Coming out of the shadow? Studies of local governments in Central and Eastern Europe in European academic research

This article is an analysis of the changing role of research on local governments in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) within mainstream European studies. It refers to dependency theory (Wallerstein, Prebish) as applied to scientific research. It classifies CEE as being in the semi-periphery of academic research. The empirical analysis consists of two parts: (1) qualitative review of the most important of the comparative studies of European local governments. It includes a discussion on the role of local governments and researchers from CEE in these studies; (2) quantitative based on an analysis of articles published in international journals and citations for those articles in Scopus. The analysis covers 14 countries (all new member states who joined the EU from 2004 onwards, plus the Balkan countries: Albania, Macedonia, and Serbia).     

Greek-Cypriot teachers’ perceptions of religious education and its contribution to peace: perspectives of (in)compatibility in a divided society

This paper explores the ways in which a group of primary school teachers in Cyprus interprets religious education and its contribution to peace. In particular, this phenomenological exploratory study: first, examines how teachers perceive religious education and whether this conceptualization is considered to be (in)compatible with peace in the context of a conflict-affected society; and, second, shows some of the tensions that exist in the aims of religious education between the desire to encourage mutual understanding and exposure to religious pluralism, on the one hand, and the political demands for entrenching ethnic cleavages, on the other. Although these tensions are largely contextual, they nevertheless raise two important issues that are worthwhile to consider for religious education and peace in conflict-affected societies: first, the ‘naturalization’ of religion and religious instruction, on the one hand, vs. the recognition that some models of religious instruction (i.e. confessional teaching) might actually limit the space within which teachers can make contributions to peace, on the other; and, second, the tension between the different models of religious education within a conflict-affected society and particularly which model would strategically and politically serve best the purposes of peace in the short- and long-term.     

连横《台湾通史》论析：基于学术史的考察

连横一生以搜集、记录、整理、保存、研究台湾历史和文化为职志,著述颇丰,尤以《台湾通史》名世。纵观《台湾通史》的出版史和相关研究的学术史,实与近代以来中国历史进程相契合,其独特的学术价值和现实意义也逐步彰显。20世纪90年代以来,海峡两岸的《台湾通史》研究均进入新的发展阶段,无论视角还是视野、方法还是理论,特别是在学术性或学理性上,都有显著的推进和拓展。     

新型农村合作医疗中的农民参与——河北省枣强县的实证研究

农民的参与意愿是决定新型农村合作医疗推广工作成败的重要因素之一。那麽,在实践中农民的参与意愿究竟如何,有哪些因素影响着农民的参与意愿呢？本文通过封河北省枣强县大营镇的实地调查发现,定点医院服务质量的好坏、医疗费用报销是否方便、政府在新农合推广中的工作态度和农民的收入状况、受教育程度等对他们参与积极性有着重要的影响。     

党的中高级领导干部要带头学好马克思主义经典著作

党的理论是党的建设的灵魂与生命,是党的建设的根本前提和根本保证。认真学习马克思主义经典作家著作,是当今世情、国情和党情对我党中高级领导干部提出的一项十分严肃、庄重而又光荣的任务。党的中高级领导干部坚持学习好马克思主义经典著作,是全党坚持和发展正确理论,提高领导力、决策力、战斗力的重要而必由的途径,是贯彻落实科学发展观的必然要求。     

新形势下上海地区境外人员“实有人口”管理对策

近年来上海地区的境外人员人数持续增长。公安机关出入境管理部门应认真分析来沪境外人员管理工作出现的新情况、新问题，进一步完善已经建立的境外人员“实有人口”管理工作机制，以实现对在沪境外人员的有效管理和优质服务，确保上海涉外领域的安全和稳定。     

公司共同决策法律制度研究——以“职工满意度”为视角

职工参与共同决策是公司资本民主化和管理民主化的主要实现途径,起源于德国共同体文化的这一制度旨在保护职工权益、协调企业中劳资关系.寻找两者利益的平衡点,通过对不同企业的探索性调研,借助职工满意评价工具分析共同决策制度实施与职工满意之间的联系,探索我国公司法共同决策制度的引入模式.     

中国耕地保护制度演进及存在问题研究

耕地保护制度是耕地保护目标实现的重要保障,耕地概念和耕地保护内涵的科学界定则是耕地保护制度建设的基础。梳理建国以来我国耕地保护制度的演进,不难发现现行制度存在耕地概念不完整、主体利益不协调、法律和经济实施手段不完善以及质量和生产自然条件保护不足等问题,而尊重市场经济原则,运用经济手段、走法制化道路将是我国耕地保护制度建设的方向。     

海峡两岸遗弃罪比较研究

海峡两岸遗弃罪立法各有长短,主要表现在:台湾的具体式立法模式优越于大陆的概括式立法模式;大陆刑法没有把无保护义务者的遗弃行为犯罪化是立法的重大漏洞;大陆遗弃罪主体范围有待扩大,台湾仅特别规定遗弃直系尊亲属罪似有不妥;两岸有关遗弃罪主观方面的理解,虽能自圆其说,但也均存在问题;台湾"刑法"新增阻却遗弃罪排除事由,值得深入研究;台湾将保护法益界定为个人法益以及对遗弃罪规定了不同幅度的法定刑和结果加重犯,值得大陆借鉴。     

浅析《老子》翻译——《老子》译本的描述性研究

从描述性翻译研究的新视角对历时近三百年产生的二百多本涵盖《老子》世传、帛书、竹简3种版本的译本进行全面历史性描述,得到以下要点:一是《老子》译本的翻译根据3种不同版本呈现出3种翻译趋势与热潮,随着历史时期的变化而变化对中国古典文学的翻译倾向产生不同影响;作为边缘文化的典例对西方文化也造成了一定影响。二是多译本《老子》这一文学翻译典例表明文学翻译批评应兼具规定性翻译批评研究和描述性翻译批评研究,以此完整的翻译批评系统推动翻译文学事业的发展。