在新的历史起点上推动人民政协制度更加成熟定型

国家政治制度成熟定型必须具备系统完备、相对稳定、科学有效和广泛认同四个基本要件,人民政协制度更加成熟定型既要遵从上述要件,又要考虑政协性质特点,做到理论和政治上成熟,有鲜明的政治定性;职责和功能上成熟,有稳定的职能定位;制度机制成熟,有完备的工作定规。70年来人民政协制度化建设稳步推进,各项制度体系正在加速形成,新时代人民政协要更好地发挥在国家治理中专门协商机构作用,必须加快协商制度创新和完善,在新的历史起点上推动人民政协制度更加成熟定型。     

Film noir’s ‘gal producers’ and the female market

ABSTRACT

This article surveys publicity surrounding the work of three female producers active in Hollywood in the 1940s and early 1950s: Joan Harrison, Virginia Van Upp, and Harriet Parsons. All three produced key titles in the cycle of film noir that emerged during this period. Publicity that emphasized their work behind the scenes on these productions was part of broader attempts to cultivate a female audience for film noir. Marketing campaigns suggested that ‘gal producers’ catered to unconventional feminine appetites for criminality and violence, all the while celebrating their ascendance in the traditionally male-dominated profession of producer. Such profiles would have been particularly appealing to female moviegoers during the Second World War, when many women held jobs previously dominated by men, and in the immediate postwar period when they sought to retain those lucrative positions.     

Local governments and their arm’s length bodies

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we discuss the state of the art on the creation of arm’s length bodies (ALBs) by local governments. We make three main contributions. First, there are many different types of ALBs and each country has its own categories; an expert survey was held identifying three common types of body, to enable future comparative research. Second, we point out that the creation of ALBs has led to a number of new challenges for local governments, particularly regarding governing bodies at arm’s length to ensure ALBs’ good performance. A lack of capacity and information have to be countered, for example, by increased monitoring – also for democratic accountability purposes. Special attention is needed for the multiple principal problem that arises when local governments jointly create ALBs. Third, research into local ALBs is still in its early stages. We present a research agenda to develop knowledge on the topic.     

香港修例风波背后的深层次问题

香港2019年爆发的修例风波是香港回归祖国后遇到的最严峻的政治局面,也是“一国两制”在香港实践以来遇到的最大挑战。这场风波清晰地暴露了一系列严重妨碍“一国两制”在香港全面和准确贯彻的因素和情况。这些因素和情况包括:国家安全漏洞明显、政治体制内“自由”和“威权”失衡、“一国两制”的“另类诠释”存在、香港“核心价值”并不牢固、部分香港人“亲西方、抗中国”固有心态、国家宪法和基本法教育不到位、香港自由放任资本主义体制的缺失。中央对此已有察觉,并针对部分因素和情况制定了应对之策,从而为在香港全面和准确贯彻“一国两制”营造有利条件。     

The Social Life of Things and the Methodology of Material Culture Studies

Commodity is the key subject of material culture studies. In the1980s, scholars in the field of cultural anthropology started discussing the social life of things and the cultural biography of things, and tracing the path of things in society and culture: “commoditization/de-commoditization/re-commoditization”. Different values of things have been produced in the process of commoditization. Unceasing change of value means things as agencies are deeply involved in the cultural orders and people’s social life, thereby developing the politics of value. Studies on the social life of things, led by Arjun Appadurai and Igor Kopytoff,embody not merely the positivity and activity of things, but also a kind of symbiosis between people and things. What is more, they offer a new approach to material culture studies.     

浅析成都新创医患纠纷调解机制--华西坝“调解天团”

近年来,医患纠纷数量多、调解难度大的问题依然显著存在。调解作为传统的医患纠纷处理方式之一,仍存在各部门缺少协同治理、调解员缺少专业医学知识等问题。华西坝派出所"调解天团"在调解医患纠纷中,借鉴其他地区先进的调解模式和经验,新创由患方、医方、医学专家组和调解员组成的调解模式,弥补传统调解方式的不足,兼具公平性、专业性与及时性,有利于从根本上解决医患纠纷。但在实践中仍然存在部分问题,可通过建立"互联网+调解"模式,加强宣传与推广、培养专业性与复合型的调解人才来不断发展与完善。     

新中国成立以来我国国家形象建构

国家形象因其复杂、可塑和重要,它的建构已成为现代国家非常重视的课题。国家形象建构是理解、把握新中国成立以来光辉历程不可或缺的维度,因为建构稳定和向好的大国形象是中华人民共和国建国以来重要的内在关切和诉求,我们对此有自觉的认识和努力。新中国成立以来的伟大成就,极大地改变了中国各方面的客观源像,建构了诸如社会主义大国、东方大国、全球性大国等形象,总体上日渐趋好,中国国家形象建构取得很大成绩。国家形象建构和新中国建设、发展之间存在着内在的良性互动关系。也正因为如此,在分析不足的基础上探讨进一步优化国家形象的根本路径,有助于更好地推动中国特色社会主义在新时代健康前行。     

构建社会主义经济和谐的一般历程与现存制度缺陷

构建社会主义经济和谐既是社会主义市场制度不断完善的过程,又是产业结构高度化,二元经济结构向现代经济结构过渡的过程;构建和谐的社会主义经济与现存制度的冲突主要表现在与基本经济制度相配套的具体制度安排的缺失以及对“三农”进行保护和支持的可持续发展的、有效率的机制的缺乏。探求建立符合社会主义价值原则而且与现代产权制度相兼容的新型所有制,是解决当前矛盾的可行路径。     

当前困扰派出所工作的几个问题初探

在摆出困扰派出所工作问题的基础上,探讨分析了问题存在的原因,进而提出具体对策:一要增加编制,充实基层警力;二要加大投入,避免靠罚款收费运转;三要规范机构,提高待遇;四要整顿治保组织,发挥民力作用;五要设立民事调处中心,减轻工作负担。     

关于"严打"与"依法从重处罚"的几点思考

“严打”是党和国家惩治严重刑事犯罪活动的一项具体刑事政策,其方针是依法从重从快。正确理解依法从重处罚的内涵及其本质,掌握严打依法从重处罚与刑法规定的从重处罚情节的联系,搞好协调与适用,不仅具有重要的理论意义,而且也具有很重要的实践价值。