The Liberal Peace at Home and Abroad: Northern Ireland and Liberal Internationalism

Northern Ireland, we are told, holds positive lessons for other societies emerging from violent conflict. As Britain is one of the leading proponents of liberal internationalism, this article considers whether the liberal internationalism pushed with so much enthusiasm abroad through British foreign policy has been applied with diligence at home—in the Northern Ireland peace process. The findings suggest that Northern Ireland is by no means a poster child for liberal internationalism. Instead, British government handling of the Northern Ireland peace process shows serious deviations from the liberal internationalist canon. This article argues that liberal peace-lite has been tolerated and facilitated at home, while a stricter variant is often expected in overseas contexts.     

A Principles‐based Approach to the Barnett Formula1

This essay argues that the Barnett formula—which determines the block grant paid annually by the UK government to each of the Devolved Administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland—be reformulated, guided by the following principles: fiscal equity, accountability, transparency, and flexibility. The rationale for change is that the current fiscal arrangements make little policy sense and may not be sustainable in a changing political and economic context. The formation of a grants commission to help develop data, calculate disparities, and provide public advice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer is also advocated.     

吉林省生态旅游开发中利益协调机制的建立

生态旅游开发涉及到多个利益主体,如何在不同利益的主体之间建立一个合理的利益协调和分配机制,已成为实现旅游业可持续发展的关键.本文立足于吉林省生态旅游开发的实际,对生态旅游主要利益主体的利益分配现状进行了分析,并探讨了存在问题的原因,在此基础上提出了解决利益分配问题的相关措施,以期为区域旅游经济的可持续发展提供参考.     

长吉图开发开放与吉林省对俄经贸发展前景分析

2009年国务院批复长吉图开放开发先导区规划,为吉林省发展对俄贸易提供了新机遇。该规划的实施将大力推动中俄互市贸易区、中俄产业合作园区、中俄经济走廊及物流体系的形成和发展,为吉林省对俄贸易在政策保障、资源利用、实力支撑、旅游产业以及科技交流等方面带来了新契机。     

关于加快黑龙江省对俄合作战略升级的思考

近年来,黑龙江省对俄贸易在全国对俄贸易中的比重不断下滑,地缘优势逐渐丧失。进入2011年,虽然从贸易数量上看,对俄贸易大幅增长,但从贸易内容、贸易形式上来看,还存在着很多问题和不足。俄远东地区是黑龙江省传统的经贸伙伴,黑龙江省正面临着来自日韩和国内其他省市的挑战,形势日趋严峻。如何进一步挖掘潜能,发挥优势已成为黑龙江省开展对俄合作的重要课题。     

民族地区群体性突发事件的预防研究——以社会主义核心价值体系教育为视角

针对我国民族地区群体性突发事件日渐增多和日趋复杂的新形势,梳理出民族地区群体性突发事件的主要原因和社会危害,从社会主义核心价值体系教育的角度,提出预防民族地区群体性突发事件的治本之:策"学校教育是基础,营造氛围求实效,党的建设是核心,健全机制求保障"。民族地区社会主义核心价值体系教育是一项综合的、长期的、导向性系统工程,必须分层次、多形式、多渠道地展开,才能达到民族地区广泛而深刻的价值认同,从而预防民族地区群体性突发事件的发生,达到构建社会主义和谐社会的目的。     

辽宁网络群体性事件问题分析及应对机制

由于网络技术的飞速发展,致使网民群体得到极大扩充,网络现已成为广大网民发表意愿和社会监督的重要形式之一。但是,由于网络的自身独有的特点,使得一些网络舆论失真、虚假,因而被人利用,在现实社会里发生了一系列群体性事件。近年来,辽宁群体性事件呈逐步上升趋势,在某种程度上和网络的快速发展,以及对网络规范化管理欠缺有着一定的关系。因此,结合当前社会实际,文中仅对辽宁地区网络群体性事件的表现形式、产生条件和应对机制进行分析和研讨,其目的是为了更好的处理这类事件提供有价值的参考。     

Political generations in Northern Ireland

Since the late 1980s, Northern Ireland has seen a radical electoral shift away from the historically dominant parties in the Catholic and Protestant blocs – the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP), respectively – towards the traditionally more ‘extreme’ parties – Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). This change in aggregate support has been accompanied by increasing differences between generations as older cohorts of UUP and SDLP supporters have been replaced by newer cohorts of DUP and Sinn Fein partisans. This is not a result of increased polarisation in values and attitudes (whether overtly political or simply communal intolerance) among younger cohorts who are, if anything, slightly more moderate than their forbears. Rather, this results from the changing political context in which new generations have been socialised – in particular the expanded choice sets facing voters as they have reached voting age. This in turn has positive implications for the consolidation of devolved democratic governance.     

吉林省外商直接投资经济效应的实证研究

外商直接投资(FDI)对经济增长的促进作用近年来越来越成为各国、各地区的关注热点。在国务院做出促进东北老工业基地进一步扩大对外开放战略部署的新形势下,通过协整关系分析和Granger因果检验对吉林省FDI的经济效应进行实证研究,发现吉林省FDI与经济增长之间具有长期稳定的均衡关系,并且存在FDI到经济增长的单向因果关系。据此提出:吉林省要持续发展,必须加快扩大外资规模、优化投资结构,合理有效、因地制宜地利用外资。     

In Defence of Politics: Interpreting the Peace Process and the Future of Northern Ireland

The interpretation of the Northern Ireland peace process is highly controversial because it not only has implications for the future of Northern Ireland but ‘lessons’ are also drawn for dealing with terrorism and insurgency globally. This article reviews and critiques key interpretations of the peace process. ‘The Militarists’, Republican Dissidents and Neoconservatives, offer a ‘fundamentalist idealist’ interpretation which leads them to reject political compromise and continue to pursue victory by military means. ‘The Enthusiasts’ are leading figures in the Labour government who champion the outcome of the peace process and recommend ‘talking to terrorists’. ‘The Sceptics’ argue in defence of politics and support the pragmatic realism used to negotiate accommodation. They are critical of ‘The Militarists’ for misinterpreting the peace process and threatening to go back to ‘war’. ‘Sceptics’ welcome powersharing but criticise the ‘Enthusiasts’ for mishandling the peace process and undermining the moderate parties. This has left Northern Ireland with high levels of segregation and economic inequality that prevent the consolidation of peace.