Comparative Implementation Research: Directions and Dualities

Abstract

The study of policy implementation developed steadily and considerably in the 1970s and 1980s through two generations of research. Since then progress towards a more rigorous scientific “third generation research paradigm”, assumed to be crucial for further theoretical development, has been much slower and more uneven. Comparative studies figure prominently in this respect. On one hand they are strongly encouraged but on the other they are difficult to conduct according to best practice advice in the textbooks. Comparative implementation research is the theme of this special issue. In this Introduction the articles included are presented, focusing on how they deal with some of the issues posed by the norms of a rigorous “third generation” approach. Reasons for the state of affairs in implementation research are discussed. Some inherent dualities and tensions in contemporary comparative implementation research are identified as particular challenges.     

Theory and the scientific basis for forensic anthropology

Forensic anthropology has long been criticized for its lack of a strong theoretical and scientific foundation. This paper addresses this problem by examining the role of theory in forensic anthropology at different hierarchical levels (high-level, middle-range, and low-level) and the relevance of various theoretical concepts (taphonomic, agency, behavioral archaeology, nonlinear systems, and methodological theories) to the interpretation of forensic contexts. Application of these theories to a case study involving the search for the WWII Goettge Patrol illustrates the explanatory power these theories offer to the interpretation of forensic events as the end product of an often complex set of environmental constraints and behavioral interactions and choices. It also emphasizes the importance of case studies in theory building and hypothesis testing. A theoretical foundation does indeed currently exist in forensic anthropology; however, a recognition and broader implementation of anthropological (archaeological) theory is warranted and will further define forensic anthropology as a scientific endeavor.     

网络道德信息素养：青少年道德学习的现实需要

提升当代青少年道德能力,在道德教育方式上急需实现由教育者强制性道德教育向青少年自主性道德学习的转型。现代社会,虚拟网络情境正在成为青少年道德学习的“第二空间”,面对纷繁复杂的网络道德信息,培养青少年对道德信息内容的真伪判断能力、锻炼青少年对道德信息评价的辩证思维方法、引导青少年树立文明健康的网络娱乐生活方式,已成为促进青少年道德学习的现实需要。     

女性学的学科地位及其发展

新世纪以来,学科分化和学科整合的频率加快,范围扩大,层次加深。面对21世纪的女性学研究,有必要提倡＂格物致用＂的哲学思想,通过跨学科比较的视角,促进应用学科的发展。因此从学科渊源、学科定位、学科特性与理论发展三个层面入手,可以比较女性学与女性主义的异同,凸显中国语境中女性学研究当前所面临的一些问题,这有利于提高女性工作者的理论素养,了解学科前沿问题,培养创新意识,促进女性发展。     

Teaching Obama: history,critical race theory and social work education

ABSTRACT

Barack Obama's first autobiography, Dreams from My Father (1995), explores themes of race and identity up to the late 1980s in the life of the first African American president. The book emphasizes Obama's personal struggle as the son of an interracial couple, and the social and environmental context that shaped his growth and transformation. Using the tools of critical race theory, Freeman illustrates how Obama's autobiography can be used in the classroom to explore an individual's developing racial consciousness in the 1970s and 1980s, and as a prism through which students can understand what it means to live in the post-civil-rights-movement era. Obama's life history illuminates how the ideas and meanings of racial progress in the United States are contested and struggled over on a daily basis at both the micro and macro level.     

记录历史·交流信息·传播理念——对《妇女研究论丛》学术会议综述的评述

借《妇女研究论丛》创刊20周年之机,对其中的学术会议综述进行回顾与检视,不仅是学术刊物自身发展的需要,也是妇女研究和妇女发展的需要。透过百余篇会议综述,所看到的不仅是妇女研讨活动的历史记录,而且是中国社会发展的历史记录;同时,综述中国妇女研究会会刊的一个特色版块,在妇女研究信息交流、性别平等理念传播等方面也发挥了积极的作用。     

传播学视域中的外宣翻译研究——以《今日中国》(法文版)为例

文章以中国对外传播历史悠久的新闻月刊《今日中国》(法文版)《la Chine au présent》为研究文本,以传播学相关理论为研究视域,分析翻译传播理论在汉译法领域内的应用。在具体的研究过程中,选取《今日中国》(法文版)2013年全年12期杂志,分别从词汇和语篇两个层面,对其中文和法文版本进行对照和比较。旨在将传播学理论和外宣翻译研究相结合,通过跨文化传播中的汉译法策略之路径,丰富和发展外宣翻译研究的内容,以期为外宣翻译提供比较科学合理的学理逻辑,更好地回应我国对外传播工作以及国家形象建构的迫切需求。     

共产国际中国问题研究小组评析

中国问题研究小组是1939年共产国际执委会书记处为中共七大准备指导文件而成立的临时机构,中共党的领导人任弼时,高级干部林彪、毛泽民等参加其中.有关这个小组的史料,反映了任弼时、林彪和毛泽民坚持党的六届六中全会精神,正确分析中国抗战形势、阐述党的抗日民族统一战线政策、讨论当前坚持国共合作所要解决的主要问题等方面的信息.该小组的活动,反映出共产国际高级干部在中国统一战线问题上过分偏向蒋介石和国民党,忽视中共独立性的倾向.他们的不正确主张,最后并未形成指导意见.     

井冈山斗争时期党的建设研究综述

井冈山斗争时期,毛泽东等老一辈革命家在艰苦卓绝的斗争环境中,大胆探索大革命失败后根据地党的建设。近年来,各方学者对此进行了大量的、卓有成效的研究,形成了一批学术成果。内容主要集中在以下方面:井冈山时期党的先进性纯洁性建设研究、井冈山时期党的建设与马克思主义中国化研究、井冈山时期党的群众路线研究、井冈山时期党与群团关系研究,这些研究比较全面地总结了井冈山时期党的建设的基本经验与启示。但是,研究也存在不足之处:研究起步较晚、研究时段不均、研究视角不广及研究力作不多。这有待今后进一步加强。     

Disseminating Public Data as Public Use Files: What Makes a Successful Initiative?

The current policy emphasis on data-driven decision-making is creating the right incentives for government agencies around the world that have not traditionally disseminated their administrative data to do so. The literature on statistical disclosure control focuses on the technical aspects of a variety of methods designed to protect data confidentiality. There is, however, a void in the literature in regard to what other elements are necessary to create and sustain a successful initiative. This paper examines six case studies of individual-level datasets. It reviews current practice in several domains and summarizes recommendations from expert practitioners including challenges for future initiatives.