Mandela and excellent African leadership: Theory and lessons for practice from an appreciative thematic analysis

Nelson Mandela is highly regarded as an example of excellent leadership. Yet little has been done in communication studies to describe his leadership communication. Significantly, little has been done to locate and to theorise about his leadership style in relation to the African moral philosophy of ubuntu. the article presents an appreciative thematic analysis of how Mandela’s leadership communication practices were eulogised in tributes written in his memory in selected South African newspapers. An innovative method of appreciative thematic enquiry is used to arrive at three key themes of praise for the leadership of Mandela. Lessons for leadership are drawn out and highlighted.     

European diplomatic practices: contemporary challenges and innovative approaches

Abstract

As the aim of this special issue is to show practice approaches at work in the case of European diplomacy, this introduction provides readers with a hands-on sense of where the conversation about practices and European diplomacy currently stands. By introducing the key terms and overviewing the literature, the article contextualises the guiding questions of the special issue. It starts by reviewing how practice approaches have evolved in IR debates. It then describes European diplomacy’s nuts and bolts in a post-Lisbon setting. It continues by focusing on specific practices and analytical mechanisms that contribute to understand European diplomacy’s transformations and the role of security. While the debate about practices goes beyond the case of diplomacy, the latter has become a showcase for the former and this special issue continues the debate on practices and diplomacy by zooming in on the European Union.     

论维护社会稳定机制的构建

社会转型与变迁时期社会极不稳定,社会动荡与社会发展的机遇相互并存。要抓住发展的机遇,必须全力维护社会的稳定。在借鉴社会冲突理论的基础上,结合中国的国情,着力构建适合中国国情的维稳机制：提高政府执政能力是化解社会冲突维护社会稳定的关键;构建适应社会发展的法律体系,充分发挥法律维护社会稳定的功能;建立＂社会共享价值观＂是化解社会冲突维护社会稳定的要求;公安机关社会管理创新是整个社会管理创新的重要组成部分。     

中国特色社会主义理论与毛泽东思想关系论

中国特色社会主义理论与毛泽东思想有切割不了的联系,是继承的关系;中国特色社会主义理论与毛泽东思想有重大区别,是超越的关系。在推进中国特色社会主义事业中,既坚持中国特色社会主义理论,坚持其以经济建设为中心、改革开放、发展社会主义市场经济的基本原理,又坚持毛泽东思想,坚持其科学的原理、原则和活的灵魂,是从胜利走向胜利的根本保证。     

罪因解释论的系统结构申论

犯罪是复杂的社会现象,罪因由多种因素构成,系统化的方法是罪因研究的有效路径。罪因的系统结构包含了根源性罪因、基础性罪因与直接性罪因等不同层次;罪因系统内包含了原因、条件等要素;罪因规律与规律要素具有主客观统一性。     

Continuity and Change in Adolescent Victimization: Examining the Effects of Stable and Dynamic Influences

After decades of treatment as a fairly distinct topic, recent research on victimization has begun to draw on theoretical approaches previously directed at understanding criminal behavior. The current study expands this research by studying victimization and its relationship to key developmental influences with data from 3,976 adolescents. We first detail the longitudinal process that underlies continuity and change in victimization and then consider the impact of time-stable and time-varying covariates that reflect mechanisms within those explanations. Findings suggest that time-varying markers of risky lifestyle and attachment affect victimization, but also that victimization affects risky behaviors and prosocial ties.     

基于波动理论的粘弹性人工边界内源波动有限元分析

在地震激励作用下,当地基为无限介质时能量将逸散到无穷远处而耗散.目前广泛采用的无质量固定边界模型引入了不真实的反射地震波,无法模拟地震波的真实传播过程.基于波动理论采用粘弹性人工边界模拟地震波内源波动的远域能量逸散效应,并将计算结果与固定边界模型进行比较.计算结果表明粘弹性人工边界削弱了固定边界引起的荷载放大效应,能更真实模拟地震波的传播过程.研究结果对抗震动力分析中边界条件的选取具有一定的参考意义.     

问题意识——马克思主义理论联系实践不容忽视的视角

从马克思主义的发展史看,马克思主义的每一次发展都和社会实践的重大或核心问题相关联.马克思和恩格斯创建的马克思主义并不是只是为了构建一个完整的理论体系,而是为了创建一种能够指导解决现实生活中重大或核心问题的理论与方法,时刻将自身的思维植根于所处时代的问题和时空结构中,根据时代提出问题,依靠理论解答问题.     

关于中国特色社会主义妇女理论维度与构建的思考

中国特色社会主义妇女理论是关于中国社会主义时期特别是改革开放以来妇女运动的学说,是对现阶段男女平等与妇女发展的规律性的认识.该理论是中国特色社会主义理论体系的有机组成部分,其思想指导是马克思主义及其妇女解放的学说,实践基础是当前中国的基本国情与妇女发展的基本状况.界定中国特色社会主义妇女理论体系的维度,加强其理论构建,还要注意吸收借鉴国际妇女运动的先进经验与成果,坚持"百家争鸣、百花齐放"的双百方针,以及理论构建与宣传倡导并举的原则.     

中国特色社会主义理论体系的精髓与特质

中国共产党总结各个历史时期的实践经验,并结合新时期所面临的新情况、新问题,创造性地提出了中国特色社会主义理论体系,这一理论体系的解放思想、实事求是之精髓和鲜明的开放性、务实性、时代性、科学性、创新性特质,为改革开放新的发展提供了理论动力和价值指向。