Social capital

In parallel with, and as a complement to, globalisation, ‘social capital’ has enjoyed a meteoric rise across the social sciences over the last two decades. Not surprisingly, it has been particularly prominent across development studies, not least through heavy promotion by the World Bank. As a concept, though, as has been argued persistently by a minority critical literature, social capital is fundamentally flawed. Although capable of addressing almost anything designated as social, it has tended to neglect the state, class, power, and conflict. As a buzzword, it has heavily constrained the currently progressive departure from the extremes of neo-liberalism and post-modernism at a time of extremely aggressive assault by economics imperialism. Social capital should not be ignored but contested – and rejected.     

中国古代民法与现代民法若干问题比较研究——以物权法为中心

本文以物权法为中心,从古代民法的有无、物权客体的分类、永佃权以及遗失物制度几个方面与现代民法进行了比较研究。得出了中国古代不仅存在民法而且内容非常丰富,对之进行研究将对我国现今民事立法大有裨益的结论。     

Citizenship: a perverse confluence

This article discusses the different meanings that citizenship has assumed in Latin America in the past few decades. Its main argument is that, in the perverse confluence between neo-liberal and democratic participatory projects, the common reference to citizenship, used by different political actors, projects an apparent homogeneity, obscuring differences and diluting the conflict between those projects.     

公务员精神培育的伦理路径：角色把握、职责担当、合作定位

公务员精神具有明显的时代性,在建设和谐社会的今天,公务员精神作为公务员的价值信念,指引、评价和规范公务员的行为,体现着公共行政的精神和行政文化的价值观。通过角色期待、角色领悟和角色实践,公务员可以准确把握其角色的特殊性内涵,理解公共管理的多元性、政治性以及公共性这些特质。社会角色赋予了角色承担者特殊的社会关系,这种社会关系往往通过职责体现,包括责任和义务,担当职责是角色的必然要求。公务员要出色地完成其职责,合作是最好的选择甚至可以说是唯一的选择。沿着角色把握、职责担当、合作定位这一伦理路径,公务员精神的公共性、正义性、廉洁性才能得以实现。     

票据金额变造法律处置规则之探讨——兼论我国《票据法》相关条款的修改

票据金额变造的发生,不仅破坏了票据的交易安全,而且严重影响了票据在现代经济生活中的信用功能,导致票据效力的实质与形式发生异化,并由此产生票据当事人之间权利义务关系的复杂化.对票据金额变造问题的合理处置关系到票据社会功能的充分发挥.由于现行法律规则与司法解释存在一些实践中的盲点,如何从规则及操作层面上进行必要的矫正与重构,使各项规则相互衔接,并具有可预见性.     

IMMIGRATION POLICY,BORDER SECURITY,AND MIGRANT DEATHS: AN IMPACT EVALUATION OF LIFE‐SAVING EFFORTS UNDER THE BORDER SAFETY INITIATIVE*

Subsequent to U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) efforts to control illegal immigration throughout the 1990s, concern arose over an apparent increase in deaths of illegal migrants as they began to undertake more treacherous routes to enter the United States from Mexico. In response, the Border Safety Initiative (BSI) was created to increase safety along the southwest border. Using multiple data sources, including the USBP BSI Incident Tracking System, this study evaluated the impact of life‐saving efforts performed under the BSI program. Results indicate that there has been no overall reduction in the rate of migrant deaths since BSI has been in operation. However, an evaluation of BORSTAR search and rescue teams and the 2003 Lateral Repatriation Program (LRP), which returned apprehended migrants from Tucson sector to less hazardous places along the border, were found to be effective in preventing migrant deaths. Policy Implications: Critics of U.S. immigration policy claim that the only way reductions in migrant deaths along the U.S.‐Mexico border can be achieved is through liberalization of immigration policy and relaxing of border security. Yet, for more than a decade, U.S. policy makers have increased restrictions on immigration and have tightened security at the borders. Considering this, alternative means must be deployed in order to save migrant lives in the near term rather than waiting for a reversal of immigration policy. This study suggests that proactive life‐saving measures implemented through a harm‐reduction strategy can have some impact on saving migrant lives.     

公务员体检中的体格归类与平等担任公职权

各地公务员录用体检办法和体检标准中因存在许多不合理的体格归类,而使相当多的具有一定生理缺陷的人被无情地挡在了公务员门槛之外,且难以获得公正的救济。以宪法平等权的精神来检验,这些归类或者不具有合法目的,或者违反了比例原则,都导致了立法歧视。为保护公民平等担任公职的权利,有必要对现行公务员录用体检制度进行改革。     

论江泽民新安全观的辩证思维及实践问题

江泽民提出的新安全观 ,从背景看是对冷战思维的否定 ,从内容看是对传统安全观的发展 ,从结构看是辩证统一的有机整体 ,从实践看它不仅符合中国国家安全利益 ,也符合世界各国国家安全利益 ,反映了冷战后世界发展的大趋势。特别是在霸权主义有新的表现、恐怖主义危害上升、影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加的情况下 ,江泽民新安全观越来越受到大多数国家的赞赏和欢迎。     

论涉警舆情的引导

在当前信息传播渠道越来越多，传播速度越来越快。社会不稳定、不确定因素和各种利益诉求增多，公安工作备受人民群众和社会各界关注的情况下，涉警舆情的引导工作就显得尤为重要，它直接关系到公安机关组织领导工作的稳定与发展。但是，现阶段涉警舆情引导工作，却面临着诸如社会舆情引导手段单一、反应速度较慢等一系列问题，面对涉警舆情的新形势．我们必须积极应对，采取针对性措施，扎实有效地做好涉警舆论的正面引导工作，进一步构建和谐警民关系，维护社会和谐稳定。     

重大体育事件突发性公共安全问题及对策研究

城市重大体育事件是指以租用、借用或者以其他形式临时占用公共场所,面向社会公众举办,单次参加人员在10000人以上的群体性活动,包括体育比赛、体育展览展销以及含有竞技色彩的民俗活动等。在重大体育事件过程中,突发性公共安全危害可分为群体械斗事件、拥挤践踏事故两类。重大体育事件对地方发展具有的重要意义已成为我国各地政府的共识,但随着规模扩大和场次的增加,其安全保卫难度也随之提高。对重大体育事件安全保障战略和路径设计是:形成以政府为主导,以企业、非营利性组织为联盟的安全保障主体;构建灵活有效的危机安全防范体系;加强公众安全防范教育;注意体育场馆、公共场所的细节设计。