Contested narratives of encounter from a bridge-building project in northern England

ABSTRACT

Recent years of community engagement under the war on terror in the UK have seen the co-option of bridge-building initiatives into wider narratives of securing communities. Through ethnographic insights into a peace building inter-faith initiative that made it onto the news as a ‘deradicalization’ workshop, I show how encounters in such projects are susceptible to being reframed into the very narrative in which encounters are sought after in the first place as a political settlement to growing inter-ethnic tension and conflict. This paper contributes to the growing geographies of encounter literature by making more explicit the narratives that shape how encounters function.     

软实力视阈下的日本动漫外交

近年来,日本在经济持续低迷与少子老龄化的背景下,努力寻求通过文化"软实力"来提高国家影响力的新途径。受美国学者约瑟夫·奈的启发,日本政府认识到"动漫"是日本的软实力资源之一,并实施了一系列动漫外交。日本政府的动漫外交促进了日本文化产业的发展,对构建国家形象和提升国家软实力发挥了重要作用。     

Non-racialism and the African National Congress: views from the branch

South Africa's ruling party is well known as an organisation that supports the ideal of non-racialism. However, the extent to which the African National Congress (ANC) has defined and instrumentalised the concept of non-racialism is contested. This article looks at the history of non-racialism in the party and more recent interpretations by ANC leadership, before examining how non-racialism is understood, 19 years into democracy, by members of the party. Based on interviews with over 45 ANC branch members, the article describes how members, broadly speaking, have deep-seated concerns with non-racialism in the ANC and in society more generally. There is recognition from ANC branch members that race relations have significantly improved since the ANC moved into government; however, they feel not enough change has taken place and that racial tensions are impeding social cohesion and concomitant growth and progress in the country. There is division among members in regards to the efficacy and impact of the party's racially based policies such as affirmative action as well as the manner in which race potentially influences leadership opportunities within the party. Furthermore, the article shows that there is lack of definition and direction on the part of the ANC in regards to the instrumentalisation of non-racialism, and this deficiency has negative consequences for racial cohesion in the party. The article concludes by discussing how investigations into party branches through the lens of non-racialism, highlights more deep-seated concerns about local-level party democracy and a party fractured at the grassroots.     

建党90年来中国共产党形象建设的经验与思考

建党90年来，中国共产党始终重视加强自身形象建设，坚持把代表广大人民利益作为形象建设的灵魂，把不断推动经济社会发展作为形象建设的根本，把与时俱进加强党的建设作为形象建设的主线，树立了我党在各个时期的光辉形象。在继承和发扬我党形象建设优良传统的基础上，还应适应形势任务发展变化，借鉴公共关系学理论，强化政党公关意识，发挥现代传媒作用，不断探索创新我党形象建设的形式和方法，全面提高党的执政能力、巩固党的执政地位。     

后苏联时期俄罗斯的国民心态

俄罗斯的复兴不仅体现在政治、经济、文化上的成就,还在于国民心态的进步.开放的、国际化的、健康的国民心态,有利于俄罗斯更好地成为一个真正的世界大国.俄罗斯现代化战略的基本原则之一就是国民心态的现代化.俄罗斯的国民心态必须要拥有广泛而深厚的历史和现实基础,具有鲜明的科学性、民族性、时代性、开放性.这样的国民心态才能更好地应对现代化的基本要求.     

严格履行宪法法律赋予职权公正审理涉外海事案件

广州海事法院自成立以来,严格履行宪法法律赋予职权,维护国家司法主权与海洋权益,依法公正行使审判权,高效化解涉外纠纷,不断加强对外宣传和司法公开,对在国际社会上逐步树立中国司法的良好形象发挥了有效作用.     

大学德育与实习单位德育的和谐衔接研究

大学生到单位实习是高校教育必不可少的重要环节,而实习单位具有企业文化、先进人物、规范管理等重要德育资源。当前存在学校和实习单位对双方的德育和谐衔接认识不足、缺乏系统的衔接管理机制等。整体构建德育体系应当处理好大学德育与实习单位德育的和谐衔接问题。     

论《庄子》寓言中的技匠形象

与先秦诸子文章相比较,《庄子》寓言中出现了较多的技匠类人物形象。《庄子》作者深受上古文化观念的影响。其特定的社会地位、生活经历,也决定了《庄子》寓言的价值趋向。＂道＂是庄子哲学的本体,运用技匠类人物形象的目的在于以＂技＂释＂道＂,技匠技术之精妙正好说明＂道＂的自然无为。     

网络环境下警察形象危机的成因分析和策略建议

在网络环境下,很多固定的思想观念和行为模式都要重新定义和调整。警察形象逐渐出现危机,就是人民警察队伍对网络环境下的新情况、新问题缺乏了解、应对失当的结果。要想扭转这一被动局面,不仅要认真地分析形象危机的成因,制定改进的对策,而且要身体力行,坚持不懈。