Beyond Polls: Using Science and Student Data to Stimulate Learning

In an effort to promote learning in classrooms, political science instructors are increasingly turning to interactive teaching strategies — experiments, simulations, etc. — that supplement traditional lecture formats. In this article, I advocate the use of student-generated data as a powerful teaching tool that can be used in a variety of ways to support learning. The “data-driven classroom” is one in which original student data are collected via survey at the beginning of the course and the results presented throughout the term. Examples and case studies across multiple courses and classroom settings are used to illustrate how the method may be applied in practice. Feedback from student assessment surveys reveals strong support for the method, even among nonmajors. The article concludes with recommendations for instructors interested in creating more data-driven classrooms.     

Means,Motive, and Opportunity – Local Government Data Distortion in a High‐Stakes Environment

Regulatory authorities are increasingly relying upon performance data for developing public policy. However, this reliance necessarily assumes that the data are free from material distortion. This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding the ‘means’, ‘motive’, and ‘opportunity’ for distorting data employed in high‐stakes performance‐management programmes. We present empirical evidence which suggests that the use of data drawn entirely from financial statements by no means guarantees a distortion‐free depiction of performance. In addition, we provide econometric evidence of some important determinants of performance data distortion. Taken as a whole, the following analysis provides a comprehensive picture of the salient matters which must be addressed to ensure accurate data for public policy‐making purposes.     

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers and Fiscal Capacity

An intergovernmental fiscal transfer is an instrument used by governments to equalize fiscal capacity. However, with the large discrepancies in fiscal capacity among Local Authorities (LAs) in Kenya, it is evident that the intention of the instrument has not been met. These disparities lead to inequity as some LAs receive better services for their tax, while others do not.

Using panel data from 2001-2006 among 22 LAs, the Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF) was found to be high in LAs that had substantial fiscal capacities. This suggests the need to revise the formula used in computing LATF.     

Revisiting the governance of privacy: Contemporary policy instruments in global perspective

The repertoire of policy instruments within a particular policy sector varies by jurisdiction; some “tools of government” are associated with particular administrative and regulatory traditions and political cultures. It is less clear how the instruments associated with a particular policy sector may change over time, as economic, social, and technological conditions evolve. In the early 2000s, we surveyed and analyzed the global repertoire of policy instruments deployed to protect personal data. In this article, we explore how those instruments have changed as a result of 15 years of social, economic and technological transformations, during which the issue has assumed a far higher global profile, as one of the central policy questions associated with modern networked communications. We review the contemporary range of transnational, regulatory, self‐regulatory, and technical instruments according to the same framework, and conclude that the types of policy instrument have remained relatively stable, even though they are now deployed on a global scale. While the labels remain the same, however, the conceptual foundations for their legitimation and justification are shifting as greater emphases on accountability, risk, ethics, and the social/political value of privacy have gained purchase. Our analysis demonstrates both continuity and change within the governance of privacy, and displays how we would have tackled the same research project today. As a broader case study of regulation, it highlights the importance of going beyond technical and instrumental labels. Change or stability of policy instruments does not take place in isolation from the wider conceptualizations that shape their meaning, purpose, and effect.     

"智慧景区"背景下交通组织管理方式探究

"智慧景区"已经成为我国旅游业发展的新趋势,利用大数据可对景区运行状态进行整体把控,系统性地诊断景区管理问题成因,及时监测和发现景区问题区域,提出景区游览管理措施和方案。就景区外部而言,利用大数据可分析游客在景区外部游览路线趋势。在此基础上,组织者可通过对周边道路采取交通管控措施,实现对游客进出景区的合理诱导,缓解景区进出口通道的交通拥堵。就景区内部而言,利用大数据可分析各景点人流聚集与移动情况。同时,组织者可采取"容量限制"和"流向调控"等有效管理措施,实现对人流游览路径的调控,对游客进行科学的疏导和分流,提升景区管理服务水平。     

公安大数据战略下科技信息化项目管理的优化

公安大数据战略是提升警务效能、推进公安工作现代化的重要手段。作为对科技信息化项目建设与应用具有"指挥棒"作用的科技信息化项目管理,是公安机关保证项目意图落地的重要手段。在信息化建设已向大数据全面转型的情况下,必然需要深刻分析公安大数据战略下科技信息化工作的特点,建立健全适应大数据战略的管理理念和机制,从而为数据警务、智慧公安建设提供有效引导和有力保障。针对当前公安科技信息化项目在大数据战略下存在的问题,应通过在项目管理中加强统筹、优化流程、提升管理质量、构建大数据条件下的科技信息化管理机制等途径,强化科技信息化项目管理质效。     

对网上追逃的几点思考

网上追逃是指利用计算机网络,检索查询可疑人员和在逃犯罪嫌疑人的资料,以发现和查获在逃犯罪嫌疑人的追逃方法。现在网上追逃正在全国各地公安机关深入持久地进行着,本文作者对网上追逃的美中不足提出了自己的看法。     

电子公证论纲--以电子商务为进路

随着网络时代来临,电子商务从概念到实践不断演进与发展,但电子商务存在特殊风险需要法律加以控制.而电子公证作为传统公证与现代网络的耦合,能够及时固定电子数据,降低电子商务的特殊风险.本文在比较中试图架构我国电子公证的范式,以构建电子商务的信用平台,提供一个真正支撑电子商务运作的"阿基米德支点".     

警务地理信息系统的应用研究

在分析介绍警务地理信息系统本质的基础上,分析警务地理信息系统的应用特性和存在问题,进而研究如何设计、建设和改进完善警务地理信息系统。