉醒为特征,标志着中国人民政治道路的抉择。第三次革命以模式觉醒为特征,显示现代化建设模式的创新。中华民族通过三次革命,实现了意识觉醒、方向觉醒和模式觉醒,这就为创造社会主义制度、实现现代化的世界先例打下了良好的基础。     

范式革命：马克思人学走向科学的关键——从抽象人学到现实人学的范式转换

马克思的人学思想之所以是科学的,关键在于实现了一场人学范式革命从抽象人学转向了现实人学.这场范式革命主要表现在五个方面在逻辑起点上,从传统人学的"抽象的人"转向了"现实的人";在理论基础上,从传统人学的"唯心史观"转向了"唯物史观";在人的价值上,从传统人学的"人是目的"转向了"人是目的和手段的统一";在人的本质上,从传统人学的"抽象本质"转向了"现实本质";在目标取向上,从传统人学的抽象发展观转向了自由全面的现实发展观.     

背叛与延续：革命前后的美国海事司法

海事法在美国法律体系中较为特殊,首先,殖民地海事司法的历史作为反面教材对美国宪政根基的奠立起着一定的影响;其次,革命后宪法下联邦法院系统的海事司法设计又与殖民地时期的海事司法之间存在某种延续性;上述两种情况的矛盾统一于海事法律本身的专业性以及美国革命及立宪的历史.     

从“世界革命”到构建“和谐世界”

通过无产阶级世界革命,推翻资本主义,建立一个持久和平、和谐的世界是马克思主义经典作家奋斗终生的目标,也是毛泽东等中国第一代领导人国际战略思想的重要内容。和谐世界观的提出既是对马克思主义和谐世界思想的继承,亦是和平与发展的新形势对马克思主义国际主义战略思想的创造性发展。     

“文革”时期知识分子政策及其影响

知识分子政策是党的一项重要政策。建国后根据知识分子思想状况的变化，党对知识分子阶级属性的认识经历了一个曲折变化的过程。“文革”时期的知识分子政策是研究知识分子问题的重要内容，这段时期的知识分子政策具有深远的消极影响。认真分析总结这十年间知识分子政策的经验教训，对于我们做好知识分子工作具有重大借鉴意义。