New media and strategic narratives: the Dutch referendum on Ukraine – EU Association Agreement in Ukrainian and Russian Internet blogs

ABSTRACT

This article analyses two confronting narratives authored by Ukrainian and Russian bloggers who reported the Dutch referendum held on 6 March 2016, and discussed Dutch citizens’ referendum vote on the Ukraine–EU Association Agreement. The considered narratives, addressed to the Ukrainian and Russian audiences respectively, are viewed as strategic because they specifically portray political actors of the referendum “drama” – the Netherlands, the European Union (EU), Ukraine and Russia. These actors are significant participants of European international relations, and their perceptions of one another are important for European security at the present time of critical diplomacy. In this paper, information about the DUTCH REFERENDUM obtained from the new media texts is regarded as a narrative-based political concept (NBPC). It is argued that this concept has different versions, or images that reflect the narrators’ biased perceptions imposed upon the public. Identification and comparison of such images require a particular methodology. Therefore, the objective of this paper is two-fold: to expose the two confronting versions of a strategically relevant political image, and to develop an authentic, interdisciplinary methodology for its analysis. The proposed methodology is informed by the ontology theory employed in cognitive science and cognitive linguistics.     

论网络犯罪的现象和原因

网络犯罪是典型的计算机犯罪 ,网络的发展 ,既可以促进社会经济的全面发展 ,也有可能给人类社会带来不可估计的损失 ,我们应以客观的态度来看待这个问题。不能盲目惊喜于网络给我们社会带来的种种便利 ,过分夸张网络的无所不能 ,认为发展了科学技术就能自动地解决社会生活中的种种问题 ,而忽视它的不稳定性 ;也不能对网络全面否定 ,忽视网络对社会的推动作用 ,进而人为地限制网络的正常发展 ,这样更是得不偿失的。     

青少年网络保护的法律思考

网络是一把“双刃剑”,它在开拓青少年眼界,为他们提供丰富的信息资源和方便快捷的学习条件的同时,对青少年人格形成、学习成绩、行为方式等方面都将产生负面影响,因此,必须加强对青少年进行网络法律保护,这是法治社会的必然要求,是保证青少年健康成长,为青少年提供良好社会环境的重要手段。为此,应当加强立法,加大行政执法力度,对互联网信息服务提供者以及互联网上网服务营业场所进行法律管理,这样才能切实有效地减少网络对青少年的侵害和影响。     

Media Freedom and Political Debate in the Digital Era

This article examines the impact of online expression on theories of media freedom. While media freedom has generally been justified instrumentally, the opportunities for expression via the Internet may require greater emphasis on the interests of the individual speaker. Despite this development, this article shows how a small number of speakers will still command a much wider audience and have greater influence over political debate. For such speakers the approach to media freedom devised in the mass media era will remain applicable.     

Applying Web-Based Survey Design Standards

Abstract

Web-based surveys are used as research tools in a wide range of disciplines. Web-based surveys present a unique set of challenges concerning survey design, not known in previous survey modes. The flexibility of screen design allows for Web-based surveys to take on many appearances, some having a negative impact on data quality. In this article, we propose and illustrate several Web-based survey design standards developed by researchers based on several projects involving Web-based surveys. These standards have been developed from theory and practice and should provide practical advice for researchers and a platform for future research in Web-based survey design.     

网络化背景下社会主义核心价值观教育方式创新

网络是当今各种社会思潮传播的重要载体。网络化背景下培育社会主义核心价值观必须结合网络社会的现实,改变传统的教育理念,创新教育者的教育方法,才能以社会主义核心价值观有效引领网络文化,占领网络意识形态领域的制高点。     

“脱瘾工作”可持续发展浅议——以上海市阳光社区青少年事务中心“创E工坊”等为例

青少年事务社工提供的个性化、专业化服务,对解决＂网络成瘾＂等青少年问题有着十分明显的效果。骨干社工的流失制约了脱瘾工作的可持续发展。深层原因在于青少年事务社工的薪酬体系缺乏市场竞争力。应从政策机制入手,努力增强青少年事务社工薪酬体系的市场竞争力,留住骨干社工,促进包括脱瘾工作在内的青少年工作的可持续发展。     

Asia-Pacific news

This column provides a country by country analysis of the latest legal developments, cases and issues relevant to the IT, media and telecommunications' industries in key jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region. The articles appearing in this column are intended to serve as ‘alerts’ and are not submitted as detailed analyses of cases or legal developments.     

小学生网络成瘾与抑郁关系的研究

目的：了解小学生网络成瘾的发生率与抑郁水平情况,探讨小学生网络成瘾与抑郁的关系。方法：采用网络成瘾损害量表、儿童抑郁量表对小学生进行问卷调查。结果：小学生网络成瘾与抑郁总分及各维度均呈显著正相关。网络成瘾可以正向预测小学生的抑郁水平。结论：小学生网络成瘾程度越严重,抑郁水平越高     

Internet远程教育给英语教学带来新的活力

Internet远程教育的出现,使整个教育思想,教育观念,教学体制,办学模式以及整体学习环境和个体学习环境都发生了变革,也给英语教学带来了新的活力,文中阐述的Internet运用于英语教学的过程,仅仅是英语教学改革的初步尝试。