Reformas electorales y coherencia ideológica de los partidos políticos en Colombia, 1986-2013

This article sets out changes which the Colombian party system experienced throughout the last two decades. It focuses on the topics, ideology and party divisions present in a representative sample of the last four legislatures’ congress members. This study is based on factorial and discriminate analyses, making use of the Latin American Parliamentarian Elites database. This article holds that the 2003 political reform had a positive effect on Colombian parties’ and social movements’ ideological coherence within Congress. Electoral reforms are also discussed in the light of these findings.     

Political Violence and Terrorism in Turkey, 1976–80: A Retrospective Analysis

During the late 1970s, Turkey experienced a major campaign of political terrorism that was waged by a multiplicity of leftist, ultranationalist, and separatist groups. Between 1976 and 1980, more than 5000 people lost their lives in hundreds of terrorist incidents. The steady escalation of violence amidst a major political and economic crisis undermined the country's fragile democratic system and paved the way for a military coup in September 1980. This study examines the origins and growth of the terrorist movement in Turkey, the main characteristics of political violence, and the causes of the dramatic escalation of terrorism in the late 1970s. The study suggests that although state-sponsored terrorism against Turkey facilitated the rapid proliferation of leftist, rightist, and separatist armed extremist groups, the drift into total terrorism was largely the product of domestic political and social developments.     

Button-less on the information superhighway: Issues of ideological horizons in environmental communication amongst communities at fish-landing sites along Lake Victoria in Uganda

Abstract

The article addresses issues of ideological horizons in relation to the information superhighway, as they affect environmental communication, with a special focus on grassroots communities at fish-landing sites along Lake Victoria, in Uganda. While in the ‘button society’ a great deal of information is accessible at the push of a button, the most that button-less grassroots societies have to contend with, is a simple radio switch. Given this continuum of ideological horizons, both communities cannot interpret environmental management concerns in the same way. Conceptually, the article is guided by Hall's encoding and decoding framework, whereby due to a failure to share ‘meaning’ (between the two parties) miscommunication arises. The discussion is based on findings of a survey for a research project that sought to find behavioural change communication strategies that can be used to empower grassroots communities to participate more in managing their local environment in a sustainable way. The research looked at the communication of environmental issues pertaining to solid waste management and sanitation. The major question of interest to the discussion is why there is continued environmental degradation at Lake Victoria fish-landing sites, despite the available environmental information and existing frameworks for ensuring proper environmental management.     

论社会主义核心价值观的思想文化渊源——谈对高技能型职业人才培养的积极作用

社会主义核心价值观既是马克思主义科学价值观的当代体现,同时也秉承了中华优秀传统文化的精神源泉和文化基因。它对职业人才培养具有精神引领、人格塑造和效能提升的积极作用。课堂教育、日常管理和社会实践是以社会主义核心价值观提升和引领高技能型职业人才培养的三个主要途径。     

大学生思政课教学效果提升研究

在教学过程中,一名大学思政课老师应当针对教学对象特点真正把学生当作教学主体,用理论掌握学生,创新教学方式,开创第二课堂,说理透彻,以理服人,以身作则,紧扣社会热点,贴近学生实际,取得了良好的教学效果。为了进一步提升思政课的教学效果,思政课教学要树立正确的教育目的,思政课老师要着重培养学生的独立思考能力和独立人格,注重启发教育,改革考试内容和形式,加强实践环节教学。     

Re‐evaluating the relationship between electoral rules and ideological congruence

Two new studies challenge the prevailing consensus that proportional representation (PR) systems produce greater ideological congruence between governments and their citizens than majoritarian ones. This has led to what has become known as the ‘ideological congruence controversy’. G. Bingham Powell claims to resolve this controversy in favour of PR systems. Specifically, he argues that the results from the two new studies are based on an anomalous decade and that PR systems generally do produce greater government congruence. In addition, he also asserts that PR systems exhibit less variability in government congruence. In this article, the empirical evidence for these two claims is re‐evaluated using exactly the same data as employed by Powell. The analysis indicates that although PR systems produce better and more consistent representation in the legislature, they do not hold an advantage when it comes to representation at the governmental level.     

民族地区基层民警思想状况调查研究

调查显示,民族地区大部分基层民警思想政治觉悟较高,但部分民警的职业认同感不强,工作压力大,有职业倦怠情绪,主要是工作任务重、执法环境严峻、工资福利不理想、业务能力有限等因素造成的。必须做好基层民警的思想政治工作,完善激励机制激发民警的工作积极性,健全民警心理压力疏导机制,正确处理公安机关与大众传媒的关系,缓解民警的思想压力,提高工作效率。     

基于传播学理论模式的高校思想政治教育渠道研究

通过探讨传播学理论中"游戏论"、"议程设置"理论、麦克卢汉的媒介三论、"两级传播理论"与"意见领袖"对于高校思想政治教育渠道改进与创新的启示,着重提出对于高校思想政治教育渠道改进与创新的建议。     

高校思想政治教育中人文关怀与心理疏导研究

党的十七大、十八大报告相继提出"加强和改进思想政治工作,注重人文关怀和心理疏导",丰富了思想政治工作的内涵,拓宽了思想政治工作的视野,也为高校进一步有效开展思想政治工作指明了方向,是高校深入贯彻落实科学发展观、构建和谐校园的根本要求,也是缓解大学生心理压力,做好高校思想政治工作的迫切需要。但是由于受传统思想政治教育观念的影响,高校思想政治教育中存在着人文关怀与心理疏导缺失的问题,具体表现在忽视学生的主体性、忽视学生个性化以及忽视学生内在需要等方面,严重影响了高校思想政治教育的实效性.因此,高校必须通过关注大学生的感受和需要、构建和谐校园等途径加强思想政治教育的人文关怀与心理疏导,提高思想政治教育的效果。     

试论人民警察核心价值观的统领作用——以公安院校大学生思想政治教育为视角

人民警察核心价值观是公安院校大学生思想政治教育的根本统领。人民警察核心价值观的灵魂——忠诚,标示了公安院校大学生应树立的政治信仰;人民警察核心价值观的宗旨——为民,定位了公安院校大学生应坚守的根本立场;人民警察核心价值观的精髓——公正,确立了公安院校大学生应养成的执法理念;人民警察核心价值观的基础——廉洁,规正了公安院校大学生应砥砺的基本操守。