Intimate femicide in Israel; temporal, social, and motivational patterns

This study investigated all (76) cases of intimate femicide (the killing of women by their intimate male partners) in Israel during the years 1990–1995. The analysis focused on temporal patterns, the representation of various population groups, and given motives. The findings show a relationship between the incidence of intimate femicide and a number of major events/processes experienced by Israeli society during the period investigated. Following the Persian Gulf War (in 1991), during which families were enclosed for lengthy periods in sealed rooms, there was a sharp increase in intimate femicide. On the other hand, the enactment of the Law for the Prevention of Family Violence in 1991 was followed by a sharp (though temporary) decrease in intimate femicide in 1992. New immigrants from the former Soviet Union and even more so, from Ethiopia were over-represented among intimate femicide offenders. In most cases, more than one motive is given for the intimate femicide, with 'possessiveness' being mentioned in the majority of cases usually in conjunction with other motives (such as argument/conflict between the parties, mental, drinking or drug problems of the offender). Here too, differences were found between the various population groups. The findings are discussed within the framework of a stress-support theoretical model which postulates that violence in society will be positively related to stress factors and negatively related to support systems.     

论西部大开发中贫困地区的财源建设--以云南为例

在西部大开发中 ,云南省贫困地区存在着经济发展严重落后、财源结构单一 ,财政自给能力低下 ,财政赤字庞大等问题。解决这些问题需要转变观念 ,深化体制改革 ,调整贫困地区农业和农村经济结构 ,精简吃“财政饭”人数 ;在税收方面应完善分税制 ,加大财政转移支付力度 ,以利于贫困地区产业和财源的发展 ,利于贫困地区农民收入的提高。     

封堵“高考移民”事件的行政法思考

“高考移民”现象由来已久 ,引发许多社会问题。2 0 0 3年高考前夕 ,各地纷纷出台封堵“高考移民”的政策 ,造成很大社会影响 ,社会各界人士发表的看法仅从教育政策的视角出发。应契合建设法治国家的需要出发 ,从行政法角度对这一问题进行深层法理思考 ,并探讨此次事件所揭示出的我国行政法治上存在的诸多问题。     

Regulation and its discontents: the Indian judiciary and higher education

The role of the judiciary in strengthening regulatory regimes is well regarded. In developing countries where regulatory bodies are captive to powerful interest groups, the judiciary is regarded for its activist role in providing participatory access to groups excluded from the policy process. In contrast, this paper draws attention to the limits of the judiciary as a gatekeeper of regulatory governance. Using the case of regulation in India’s tertiary education sector, it shows how the judiciary’s track record of enabling elite actors to influence policy, often at the cost of legislative mandates, can undermine regulation.     

The dog that did not bark: the army and the emergency in India

In June 1975, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency rule, capping off a decade long process of the ‘deinstitutionalisation’ of the founding Congress party, increased social mobilisation, and political instability – factors generally considered conducive to military intervention in politics. Organisational factors encouraging military praetorianism, such as military involvement in internal security missions and the growth of ‘rival’ paramilitary institutions, accompanied this process of political decay. But the Indian military did not exploit this window of opportunity. This article offers an institutionalist explanation of the military’s political restraint based on two factors. First, institutionalised mechanisms of civilian control, forged during the critical juncture following independence, insulated the military from politics and the politicians from the military despite the weakening of the political system under which these were created. Second, military internalisation of the norm civilian supremacy, continually reinforced via professional socialisation processes, acted as an internal barrier to military role expansion.     

生存资本与生活空间的竞争——以台湾中部两部客家移民族谱为讨论对象

近来社会史研究,倾向于关注人类与环境间的关系,强调把人类聚落空间当成一个整体,从各个面向综合讨论。有鉴于移民族群在迁移过程当中,经历时间漫长,取得历史材料不易,家谱成为保存移民发展史的数据库。家谱撰写者为了垂训后世子孙,巨细靡遗地叙述开基祖艰苦创业立基的过程,内容包含家族历史以及开基祖从原生地到迁居地之后,建立移民聚落空间的历程。本文试以台中石冈《刘元龙公派下家谱》、苗栗铜锣《李氏宗谱史记》为讨论对象,探讨清代渡海来台拓垦的先民们,借由精神上血缘凝聚力与物质上的经济合作力量,以宗族为单位,建构生存空间,逐步地域社会化的过程。     

India’s South-South Cooperation in Human Resource Development

ABSTRACT

The article reviews several of the main modalities of India’s human resources’ involvement with other developing economies, and especially those in Africa. These involve the provision of long-term scholarships and short-term professional training awards. Comparison is made, in the case of international students, between the scholarship and privately funded categories, and also between those from Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth countries. Comparable data on such assisted foreign student flows are also offered in respect of South Africa. Other modalities of India’s HRD engagement with Africa are analysed, including those associated with the India-African Forum Summits (IAFS). India also does capacity building through non-state actors, notably nongovernment organisations and the private sector. Furthermore, it promotes cultural diplomacy through its Indian Cultural Centres and Chairs of Indian Studies, though these are not restricted to developing economies. Although attention is paid to the Commonwealth dimension in these comparisons, it is acknowledged that the classification of students and countries as Commonwealth may not be as widespread or meaningful today as 60 years ago.     

转变运作方式，提高退耕还林（草）的效益

实施西部大开发的重要工程──生态环境建设，应当培养市场主体，使民间组织或企业成为生态建设的主体。改变以往的政府行为为市场行为，以提高退耕还林( 草)的效益。     

西方法治思想对我国现代法治建设的启示

在社会主义市场经济飞速发展的今天,依法治国、构建社会主义现代法治已成为人们所追求的目标。本文通过对西方法治思想的阐述,结合我国具体情况,分析其＂法治＂思想对我们的启示。其目的是借鉴西方法治思想的精髓,结合本土资源,培育国人的现代法治意识,明晰权力（利）关系,构建有中国特色的社会主义法治。     

土耳其对西巴尔干地区政策的新变化

土耳其与西巴尔干地区互为近邻,紧密关联。土耳其长期奉行亲西方的一边倒外交政策,已严重制约土耳其与该地区国家关系的进一步发展,也损害了其国家利益。近年来,土耳其在国际形势和世界格局发生复杂而深刻变动的背景下,为凸显其地跨欧亚地区大国的独特作用,积极推行外交新思维和零问题睦邻外交政策。西巴尔干地区是欧洲多事之区,成为土耳其外交出击的主要方向之一,并且取得了积极的进展。但鉴于西巴尔干地区错综复杂的矛盾和美欧的掣肘,土耳其在该地区只能起到敲边鼓和主要配合美欧战略的作用。