Quasi-National European Identity and European Democracy

Democracy may well be the primary virtue of political systems. Yet European politics is marked by a democracy deficit that will not disappear spontaneously. While legal and political theory on this issue is dominated by supporters of civic institutionalism and constitutional republicanism, liberal nationalists seem to be split. They justify the civic nationhood of member states, but they shrink away from the idea of a European people. This essay claims that a quasi-national conception of European identity can be conducive to the rise of a democratic political union of Europe. It discusses the mechanisms and rules for Europeanization of the sense of equal dignity and solidarity. This approach to supranational identity is explicitly instrumental and orientated towards the long run. However, the main liberal objections against it can be countered.     

Race and Demographic Factors in Treatment Attendance for Domestically Abusive Men

This study examined the influence of race and other demographic characteristics on session attendance and dropout from a cognitive-behavioral treatment program for male domestic abusers (N = 101). Multiple regression analyses revealed that lower session attendance was significantly predicted by unemployed status and African American (versus Caucasian) race. Other demographic factors could not account for the race differences in session attendance. Race was the strongest predictor of dropout and session attendance in all analyses. Racial composition of treatment groups was not significantly related to number of sessions attended for Caucasian or African American clients. Although the combined (interactive) effect of race and referral source on number of sessions was not statistically significant, the pattern of means suggested that self-referred African Americans were at the greatest risk for dropout. Results suggest that race differences in dropout, and the mechanisms that account for these differences, deserve more clinical and research attention in treatment for domestic abusers.     

中国梦:凝聚改革共识的精神力量

历经30多年改革开放的伟大历程,中国在取得经济社会快速发展的巨大成就同时,也出现了改革共识"流失"的现实问题。尤其是利益主体多元化、价值观念差异化和政治认同多样化的发展趋势,已经成为凝聚新形势下改革共识的主要困境。中国梦,从其内涵实质看,它将当下建设与宏伟目标相结合、国家进步和个人发展相融合、中国繁荣与世界发展相统一,为深化改革辨清历史方位、指明前进方向、提供力量支撑、赢得国际支持,为凝聚更广泛更深刻的改革共识提供精神力量,有利于团结国人共赴民族伟大复兴新征程。     

我国知识产权教育的转型与发展

我国知识产权教育历经近30年的发展已经取得了显著成效。在新的历史时期,知识产权教育要结合国家知识产权战略和人才规划战略,要协调精英教育和大众化教育,要促进知识产权普及教育和专业教育,从而推动知识产权教育的持续健康发展。     

渎职罪的若干问题研究

我国刑法典专章规定了渎职罪,但是我国刑法典对于渎职罪的规定有一些不甚明了的地方,加之近年来渎职犯罪案件出现了一些新动向,为了能更好地遏制渎职犯罪,理论界一直在对渎职犯罪进行研究。然而,渎职罪中却一直存在着这样一些共性问题,如：渎职罪的主体认定问题、渎职罪中的一罪数罪问题、渎职罪的法定刑问题及徇私舞弊中的＂前案＂认定问题。这些问题一直困扰着司法实务界相关活动的展开,为使司法实务界能顺利进行反渎工作,本文拟对这些共性问题进行探讨,期望通过讨论能使相关问题得以解决,进而对司法实务界有所帮助。     

‘No Allies’: The Lithuanian Taryba and The National Minorities 1916–1918

The call for ‘national self-determination’ exercised enormous moral attraction during and after the First World War but at the same time also caused tensions between individual national groups, especially in ethnically mixed East Central Europe. This article examines the function and importance that the Lithuanian Taryba attached to national minorities during its existence. It illustrates the problematic attitude of the Taryba concerning the minorities from the onset. The Lithuanian example obviously cannot be seen as unique in Eastern Europe. In that respect the founding fathers of the modern Lithuanian state hardly differed from the trend of their era.     

The Illegal Drug Industry,Violence and the Colombian Economy: A Department Level Analysis

Previous research on the Colombian illegal drug trade, which is generally qualitative in approach and focused on the national level, has concluded that the drug industry harms the economy. In order to test out this widespread claim, this article seeks to differentiate between the corrosive economic effects of Colombia's persistently high levels of generalised political violence and the specific consequences of the cocaine trade. It combines historical national level analysis with quantitative department analysis and identifies the economic effects of both paramilitary and guerrilla violence, thereby contributing to a closer examination of the impact of the drugs trade on the economy. The results reveal that paramilitary violence is related positively to exports but negatively to gross domestic product. Guerrilla violence, however, appears to harm exports but, surprisingly, not gross domestic product. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, coca cultivation does not have independent effects on exports or GDP, a conclusion which suggests that Colombia's economic problems stem more from political violence than from the drug trade in itself.     

走向有序统一：三非外国人治理研究

随着中国改革开放与经济的腾飞,三非外国人在中国日益增多。尤其是非法就业现象日益严重。从国际社会的历史经验看,外国人打黑工的现象具有不可避免性,它是工业化、市场化、城市化的必然产物。中国现阶段对外国人非法就业采取的治理措施虽取得一定的成效,但由于在体制、机制、技术等方面的诸多缺陷,导致治理成本居高不下,治理效果不尽人意。因此,有必要借鉴国际社会在经济高速发展期的治理经验与制度,不断完善中国对外国人在华就业的制度设计,使之从无序走向有序,从分散走向统一。     

社会治理的他者伦理问题探析

社会治理实践的伦理追问是指导社会治理的前提。社会治理他者所指为社会和社会多元主体,社会治理的他者伦理问题据此有两个面向:一是需要考虑他者的需求,从伦理角度考虑治理行为的正当性,省思复杂社会治理关系背后的伦理意蕴;二是确证社会治理中多元社会主体的他者地位,承认他者的存在,与他者合作共治,并能够在社会治理过程为他者负责。社会治理他者伦理的基础在于社会诚信,实现目标是社会公正,具体涉及社会治理过程中自我与他者的商谈伦理、责任伦理、制度伦理与发展伦理。社会治理的他者伦理问题在理论层面提供一种学科交叉的视角,实践层面为国家治理能力和治理体系现代化提供了内在支撑。     

哈贝马斯宪法爱国主义探析

哈贝马斯提出宪法爱国主义,主要是为了破解民族的狭隘情结,为人们的共同生活造就一个开放包容的共同体。哈贝马斯宪法爱国主义的主要特征是开放性。但是,哈贝马斯的宪法爱国主义也存在四对内在矛盾,即功利动机与国家稳定、理性规则与认同的非理性依赖、普遍性与国家归属感、开放性与国家的特定性。哈贝马斯所引用的美国与瑞士的例子,也不足以证明他的宪法爱国主义的可行性。