Governing the Safety and Security of the Malacca Strait: The Nippon Foundation between States and Industry

ABSTRACT

Despite long-standing sovereignty sensitivities, the Malacca and Singapore Straits have been the site of co-operative governance and regime building. Of note is the 2007 Co-operative Mechanism of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, characterised as a milestone achievement in regional co-operation towards improved safety and security in the Straits. Yet, well before the Co-operative Mechanism were also earlier instances of co-operation dating to the 1970s – specifically between the Straits’ littoral states under a tripartite framework and Japanese actors through the Malacca Strait Council. In addition to providing a template for the Co-operative Mechanism, these arrangements offer alternative models of governance and regime building that challenge conventional characterisations of “regional governance” – what it looks like, as well as its driving actors. This article considers the significance of these early efforts, with attention to the ways that the region’s developmental context bears on the actors, structures and processes of governance in Southeast Asia. Not only does this historical process of co-operation give expression to alternative governing arrangements composed of mixed actors and obligations, but an unconventional governance agent – the Nippon Foundation – has played an especially defining role in bringing actors to the table and substantiating the co-operative process.     

从物质到社会:经济学研究对象的三阶段演变及其内在逻辑

The main purpose of economic research is to improve national and social welfare. It contains not only material welfare, but also social benefits. Also, the welfare connotation changed at different times in history. Those changes lead to the evolution of economics. In fact, although modern mainstream economics still concentrate the subject of study on placement of scarce resources, the focus of research in economics will not be the issue of wealth distribution. The subject of economic study has experienced three significant changes. The first one, holding by Classical Economics is the focus on material welfare creation. The second one, highly emphasized by Neoclassical Economics, is the notion that includes distribution of resources and money exchange. The last one, promoted by modern mainstream economics after the 1970s, broadens the research content greatly due to referring to extensive social utility.     

从五部歌剧看中国歌剧丰收期音乐创作特点

中国歌剧的音乐创作在第二次发展期(丰收期)中表现出5个方面的特点:一是在歌剧音乐的发展手法方面,表现出以传统戏曲音乐或当地民歌为主题音调,借鉴西洋作曲技法加以改编发展的特点。二是在人物音乐形象的刻画方面更具体,更富个性。三是在音乐的表现力方面,增强了交响乐队在表现戏剧性剧情方面的力度。四是在演唱形式的运用方面,对独唱、重唱及合唱等演唱形式的运用更加成熟。五是在宣叙调的写作方面,开始了集乐队衬托对白插入、诗句配乐乃至全剧演唱于一体的中国式的“宣叙调”写作方式。     

论因判决而生的物权变动

《物权法》第二十八条规定了因判决而生的物权变动，然而该条所规定的判决究竞为何种判决、何种的法律效果并没有明确。本文旨在从民事诉讼法理论关于诉的分类（即确认之诉、给付之诉、形成之诉）着手，对该条所规定的判决究为何种判决做一个分析，从而为该条的正确适用略尽绵薄之力。     

风险投资在创业企业创生时期的作用——基于省际面板数据的固定效应分析

分析风险投资给创业企业带来的作用,首先要分析风险投资在创业企业创生时期的作用。创业企业的创立和生产在个体层面是机会、能力、可获得资源共同合成的结果。折射到区域层面,创业企业生成的多寡则因区域内商机、人力资本、支持企业创生的资源供给程度等因素不同而产生差异。本文先从理论上讨论影响企业创生的因素,然后构建实证模型,使用我国省际面板数据来检验风险投资在创业企业创生时期的作用。     

积极推进政治工作改革创新的调查与思考

结合部队政治工作的实际，贯彻好中央思想政治工作会议和全军政治工作会议精神，推进我军政治工作的改革创新，首先要始终把转变观念和调整工作思路作为先导。要下功夫了解掌握青年官兵的心理特点和实际需求，高度重视发挥先进文化的育人作用。要从在做的事情切入，把整体谋划与分步推进、难题攻关结合起来，不断创造政治工作的新局面。     

谈1990年代女性油画家创作特点及文化意义——以女画家喻红1990年代系列油画创作为例

1990年代女性油画家们的创作在理解框架、诠释结构、观察角度与价值标准表达等方面,表现出了显著的女性艺术特征。这种艺术现象与新时期以来的社会文化背景密切相关,具有鲜明的艺术个性与文化意义。     

中国特色社会主义文艺创作生产探析

文艺创作是中国特色社会主义文化生产的重要形式之一,在社会主义精神文明建设中发挥着不可替代的作用.改革开放以来,我国的文艺创作生产体现出鲜明的中国特色,在创造众多优秀作品的同时,积累、总结出许多有益的经验.在新的时代任务和现实挑战下,要实现社会主义文化强国目标,必须不断拓展文艺创作生产的实践路径.     

行政强制设定说明理由研究

行政强制设定说明理由制度是行政强制设定中最为基本的制度,对行政强制设定的民主化、公正化、科学化有非常重要的意义。其体现了正当程序、立法技术性、行政理性化和强制权力节制的价值。行政强制设定说明理由应从行政强制设定的理论准备、立项调研、专家论证、利害关系人意见的征询和对外宣示等方面进行制度构建。     

Beyond access: Youth and digital skills

Abstract

There is an increasing growth in access to the Internet among youth, gained largely through cell phones, computer laboratories on campuses, home connections, and connections on personal computers. Also, the availability of social software tools for webpage creation, blogging, and creating and sharing multimedia content has made content creation relatively accessible. But are the youth using these tools effectively? What are the levels of digital skills among this population? This study investigates digital skills among South African university students. Through a survey conducted at ten universities, and two skill experiments conducted at two universities, this study explores the pattern of perceived skills and actual skills, to examine current trends of digital skills among the students. The findings reveal that forms of Internet access, the cost of access, social stratification, and inequalities have implications for the patterns of digital skills, with content creation being a challenge for many youth.