So far away from me? The effect of geographical distance on representation

Legislators face numerous trade-offs with regard to how to spend their time. One factor is, however, beyond their control: the distance between their constituency and the legislature. A more distant constituency implies increased travel, which decreases the time available for activities within the legislature itself, while also raising the possibility of centre–periphery dynamics in representation. Previous work has found that as distance between constituency and legislature increases, so does constituency focus, but it has not established why this is. This article explores the impact of geographical remoteness on representational activity, analysing a dataset of parliamentary activity in the British House of Commons (2005–2015), showing that the more remote an MP’s constituency, the less likely that MP is to attend votes, while being more likely to sign Early Day Motions. The article further shows that this is most likely driven by a centre–periphery dynamic rather than simply being a response to longer travel time.     

共青团群团职能论纲

与共青团的政治职能产生于党团之间特殊的政治关系、共青团的社会管理职能来源于政府与团的关系不同,共青团的群团职能是由共青团与青年关系引申出来的,在共青团所有的社会关系中最具基础性、根本性,是衡量共青团组织价值的刚性指标。共青团只有全面履行组织、引导、服务、维权的群团职能,充当党的助手后备军的政治职能、协助政府管理青少年事务的社会管理职能才有坚实的依托。从理论层面解读共青团的群团职能,理顺其与根本职责、政治职能、社会管理职能之间的逻辑关系,对于全面活跃共青团工作具有重要的理论与实践意义。     

Cross-pressures and the European lavender vote: Testing the conditionality of the sexuality gap

Emerging evidence points towards the existence of a “sexuality gap” in the political preferences and behaviour of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) voters and that of heterosexuals in Western Europe. Very little is known, however, about how this gap is moderated by socio-economic status. This paper tests the conditionality of the sexuality gap by analysing how the effect of LGB status is conditioned by income and education. Empirically, we rely on data from the European Social Survey (2002–2017) to analyse the marginal effect of sexuality in determining ideological placement, vote choice and support for economic redistribution across different income and education levels. The results demonstrate that the divergence between LGBs' and heterosexuals’ preferences only emerges amongst those with higher income and education. The findings also suggest that the sexuality gap may be the result of the asymmetric effect of these socio-economic variables for LGBs and heterosexuals.     

深入贯彻党的十六大精神开创共青团工作新局面

深入学习贯彻党的十六大精神,就是要高举一面伟大旗帜,坚持三个理论品质;就是要结合河北实际,树正气、讲团结、求发展;就是要明确一个奋斗目标,投身三个文明实践,团结带领团员青年在全面建设小康社会的伟大征程中建功立业;就是要立足发展一个要务,推进团的三项建设,全面开创新世纪新阶段共青团工作的新局面。     

Community rehabilitation workers as catalysts for disability: inclusive youth development through service learning

This paper explores access to health and education for disabled youth in sites with and without community rehabilitation workers (CRWs). A cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was undertaken in nine sites in South Africa, and a snowball sample of 523 disabled youths of both sexes, aged between 18 and 35 years, was selected. The survey found that a significantly larger proportion of disabled youth living in sites with CRWs were seen by health care workers at home, and that there was a large difference in educational access between sites with and without CRWs. CRWs are well positioned to promote equal citizenship for disabled youth through service learning with occupational therapy final year students to improve access to health and education, so that barriers to their participation in economic development are removed.     

Confused or competent? How voters use the STV ballot paper

STV is often extolled because it allows voters to express a nuanced choice, but is criticised for being too confusing. In practice the system is little used, but evidence from where it is indicates much depends on how voters choose to use it. STV was used for the first time in Scottish local elections in 2007, providing valuable new evidence on how voters respond to the system. We use survey data to examine the incidence of various indicators of apparent failure by Scottish voters to exploit STV, and compare both the levels and patterns of incidence with equivalent data for Ireland. We find little sign of confusion in either country, but significant evidence of ballot order effects in Scotland.     

关于职工代表记名投票表决方式的思考

职工代表作为职代会的主体,是否充分履职,是否确切表达民意,对职代会作用的发挥至关重要,而记名投票表决方式是对职工代表履职行为的一种有效监督形式.本文从对一院职工代表表决方式现状分析人手,重点论述职工代表记名投票表决方式的必要性和重要意义,提出与职工代表记名投票表决方式相匹配的对策建议.     

欧债危机对欧洲华裔青少年华文教育的影响及其对策

本文分析了欧债危机对欧洲华裔青少年华文教育的主要影响及分析其造成影响的主要原因,从政府、华文学校和华人家庭的视角,为欧洲华裔青少年华文教育的问题提出相应的对策建议。     

价值澄清理论对青年学生价值观的影响及其引导

价值澄清理论对培养青年学生科学的价值观产生重要影响,但其理论的局限性也容易导致青年学生价值相对主义、价值观的从众性与价值个人主义等的彰显问题。针对这一现象,结合价值澄清理论的优点,有助工于找到青年学生价值观的积极引导方法。     

中国青年志愿服务的支持体系分析

志愿服务的支持体系由支持和保障志愿行动发展的政策、智力、资金、资源等组成,包括社会环境因素和组织内部因素。中国青年志愿服务经历了单一支持体系向拓展支持体系、多元支持体系、综合支持体系变化的过程;支持体系的结构包括党政支持体系、群团支持体系、社团支持体系、公众支持体系、专业支持体系和传播支持体系等;支持体系的要素包括政策、资金、人力、品牌等。在加快社会建设、创新社会治理的背景下,青年志愿服务支持体系建设要注重统筹协调、联盟合作、专业提升和国际发展。