From Hybridity to Standardization: Rethinking State-Making in Contexts of Fragility

Having been top of the agenda for the past two decades, debates on state fragility have recently witnessed the emergence of pluralist concepts. While the concept of ‘hybrid political orders’ has invigorated our thinking about fragile states, it yields to the fallacy that pluralism constitutes the birth certificate of statehood. This article introduces an alternative concept to better grasp state trajectories, proposing an understanding of state developments in terms of institutional and identity standardization. Rooted in existing accounts of state-making, the analytical prism of ‘rule standardization’ is original in that it conceptually bridges the gap between statebuilding and nation-building as well as between state-making and state-breaking. Substantiating the theoretical discussion with three case studies from the Somali territories, the paper fundamentally proposes that what is required to sustain states should not be confused with what is required to initiate them.     

The story of two administrative states: state capacity in Hong Kong and Singapore

Abstract

Hong Kong and Singapore are both typical administrative states with an efficient administration and a vibrant market, which had achieved rapid economic growth in the past decades. This article examines the trajectory of their state capacity, highlighting recent problems and challenges. Based on a conceptual framework that captures and links up four dimensions – namely polity, bureaucracy, economy and civil society – their commonalities and differences in response are discussed. Their experience should be of particular relevance to transitional authoritarian states in Asia such as China, which faces similar challenges to reform in the arenas of politics, administration, economics and society.     

Formal and Informal Social Participation of Public,Non-Profit,and Private Employees

Although existing research has focused on the link between employee sector and formal volunteering, no differentiation is made between formal and informal social participation. This study compares the formal and informal social participation of public-, non-profit-, and private-sector employees using recent data from two sources. The results indicate that both government and non-profit employees report higher levels of formal and informal social participation, as measured in several ways. Findings provide a more complete understanding of the multifaceted ways in which citizens can get involved, and emphasize the importance of motivational differences.     

高校惩防体系建设的辩证逻辑与实践路径

加强高校惩防体系建设是全面贯彻落实党的教育方针和反腐倡廉建设的重要内容。高校优质教育资源的富集有助于提升反腐倡廉教育实效,多学科的理论融合有利于支撑反腐倡廉制度体系建设,深厚的民主管理传统有助于推动制约监督体系的构建。新形势下,正确理解惩防体系建设的辩证逻辑,始终坚持预防与惩治"两手抓,两手都要硬"的反腐战略,筑牢拒腐防变的思想防线,健全权力运行制约监督机制,保持惩治腐败的高压态势,从而有利于不断完善惩防体系建设,保证高等教育事业的持续健康发展。     

论经济法的程序理性

现代程序价值观的演进中实际暗含了经济法的社会利益为本位的法律精神 ,这是中国经济程序法存在之可能性及其必要性的客观反映。同时 ,经济程序法本身也可以为中国经济法的存在和成长提供外在支持 ,这是由现代程序法本身的价值功能目标所决定的。中国经济法完全可以通过程序理性而使得自身的法精神得以体现。     

重议辩证法与形式逻辑——从潘梓年的逻辑观谈起

20世纪30年代和50年代在我国先后进行了两次逻辑大讨论,辩证法与形式逻辑的关系问题都是中心议题之一。潘梓年是我国知名的逻辑学家,他积极地投入了这两次讨论,并且所持的观点具有典型意义。通过分析潘梓年的逻辑观,对于理解20世纪中国逻辑思想发展的历程,从中汲取有益的经验,促进我国逻辑学的发展有一定的现实意义。     

法律规范的意义、结构及表达——一种实证的分析理论

规范性是法律的基本意义或重要特征.法律规范作为关于法律规范性的概念,不仅承载着解说法律规范性来源的理论使命,也作为法律规范性实现的基本条件之规定担当着诠释实证主义法学或"强制"或"规范"的法律规范理论的重任.实证主义法学从"法律之内"解读法律规范性的努力,使法律规范不仅是与道德没有必然联系的逻辑的和观念的意义结构体,而且有自己特殊的表达或表现.对法律规范的概念意义、逻辑结构体及其效力表达进行动态或静态的考察和分析有助于我们系统和深入地认识法律规范问题,进而深化关于法律概念及实践的理论探讨.     

市民社会：社会主义荣辱观形成的逻辑起点

社会主义荣辱观是对社会主义道德观的精辟论述,是马克思主义道德观的当代诠释;它是伴随着市场经济的不断发展壮大以及中国特色社会主义市民社会的不断完善而逐步形成的道德价值观念;它既是中国市民社会不断完善的必然结果,同时也是中国市民社会进一步向前发展的客观要求;在某种程度上,无论是从发生学的角度来分析,还是从事实判断以及价值判断的视野来考察,市民社会都是社会主义荣辱观形成的逻辑起点。     

也谈逻辑与悟性

中西传统文化在思维方式上的根本区别之一 ,就是中国文化重在悟性体验 ,个体差异大 ,传承不易 ,难以构成一以贯之的科学体系 ;西方文化则重在逻辑推演 ,据此积累知识 ,广为传播 ,而继往开来。借鉴历史的思维教训 ,将科学文化与人文文化紧密结合 ,实现真善美的和谐统一 ,是追求真理的终极目标 ,也是中国文化全面发展的必由之路。     

犯罪概念比较研究

犯罪概念比较研究有着极其重要的现实意义。对西方国家的犯罪形式概念和实质概念 ,我们应给予全面、公正的评价 ,对马克思、恩格斯实质的犯罪概念也应正确地理解和运用。