Populism: a deflationary view

This paper takes a critical, synoptic view of the current upsurge of populism. Populism, it is argued, has long been a feature of liberal democracies in so far as claims are made for democracy to be as directly expressive as possible of the will of its subjects. Yet populisms are hybrid in form and parasitic on existing political arrangements. What unites them is more to do with what they oppose than what they espouse. Above all, it is the norms of liberalism that are brought into question by populist proponents of direct democracy with their characteristic hostility towards elites, experts and the so-called establishment. In so far as all populisms can be dangerous this lies in the degree to which they oppose the existing norms of liberalism and seek to undermine its moderating institutions. Rather than relying on generic theories of populism to explain contemporary developments, what needs investigation is the degree to which particular populisms prioritize fear over judgement, unqualified assertion over reasoned deliberation and resentment over the moderation of power.     

Contemporary Russian liberalism

This article analyzes contemporary Russian liberalism through the prism of competing trends of moderate pluralist and monistic radical thought. The author focuses particularly on the pluralist trend, less well known in the West, arguing that its prospects are more promising over the long term. Ideological and tactical differences within the liberal camp in Russia are compared with those in the West, both for the purpose of emphasizing that such differences are not unique to Russia and to show the connections between Russian and Western strands of liberal political thought.     

罗尔斯新自由主义述评

罗尔斯继承了新自由主义的传统。他的新自由主义正义论。就是要从理论上将国家干预主义和国家福利主义统一在一起。他认为。正义是社会制度的首要基础。正义原则是确立社会的基本结构应遵循的原则,是社会主要制度分配基本权利和义务。正义原则要通过调节主要社会制度,尽量解决社会的不公平问题,这就是罗尔斯的理论目的。罗尔斯通过原初状态、无知之幕和社会契约等条件的设立．对社会正义原则进行选择,从而证明他的两个正义原则的合理性。他主张将两个正义原则应用到政府、个人以及社台生活的各个领域。罗尔斯正义论把新自由主义理论发展到一个新的高度。但他的理论仍然存在着无法克服的内在矛盾。     

20世纪80年代以来西方社会政治思潮与我国师范教育政策问题的思考

在介绍20世纪80年代以来西方新自由主义和新保守主义思潮基础上,联系我国师范教育实际,探讨了我国师范教育政策之走向问题。     

现代自由主义对道德虚无的推动

人类历史上的几乎所有道德家都称赞自由,因为自由从某种意义上说是道德本身的一种品性,而道德则是自由的一种表现。但现代自由主义对自由的推崇及其特定的立场致使其在道德理论与实践方面存在很大的缺陷,当其自由逻辑进入社会生活领域,必定导致道德虚无的踵事增华。     

《老子》无为思想与西方经济自由主义比较

《老子》是先秦最为光辉的哲学经典之一,其中蕴含着丰富的经济思想,且与西方自由主义经济理念有颇多相通之处。两者的政府管理思想管理目标相近且都认识到了人民利益实现的重要性,但在立场和管理的方式方法方面存在一定的差异,产生这些差异的重要原因是两者不同的时代背景。     

全球化和反全球化理论之争的溯源--从李斯特对斯密理论的批判说起

全球化理论自其诞生之日起,就注定会创造出自己的对手--反全球化理论.自上个世纪末以来,全球化和反全球化理论之争愈演愈烈,几度白热化.然而这两种带有意识形态色彩的理论学说和思想的争辩却在亚当·斯密时代就出现了,后来因李斯特对斯密和斯密主义的批判又冲突迭起.这场争论的核心是贸易自由主义和国家干预主义.     

对战后初期美国转变对日政策原因的再审视

战后美日关系的变动,始终是影响东亚地区稳定的重要因素。战后初期美国对日政策的重心经历了从改造到扶持的转变过程。这一转变有着复杂的历史背景和原因,经历了曲折的转变过程,转变的直接结果奠定了之后的美日关系,且至今仍对东亚地区国际政治格局的变化存在着重要影响。战后初期影响美国转变对日政策的诸因素,并非先前中外学者所分析的平行并重,而是有先有后,有主有次,诸因素形成一个逻辑因果链,最终导致"旧金山体制"形成。在美国转变对日政策过程中,意识形态分歧和美苏大国间国家利益的博弈互为表里,时而契合,时而背离,但最终依归是各自的国家利益。所有这些对于预判目前东亚地区国际政治格局的走向和趋势、对于确立处理该地区国际事务的基调和对策是有重要的现实借鉴意义的。     

GEORGE W. BUSH AND ASIA: IN THE SHADOW OF 11 SEPTEMBER

Traditionally seen as a President consumed by the war on terror, George W. Bush is frequently portrayed as being relatively uninterested in Asia, and unable to outline a vision or a strategy to China, America’s Asian allies and Asian multilateral mechanisms. This article will revisit Bush’s policy on Asia and show a president who guided the United States with a policy that balanced the need to combat global terrorism and locate a focus on Asia. He faced the dilemmas of building cooperative relations with a rising China while trying to foster American alliances and partnerships in Asia, and managing the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Utilizing qualitative content analysis as the main research method, the article will demonstrate that the Bush administration had not a lack of focus on Asia and that Bush’s diplomacy to Asia should be recognized as one of the most significant achievements of his presidency.     

胡适法律思想略论

胡适是实用主义在中国的主要代表 ,又是新文化运动的重要领袖之一。在政治法律方面 ,胡适根据其社会历史观进行认识 ,主张以自由主义的法律制度代替封建专制制度和其他形式的独裁制度 ,确立和弘扬自由主义的法治精神 ;提出了以建立“好政府”为起点的宪政改革主张 ,阐述了自己的民主宪政观 ;在人权的保障方面也有自己的见解。