Gender Mainstreaming Unraveled: The Case of DDRR in Liberia

In the past women have been excluded from peace initiatives. However, with the advent of UNSCR 1325 (2000) women's agency in the process has been heightened through a new framework for involvement. UNSCR 1325 is a policy document that acknowledges the link between women, peace, and security and uses gender mainstreaming as a mechanism to implement its objectives. Yet in spite of its policy advancements, over a decade later women still do not participate equally in peace and security initiatives that impact on the sustainability of peace. This article aims to explore the context of this framework through considerations of the gender mainstreaming provision in the disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation, and reintegration (DDRR) process in Liberia. Using interviews with women associated with fighting forces (WAFFs)/ex-combatants the article argues that although there was a specific targeted focus showing some gender responsive design and coordination, WAFFs’/ex-combatants’ unique needs, especially those of a social and psychological nature, were poorly addressed. In addition, the commentary shows that the focus did not attend to structural inequality issues such as sexual and gender based violence (SGBV).     

Suicide bombers in Western literature: demythologizing a mythic discourse

In facing the challenge of suicide terrorism today on a global scale, it is tempting to attribute the phenomenon to cultural or religious behavior patterns observed solely in non‐Western countries. Yet recent scholarly research on its possible cultural or religious origins has led less to convincing and satisfactory results than to an unresolved aporia between arbitrariness and contingency. By the same token, little notice is taken of the fact that, in Western history and literature, actions and figures can be found whose development and strategies conspicuously resemble those of today’s suicide bombers. A series of such analogous examples in Western literature from antiquity to the present is explored in order to provide deeper insights into situational and systemic factors at work beyond cultural and religious determinants. To more effectively counter suicide terrorism, alternative policies are proposed with the vision of a peaceful coexistence of diverse cultures and religions.     

论大学生职业生涯规划和思想政治教育内在关联性

职业生涯理论20世纪初起源于美国,当前在我国的研究和运用越来越受到重视,大学生就业形势、思想政治教育及高校发展需要职业生涯规划与思想政治教育进行有效结合,在教育目标、教育作用、内容等方面都有相近性和互补性。所以,我们以职业生涯规划为切入点,解决学生"成长的烦恼",把生涯规划与思想政治教育相互融合,在规划实践中检验和巩固思想政治教育的效果。     

应对突发冲击的宏观调控预案设计要点探析

设计应对突发冲击的宏观调控预案应从设计合理、运行有效和检验与改进三个基本点出发。在静态预案和动态应对的权衡中使预案设计弹性化,手段选择合理化,坚持长期利益优先、直接调控和间接调控相结合;通过模拟演练、虚拟对照等方式检验和改进预案;在严密监控、多角度规划和责权明晰下保证预案的有效运行。     

提高党的执政能力与反腐倡廉

反腐倡廉是否取得成效关系到党的执政能力的强弱,当前反腐倡廉工作存在的问题不利于提高党的执政能力。必须按照党的十六届四中全会的部署加大反腐倡廉的力度以提高党的执政能力     

伦敦市中心区交通拥挤收费实施周年回顾

首先对伦敦市交通局(Transport for London)制定的中心区拥挤收费的实施方案进行了系统的论述,之后依据其在2003年10月和2004年2月发布的实施报告,对其实施的具体效果进行了较为详细地介绍,以期对伦敦的拥挤收费政策有一个全面地认识,从而为我国实施拥挤收费提供借鉴.     

建国初期河北省禁烟禁毒运动若干措施浅析

中华人民共和国建立初期,河北省开展了声势浩大的禁烟禁毒斗争。在短短三年时间里,就从源头上基本解决了旧中国历届政府所无法解决的烟毒泛滥问题,树立了“无毒省”的形象。当时河北省在禁烟禁毒运动中采取的各种措施,为当前禁毒斗争提供了一些历史参照。     

法定机构制度——我国事业单位改革的趋势

新公共管理的发展促进了法定机构的兴起,政府对公共部门进行改革,实行公共企业民营化,以市场机制取代行政管制,而采用法定机构向公众提供公共产品和服务是改革的另一种方式。中国事业单位改革目标模式应该是:事业单位依法设立并独立运作,政府相关部门行政首长依法对所属领域事业单位进行有效监管并承担政治责任,事业单位自主运作的权力与政府监管的权力应保持平衡。     

公安消防队灭火行为的法律属性及对诉讼风险的规避

近年来,消防灭火涉诉案件有逐年增多的趋势,从而引发了对公安消防队灭火行为的性质的争议。公安消防队的灭火行为应属于行政行为。公安消防机构不应回避被诉的事实,而应有规避诉讼风险的意识和策略。     

禁毒工作的经济学思考

毒品作为特殊商品的劳动二重性以及毒品市场不同于一般市场的畸型发展,如果从经济学理论的角度出发,或许可以找出毒品犯罪的内在根源,或许禁毒工作会更加强调经济因素的考虑。其具体措施是:加大禁毒经费投入;讲求禁毒工作效益;应用经济惩罚手段;加大反“洗钱”力度以摧毁贩毒集团经济实力等。