The subjective and objective violence of terrorism: analysing “British values” in newspaper coverage of the 2017 London Bridge attack

This article examines how ?i?ek’s analysis of “subjective” violence can be used to explore the ways in which media coverage of a terrorist attack is contoured and shaped by less noticeable forms of “objective” (symbolic and systemic) violence. Drawing upon newspaper coverage of the 2017 London Bridge attack, it is noted how examples of “subjective” violence were grounded in the externalisation of a clearly identifiable “other”, which symbolically framed the terrorists and the attack as tied to and representative of the UK Muslim community. Examples of “systematic” violence were most notable in the ideological edifice that underpinned this framing but also in the ways in which newspaper reports served to draw upon British values in the aftermath of the attack. This directed attention away from the contradictions within the UK, towards narratives that sought to “fix” these contradictions through eradicating the problem of “the other” and/or by violently protecting the British values “they” seek to undermine. As a consequence, newspaper coverage worked to uphold the illusion that “peace” could be achieved by eradicating terrorism through further forms of objective violence, including, internment without trial; the “ripping up” of human rights; and closer surveillance of Muslim communities. Indeed, it was this unacknowledged violence that worked to maintain British values in the press' coverage.     

Media corruption and issues of journalistic and institutional integrity in post-communist countries: The case of Bulgaria

From a normative standpoint the media are usually seen as one of the pillars of a national integrity system, entrusted with the tasks of exposing and preventing acts of corruption and educating the public of the harm caused by corruption. Nevertheless, corruption continues to be one of the most significant challenges that Europe faces, undermining citizens' trust in democratic institutions and weakening the accountability of political leadership. Evidence suggests that in fragile EU democracies such as Bulgaria, despite more than eight years of full membership and numerous preventive measures, corruption is rife and the press is hardly capable of exposing abuses of power or authority. On the contrary - drawing on in-depth interviews with 35 Bulgarian journalists - this paper argues that since communism collapsed in the late 1980s the media in post-communist societies such as Bulgaria has gradually become an instrument to promote and defend private vested interests, and is plagued by corruption. Senior journalists and editors cast serious doubt over the ability of the post-communist free press and journalism to act as a watchdog for society.     

反思与重塑:社会主义核心价值体系建设进程中的信仰养成

社会主义核心价值体系的构建与民族信仰重塑具有同构性和同步性,崇高的民族信仰能为建设社会主义核心价值体系提供强有力的精神支撑和思想保障,社会主义核心价值体系的思想精髓能为民族信仰重塑提供理论支撑和精神导向。当前社会变迁,信仰体系的嬗变一定程度上导致了民族信仰的错位和缺失,严重削弱了人们对社会主义核心价值观的认同感和归属感,因此应在稳步推进社会主义核心价值体系建设的同时,加快民族信仰重塑的步伐。     

重新认识社会主义市场经济条件下的集体主义价值观

在社会主义市场经济条件下,在处理个人与社会、个体与整体的价值关系问题上,仍然必须坚持集体主义的价值观。但是,这种集体主义价值观与传统意义上的集体主义价值观是相区别的。在新形势下,我们不但要对集体主义价值观的内涵做出新的阐释,而且要遵循集体主义价值观的建构原则。     

An Impasse of Reconciliation in Guo Shaoyu’s Theory “Writing as a Vehicle of Values”

As the founder of the basic research paradigm on “writing as a vehicle of Values” in modern China, Guo Shaoyu established a tri-partite notion consisting of “writing to conform to values”, “writing as a vehicle of values” and “writing to illustrate values”, and this practice has influenced several generations of scholars. However, his approach, which draws heavily on Western literary theory, cannot reveal the original meaning of “writing as a vehicle of values” due to its failure to consider its features and the fact that this notion came into being as a result of “literature miscellaneous”. It is necessary to return to the notion on the ontological level so as to better understand the uniqueness of classical Chinese ideology resulting from China experience which, in turn, is made possible only by Chinese actualities.     

核心价值体系与和谐文化建设

社会主义核心价值体系的提出,是对马克思主义关于社会理论的发展和创新,又丰富和发展了中国特色社会主义的理论与实践,为社会主义和谐文化建设指明了方向,明确了要求,规定了任务。     

浅谈企业环境保护伦理

企业与环境相互依存、共存共生。环境问题一度成为西方发达国家工业发展和经济发展中的棘手问题。中国在经历了20年的改革开放,经济获得突飞猛进发展之后,环境问题也日渐凸显。企业在履行环境责任中应当遵循不伤害、整体、系统和公正四个伦理准则。     

Why Do Citizens Vote Against Their Basic Political Values?

The literature on correct and consistent voting has focused on issue‐opinions and argument‐positions when examining whether vote decisions correspond to individual political preferences. However, the question whether vote decisions align with basic political values has largely been neglected so far. This paper introduces a novel measure named value consistent voting. It finds that, in Switzerland, around 25% jettison their basic political values when deciding on proposals. Using multilevel regression analysis of survey data, this paper investigates the determinants of value consistent voting. Three theoretical approaches are tested; the sophistication, identification and ambivalence hypotheses. The results show that political sophistication and identification foster value consistent voting. Moreover, there is an interaction between education and adhering to the preferred party’s vote recommendation. This finding supports the thesis that highly educated citizens use heuristics most efficiently. However, the more ambivalent people are, the more often they vote against their basic political values.     

The Impact of Maternal Relationship Quality on Emerging Adults’ Prosocial Tendencies: Indirect Effects via Regulation of Prosocial Values

Studies document that parents serve as children’s primary socialization agents, particularly for moral development and prosocial behavior; however, less is known regarding parental influences on prosocial outcomes during the transition to adulthood. The purpose of this study was to investigate how mother–child relationship quality was related to prosocial tendencies via emerging adults’ regulation of prosocial values. Participants included 228 undergraduate students (ranging from 18 to 25 years; 90% European American) and their mothers (ranging from 38 to 59 years) from four locations across the United States. Path analyses using structural equation modeling revealed that mother–child relationship quality was related to emerging adults’ regulation of prosocial values, which was, in turn, related to emerging adults’ prosocial tendencies. Specifically, emerging adults who reported higher levels of internal regulation of prosocial values were more likely to report prosocial tendencies that de-emphasized themselves, and were less likely to report prosocial tendencies for the approval of others.

利益语境下经济法的价值分析

经济法在平衡利益冲突和化解社会冲突的同时,就意味着对公正、秩序、效率等价值的追求。在现代社会,经济法无论是在观念实体还是制度建构中,都是有其所赖以为基础并在实践中加以贯彻的一套价值准则作为法律制度的内在价值加以固化的。在我国现阶段,经济法价值目标可以表述为:效益优先,兼顾公平。在利益语境下,经济法所追求的价值目标的实质是以社会整体效益的最优为根本价值目标,在此基础上实现个体利益的最大化、普遍化、持续化。