善治理论视角下的和谐警民关系构建

警民关系是公安机关在社会管理中要处理的最重要的一项公共关系,其和谐与否直接关系到国家与社会的稳定。近年来警民冲突事件屡见报端,原因主要在于社会、政府、群众与公安队伍自身四个方面。从善治理论的视角分析,构建和谐警民关系有三路径选择,应提倡由公安机关主导的群众参与式社会治理模式。     

规范说之本质缺陷及其克服——以侵权责任法第79条为线索

通过解读侵权责任法第79条,不难发现受害人需要就加害人"违反管理规定,未对动物采取安全措施"这一要件承担证明责任。这种不合理分配证明责任的原因,在于解释者自觉或者不自觉地采用"规范说"理论。该理论在解释方法上以文义解释为主(偶尔采体系解释)。这一方法论上的局限引发了其他诸多问题,当被视为该理论的本质缺陷。当该理论被用于未考虑证明责任问题的实体法规范时,必然导致不合理的证明责任分配。对此的解决之道是,克服方法论上的局限,引入以规范目的为导向的体系解释方法,重新解读法条之间的意义关联,以确定法规范应然的"请求原因-抗辩-再抗辩"要件。这不仅有利于恰当解决证明责任问题,而且有助于证明责任理论的发展以及法解释学的进步。     

施米特对魏玛宪制的反思及其政治宪法理论的建构

施米特政治宪法理论是其保守主义政治思想体系的重构成,也是魏玛德国国家法理论流派中极具挑战性的一支.施米特理论具有明确的魏玛宪制处境,基于对魏玛代议制之思想基础、制度安排与实践表现的全面批判,重申了民主的同质性原理,弱化了民主的自由主义程序属性,为其政治决断论、绝对宪法论和领袖护宪论的连贯性理论建构提供了历史和思想前提.施米特政治宪法理论以其独特的政治概念和宪法概念为逻辑支点,以非常政治为情境预设,以政治同质性和单一领袖人格为理想目标,形成了相对系统的理论体系.该体系具有浓厚的政治神学背景,缺乏可资借鉴的“转型原理”,但在政治宪法核心概念与分析体系上具有重的思想和方法论启示.     

金炳镐和当今中国的马克思主义民族理论研究--兼论中国民族理论学科发展和学科体系建设

金炳镐是当今中国马克思主义民族理论研究领域的开拓者和领军人物之一.他在诸多领域都取得了卓越的成就,最主要的是在对马克思主义民族理论和当代中国民族问题的研究方面,表现出了总结性、成熟性和创新性三个特点.其著作<民族理论通论>在马克思主义民族理论学科体系中居于核心地位.     

论谢觉哉对新民主主义宪政观的理论发展

谢觉哉是新中国民主宪政思想理论的奠基人之一。他在继承毛泽东所提出来的新民主主义宪政观的同时,还在多方面对此理论进行了宪法法理化的延伸和发展。他从宪法法理的角度阐发了新民主主义宪政的基础理论、阶级基础和基本原则,并对新民主主义宪政的历史使命和作用有所揭示。谢觉哉对新民主主义宪政理论的延伸、细化,推动了中国共产党的宪政理论学说体系,而这也成为谢觉哉宪政思想的精华及重大贡献之所在。     

Uses and limitations of performance measurement in the civil service: An assessment from the Singapore and New Zealand experiences

This article examines the relevance of Zartman's “ripeness theory” to explain the resolution of the China‐Vietnam conflict. It analyses the core concepts of this theoretical approach to the study of conflict resolution, and evaluates the explanatory value of this approach for understanding the resolution of conflict in specific cases such as the China‐Vietnam conflict. The article identifies three core concepts in this theory, including “hurting stalemate”, “ripe moment”, and “ripe for resolution”. But from the analysis of the China‐Vietnam conflict, it could not discern any of these concepts or stages in the process of conflict resolution in this particular case. Thus, it concludes that Zartman's theoretical approach does not have an explanatory value for the case of the resolution of the Sino‐Vietnamese conflict.     

Theory and Practice of Public Administration in the Philippines: Concerns for an Identity Crisis

Abstract

The discipline of public administration in the Philippines has been undergoing its version of an ‘identity crisis’ over the past decade. This crisis has been manifested in four areas: (1) the inordinate influence of mostly American public administration theories and concepts upon Philippines public administration has led Filipino academics in the early to mid-1980s to ask the question ‘is there a Philippine public administration?’; (2) the perceived disconnect between theories of public administration as taught in schools and the realities in the outside world has raised questions of the relevance of the discipline to real world challenges; (3) the continued frustration over the perception that in spite of many public administration and governance reforms, the Philippines continues to be among the more corrupt nations in the region; and (4) the recent fascination of academics in other disciplines, especially economists, that ‘institutions matter’, has led some public administration scholars to argue that their discipline has been arguing precisely the same point since the 1950s.     

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While Paul McCold’s intent to clarify the compatibility of restorative justice and community justice conceptual frameworks is laudable, his effort provides as much confusion as clarity (McCold, 2004 McCold, P. (2004). Paradigm muddle: The threat to restorative justice posed by its merger with community justice. Contemporary Justice Review, 7: 13–35. [Taylor &; Francis Online] , [Google Scholar], this issue). This piece identifies some of the conflicts inherent in the roots of the development and growth of restorative justice. It also raises concerns regarding how restorative justice theoreticians and practitioners consider community, the role of strangers, empowerment, prevention, and punishment within restorative frameworks. The authors of this piece conclude that, while it remains important to safeguard the underlying principles of restorative justice, it is also necessary to remain open to new possibilities and to new ideas.     

Deficits in Theory of Mind,empathic understanding and moral reasoning: a comparison between young offenders and non-offenders

Previous research suggests a lack of pro-social skills is characteristic of an antisocial or offending personality. It is therefore reasonable to assume that an inadequate understanding of another's mental state may contribute to antisocial or offending behaviour. Forty-six young-adult male offenders and a control completed measures to assess: Theory of Mind (ToM), empathic understanding (EU) and moral reasoning. Significant differences in the performance of young-adult offenders and the control group were detected in ToM, EU and moral reasoning with young-adult offenders scoring lower than the control group. A positive association was also found between ToM, EU and moral reasoning. These findings contribute to a further understanding of how individuals make sense of, and respond to, the social world around them. The ability to measure ToM, EU and moral reasoning and subsequently identify any specific deficits, as well as recognise the link between these three key skills, is not only useful for researchers but it will also allow practitioners to tailor existing (or develop new) interventions specific to the needs of an individual. This could be particularly useful in terms of recidivism when applied to those involved in antisocial or offending behaviour.