The personal as political: the function of the private space in contextualizing the ‘other’ in Jewish–Palestinian encounters

The private/personal sphere is perceived to be a channel of empowerment that fosters processes of acknowledgment and recognition during encounters between participants from different cultural groups. Drawing on ethnographic research at an inter-cultural program that offered a space for engagement for Palestinian and Jewish educational trainees’, we followed the role played by the private sphere in the process of articulating a perception of the ‘Other’. Most participants from both groups chose to locate their position toward the ‘Other’ in their private sphere. The different ways through which the private sphere was preformed and justified by the participants reveals that for the Palestinian participants the private sphere served as a way to create particularity, while for the Jewish participants it served as a way to construct universalized claims. These justifications, which were tightly coupled with each groups’ social position and social power, were working in both cases to isolate the discussion from immediate historical, social, and political contexts. Thus, these findings deepen our understanding of the meaning ascribed to the private sphere and the common epistemology that defines the personal as political and contributes to advance warm relations between Palestinian and Jewish individuals that these educational frameworks seek to foster.     

Arbiters with guns: the ambiguity of military involvement in civilian disputes in the DR Congo

Based on extensive field research in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), this article elucidates the logics, processes and readings surrounding certain ‘extra-military’ practices enacted by the Congolese army, namely the processing of various types of disputes between civilians. Exceeding the boundaries of the domain of ‘public security’, such activities are commonly categorised as ‘corruption’. Yet such labelling, founded on a supposed clear-cut public–private divide, obscures the underlying processes and logics, in particular the fact that these practices are located on a blurred public–private spectrum and result from both civilian demand and military imposition. Furthermore, popular readings of military involvement in civilian disputes are highly ambiguous, simultaneously representing it as ‘abnormal’ and ‘harmful’, and normalising it as ‘making sense’ – reflecting the militarised institutional environment and the weakness of civilian authorities in the eastern DR Congo. Strengthening these authorities will be vital for reducing this practice, which has an enkindling effect on the dynamics of conflict and violence.     

Public Values in Public–Private Partnerships

Although public–private partnerships (PPPs) are often evaluated in terms of efficiency, their impact on public values is often neglected. In order to find out what we know about the public values–PPPs relation, this article reviews public administration literature and describes two opposite perspectives. The first perspective argues that public values are at stake whereas the second argues they are safeguarded or even reinforced. We argue that the assumptions of both perspectives are biased and incomparable due to the fact that each perspective holds a different ontological understanding of the concept of public values. Finally, we provide some ideas for further research.     

转走银行客户资金型票据诈骗过程分析

转走银行客户资金型票据诈骗是指票据诈骗犯罪嫌疑人以银行客户资金为侵害对象,利用票据诈骗手段将该资金非法占有的犯罪行为。在银行与企业双方都存在漏洞时,银行内外人员勾结,伪造或盗用财务专用章,使企业的资金被转走。银行票据诈骗案之所以“成功”发生,与银行票据业务涉及环节多、监督管理过程长以及其中可能出现的漏洞较多有关。     

巨额财产来源不明罪客观方面问题探讨

本文在剖析我国刑法学界关于巨额财产来源不明罪客观方面诸种观点的基础上 ,独到提出 :巨额财产来源不明罪的客观方面应当由表现为作为形式的非法获取巨额财产和表现为不作为形式的拒绝说明巨额财产来源双重行为复合而成。     

比较法视野下的国际私法渊源——兼论一般国际惯例不是国际私法的渊源

本文以比较法的视角探讨了国际私法的国内渊源和国际渊源。国内渊源包括国内制定法、国内判例法和国内习惯法,国际渊源主要是双边和多边的国际条约。关于国际习惯是否是国际私法的渊源,本文在对国际习惯和国际惯例加以辨析后指出：只有国际习惯法规则才具有法律约束力,才有可能成为法的渊源;一般国际惯例因不具有法律约束力而绝不可能成为法的渊源,遑论国际私法的渊源。     

网络环境下国际私法的传统管辖权规则所面临的困境与挑战

随着网络行为的普遍涌现、网络及信息服务的大量激增,给传统的国际私法造成了很大的冲击。网络空间的全球化、虚拟化、非中心化等特点动摇了传统管辖权的基础,使法院对网络案件的司法管辖面临挑战。文章在分析了网络的特征及其行为特性后,对传统管辖权基础在网络环境下面临的困境以及主权所遭遇的尴尬境地进行了全面分析,并对现有变革性理论的不足进行了探讨。     

TRUST ISSUES

正China resolves to stringently enforce its anti-monopoly law,no matter the origin ofthe offendeAs China continues to launch wave after wave of anti-trust probes in a broad range of industries covering all types of businesses—state-owned enterprises(SOEs),private businesses and foreign-funded firms,concerns that foreign businesses have been     

September Vegetarian Menu at Yipin Chinese Restaurant

正Master Chef Oscar Jiang has prepared a special autumn vegetable-based menu dedicated to vegetarian guests.This harvest season,our chef’s cre-ations create the perfect combination of healthy and tasty.Don’t miss out on this unique vegetarian menu!Price is in renminbi and subject to 15%surcharge.Yipin Chinese Restaurant A small boutique restaurant boasting four private rooms for exclusive dinners and an open dining area,Yipin blends an intimate high-end atmo-     

Farming out state revenue: the debate about the General Customs Lease Company in Sweden, 1723–65

A typical trait of the fiscal system of the ancien régime was the farming out of state revenue, most often represented by England and France. This article contributes to the ongoing discussion on the articulation of political economy and discourses on private and public organization in the early modern period, using the Swedish Riksdag as the focal point. Furthermore, it adds to historical research on private organizations for the operation of public services, and to a theoretical discussion on institutional development in the early modern period. In this article the Swedish General Customs Lease Company (Generaltullarren-desocieteten) 1723–65 is used as an example, arguing that Sweden represents an alternative model for the organization of revenue collection in early modern Europe; demonstrating that the General Customs Lease Company includes characteristics found both in England and in France. The analysis focuses on the political level, using parliamentary debates about the organization of the customs service. Thus, the explanation pays close attention to arguments wielded in favour, or against, farming out state revenue to private individuals. The political debates show an increasing critique against the large profits made by the shareholders in the Customs Company, as well as condemnations against the Customs Company for promoting self-interest at the expense of the common good.