International relations in China and Europe: the case for interregional dialogue in a hegemonic discipline

Abstract

The international relations (IR) discipline is known as an ‘American Social Science’ dominated by scholars and theories from the US core. This paper compares IR in two noncore settings, China and Europe. It shows that there is a growing institutional and intellectual integration into global Anglophone, mostly American, IR in both Europe and China. Both Chinese and European IR communities have established top Anglophone journals like the European Journal of International Relations and the Chinese Journal of International Politics to spearhead their integration into mainstream Anglophone IR and carve out a space for regional thinking. Yet, the analysis of their publication and citation patterns shows that IR outside the American core communicates through a hub-and-spokes system where there is always a connection to the American core but rarely very strong linkages to other peripheral regions. The two journals studied thus function as outlets for ‘local’ and American scholars, rely on ‘local’ and American sources, and there is very little integration and exchange between Chinese and European IR. Chinese and European IR would benefit from such a dialogue, especially regarding ‘schools’ of IR at the margins of an ‘American social science’.     

“Conservation” as a Catalyst for Conflict: Considering Stakeholder Understanding in Policy Making

Stakeholder negotiation processes are increasingly used in environmental management, but are often difficult due to values differences among stakeholders. These values can be reflected in the language used by stakeholders, which may lead to conflict in negotiation processes. This study investigated whether there are widespread differences among Colorado water stakeholders in how they define the term “conservation,” a key value and policy term, and whether this leads to conflict in negotiations. Using multiple methods in a cross‐sectional case study, use of the term and possible policy implications were analyzed. Stakeholder respondents in this study who had experienced difficulty in water negotiations also perceived a higher degree of miscommunication in their negotiations. The most important finding presented here suggests that clarity of language and transparent discussion of key value‐representative terms may aid in stakeholder negotiations, and that minority stakeholders may be more aware of values and language differences than their majority counterparts.     

从“战略竞争者”到“利益相关者”：美国对华战略定位转变与台湾问题——一种建构主义的分析视角

身份、认同和利益对美国对华战略定位的变化有着重要的影响。小布什政府上台后,美国对华战略定位经历了从“战略竞争者”到“负责任的利益相关者”的转变。“利益相关者”意味着美国开始考虑以非敌对的心态接受中国作为崛起中大国的身份。希望与中国在强调共同利益中与美国和美国主导下的国际社会建立集体认同。规范中国崛起的政策行为,鼓励中国承担相应的责任。在“利益相关人”的战略定位下,中美在台湾问题上的核心矛盾不可能改变,但反对“台独”有望成为中美共同的“义务”和“责任”,美国会强化要求中国以“负责任的”和平方式解决台湾问题,并以台湾的“民主”作为样板,迫使中国接受和融入西方的民主价值理念。     

构建高校学生工作的对话教育模式

学生工作中的对话教育是以强调教师与学生的对话式相互作用来达到学生自主和自由发展的教育,是在“你一我”的对话中进行心灵对话和精神沟通的过程。学生工作中的对话不限于纯粹的形式,而是师生双方精神敞开的互动交流。     

回儒对话:云南伊斯兰学派个案的历史考察

中国伊斯兰学派的形成有着复杂的社会文化背景,其中,明清之际发生的“以儒诠经”文化运动、云南伊斯兰学派的“儒化”及云南学派在中国“回儒对话”都起到了一定的作用。从地方性知识所具有的全球意义角度来看,中国历史上开展“回儒对话”的成功经验,应当成为当今世界不同文明之间开展和平友好对话的范例。     

论网络传播中的对话精神

在以互联网为标志的“第二媒介”时代,双向互动成为了最大的时代传播特征。本文从交流方式的角度考察了人类传播的发展历程,描述了对话在人类传播史上的地位和作用,并揭示了对话的“主体间性”这一后现代哲学意蕴。在此基础上,文章着重探究了“第二媒介时代”的网络传播所折射出的对话精神。     

师生二元主体和谐发展论

提出师生二元主体和谐发展论,目的是突破过去教育理论的局限性,倡导一种新型的师生关系、新型的教育理论,以实现大学教育教学理论的创新。这种理论认为,教育教学的目标是实现人的全面和谐发展,任务是促进学生个性的和谐发展,教育教学不是单向传授、单向掌握,应是师生共同劳动的结晶;师生应在引导与体验的互主体性活动中实现教学相长,在民主、合作、平等对话中得以共同发展。     

从图腾崇拜到自然崇拜：人与自然对话的走势

神话语言对宗教情感的培养是由万物有灵的“元语言”决定的。当“元语言”出现“多语”的要求时,其叙述语言向自然崇拜权力话语的接近,一方面造就着自然神故事的丰富性,另一方面自然神的故事也在图腾崇拜的话语中得到消解。对于自然崇拜而言,图腾崇拜具有特殊的意义,图腾崇拜是向自然崇拜过渡的必需语言。要全面地解构自然崇拜内在的语言结构,则必须从解构图腾崇拜入手。     

高校思想政治教育的预警机制探析

应对高校扩招以后学生规模扩大、学生压力日益增大以及实行弹性学制、学分制等带来的挑战,高校有必要建立能够迅速探测、发现、分析、判断问题和作出快速反应的思想政治教育预警机制。如何构建高校思想政治教育的预警机制呢?笔者认为可以在以下两个方面努力:一是构建思想政治教育的信息机制;二是构建快速的思想政治教育的解决机制。     

The public affairs of internationalisation: balancing pressures from multiple environments

Managing public affairs is a very complex task for internationalising firms. Multinational companies (MNCs) are not only single organisations operating in a global environment, but at the same time they are collections of interlinked subsidiaries that operate in a diversity of national environments. This paper investigates conceptually how subsidiaries of MNCs build relationships with internal MNC counterparts and external market and non‐market actors as they mature and build resources and capabilities. It shows that, in order to understand the dynamics of public affairs management in MNCs, we need to study the relationships of MNCs and their subsidiaries with a variety of stakeholders in the internal and external environment of the organisation. Copyright © 2004 Henry Stewart Publications