Adolescent Adoption and the Birthfamily

ABSTRACT

This paper focuses on the psychological and physical presence of birthfamilies in the lives of adoptive parents and adolescents who were adopted. Fifty-eight (58) parents and 37 adolescents were interviewed. Results showed the importance of relationships of adoptive families and adolescents with birthfamilies; that issues around contact began early in the adoption process; that, in terms of contact, “family” was a very inclusive term; that, though most adolescents wanted contact with kin, there was considerable variety in terms of patterns of contact; that a primary facilitator of contact was someone's taking the initiative, usually an adoptive parent; and that certain factors made contact difficult or even prohibitive, but families found ways to address these. Implications for practice, training, and research are suggested.     

开放合作型行政审判模式之建构

中国刑法学正在经历体系化、精细化、教义化与学派化的知识转型,这是我国刑法学真正走向规范科学的新起点。统计数据显示,近年来我国刑法学研究的成果数量呈现出新的井喷式增长。人们不再哀叹刑法学研究已经走到尽头,而是努力寻找新的增长点,     

Developing Management Practices to Support Joined‐Up Governance

Various forms of ‘boundary‐crossing’ practices continue to proliferate in public management and public service provision (i.e. activities that require engagement and collaboration across sectors, institutions, and organisations). Yet the dynamic nature of this type of joined‐up working is proving to be a major management challenge. In this paper, we bring a number of concepts to bear on the management of joined‐up and cross‐boundary working in public management of complex social issues. Firstly, we present the concept of ‘adaptive management’, which we draw from field of environmental policy and planning (and human ecology). Secondly, we introduce a rethinking of the role of ‘policy targets’ using a complexity lens. These concepts are integrated into a practice heuristic (or framework) designed to assist cross‐boundary policy implementation in real‐world settings. We argue that adaptive management approaches may have significant utility for ensuring effective governance in uncertain environments.     

Innovation in the public sphere: reimagining law and economics to solve the National Institutes of Health publishing controversy

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are responsible for the largest proportion of biological science funding in the United States. To protect the public interest in access to publicly funded scientific research, the NIH amended terms and conditions in funding agreements after 2009, requiring funded Principal Investigators to deposit published copies of research in PubMed, an Open Access repository. Principal Investigators have partially complied with this depository requirement, and the NIH have signaled an intent to enforce grant agreement terms and conditions by stopping funding deposits and engaging in legal action.The global economic value of accessible knowledge offers a unique opportunity for courts to evaluate the impact of enforcing ‘openness’ contract terms and conditions within domestic and international economies for public and economic benefit. Through judicial enforcement of Open Access terms and conditions, the United States can increase economic efficiency for university libraries, academic participants, and public consumers, while accelerating global innovation, improving financial returns on science funding investments, and advancing more efficient scientific publishing models.     

司法公信力的缺失及重构——基于典型案例的分析

当前,我国司法公信力不高,仍然存在案结事未了、同案不同判等非正常现象。司法公信力具有信用与信任双重维度。影响我国司法公信力的因素主要包括体制缺陷、司法不独立、同案不同判等。因此,提高我国司法公信力,一方面应紧抓司法公信力的信用与信任双重维度,注重从改革传统法院体制、践行司法为民理念、提高办案效率和完善裁判文书制作,另一方面应规范媒体监督、加大普法教育。     

An overview of the ethics of immigration

This essay discusses the ethical issues raised by immigration to rich democratic states in Europe and North America. The article identifies questions about the following topics: access to citizenship, inclusion, residents, temporary workers, irregular migrants, non-discrimination in admissions, family reunification, refugees, and open borders. It explores the answers to these questions that flow from a commitment to democratic principles.     

中国共产党领导改革开放的基本经验

中国共产党在领导波澜壮阔的改革开放进程中,以破解社会主义初级阶段基本矛盾为主线,在坚持社会主义基本制度的前提下,大力革除生产关系和上层建筑中不适应生产力发展的因素,积累了宝贵经验。深刻总结并丰富发展改革开放的宝贵经验,继续把改革开放伟大事业推向前进,中国共产党必将在新的征程中书写更加壮美的历史画卷。     

中国特色社会主义理论体系是马克思主义中国化的最新成果

中国特色社会主义理论体系是对马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想的继承和发展,是马克思主义中国化的最新成果。党的十一届三中全会以来,中国共产党人在领导中国特色社会主义建设实践中,坚持实事求是的马克思主义精髓,实现马克思主义普遍原理与新的国情和实践相结合,从革命逻辑向建设逻辑转变,解放思想,与时俱进,坚持人民利益高于一切的价值原则,按照实践的要求推进马克思主义。     

公开选拔党政领导干部制度有效性的文献综述

公开选拔党政领导干部制度作为干部人事制度的重要组成部分,其有效性问题值得我们关注,将这一问题分解为"公开选拔制度能做什么"和"公开选拔制度做了什么"问题分别从规范研究和经验研究两个方面,对相关研究进行综述,通过分析,可得出"公开选拔制从应然状态是非常有效的,但是从实然角度来看其作用有限,因此该制度有效性上无法作出定论"的结论。因此,未来研究框架是将应然状态看作是公选制度的收益,将实然状态中的各种因素视作是公选制度的成本,进而通过成本收益的方式来分析公开选拔制度的有效性问题。     

公安民警执法权威树立的紧迫性及途径

近年来,人民警察在依法执行公务时遇到的困难和阻力越来越多,特别是遭到暴力阻挠,甚至人身遭受围攻殴打呈频发势头,这必将动摇公安机关在社会公众中的整体执法权威。因此,公安机关要深刻认识到树立执法权威的紧迫性和必要性,通过赋予人民警察相应的权力和地位,改善执法条件,树立人民警察的强制性执法权威;通过提高人民警察自身素质,树立人民警察的自然性执法权威;通过强化对外宣传,弘扬人民警察的执法权威,真正担负起为构建社会主义和谐社会创造和谐稳定的社会环境和公正高效的法治环境的历史使命。