The family policy positions of conservative parties: A farewell to the male-breadwinner family model?

Since the Golden Age of the Welfare State ended, the male-breadwinner family model traditionally supported by conservative parties has been put under pressure. Familialism appears to be no longer attractive to a changing, more volatile constituency. By comparing four different European countries – namely, Denmark, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom – this work investigates the evolution of the conservative parties’ family policy positions in the post-Fordist era (1990s–2010s). The article has two goals. First, relying on a multidimensional theoretical framework where both social consumption and social investment policy instruments are at stake, it probes whether conservatives have switched their positions by backing de-familialism and thus the dual-earner family model. Second, it explains policy position change or stability over time and cross-country differences through a multicausal analytical framework. The content analysis of party manifestos shows that, in the post-Fordist era, the conservative parties have supported ‘optional familialism’, thus upholding both familiarizing and de-familiarizing measures. However, such positions are not static. In the 1990s, support for familialism was higher while, since the 2000s, there has been a constant, increasing backing of de-familialism. While the shift is evident for all the parties, cross-country differences remain. The comparative historical analysis has pointed out that the specific ‘optional familialism’ positions taken by the conservative parties over time result from the interaction of constituency-oriented, institutional, contextual and political factors.     

建设服务型执政党——中国共产党巩固执政基础的必由之路

共产党"执政为民"从根本上讲就是利用其所掌握的各种资源"服务于民"。为民服务,是政党生存的基础,是政党政治和社会功能实现的基本途径,是世界政党政治发展的大趋势。建设服务型执政党,是落实执政为民的根本保证。为此,需要转变观念,创新机制,促进党内外民主的互动;需要纯洁党的队伍,增强党的领导干部的责任意识,提高服务能力和执政能力;需要党内生活制度化,党际关系法治化。民主、法治、服务,将是共产党最大的合法性源泉。     

论党的现代化——学习江泽民同志“七一”讲话的体会

政党作为推动或领导社会现代化的政治组织 ,必须实现自身的现代化。中国共产党作为中国社会主义现代化事业的领导核心 ,同样也有一个党自身的现代化问题。“三个代表”的思想 ,深刻揭示了中国社会的现代化与党的建设的内在联系。按照“三个代表”的要求加强党的建设 ,全党就应以创新精神自觉推进党的现代化进程     

先进文化是治党、安邦、强国的内驱力

中国共产党要始终代表中国先进文化的前进方向 ,这反映了我们党巩固自身执政地位和提高执政水平的理论选择 ,表明了我们党坚持先进文化建设的神圣责任感 ,并将这种责任感变为治党、安邦、强国的内驱力。     

高校艺术类大学生党员发展工作探析

近年来，随着全国高校贯彻落实《党中央、国务院关于进一步加强和改进大学生思想政治教育意见》的不断深入，大学生要求入党的愿望逐渐升温，人数不断增加，大学生党员发展工作也取得了较大的进步，我校基层党支部在学校党委和组织部的关怀指导下，探索出了许多发展大学生党员工作的新路子。然而，高校中的艺术类大学生由于有着自身的特殊性，其党员发展工作与其他专业的大学生有着很大的不同。为此，研究和探讨艺术类大学生党员发展工作，已成为高校基层党组织一个不容忽视而且迫切需要解决的现实问题。     

党风概念质态和量态构成方式探究

党风问题关系党的生死存亡、关系国家的前途和命运。党风有质和量两方面概念的规定性，也就是说党风概念构成也可以区分为质态构成和量态构成两个方面。分析党风概念的构成，就是对党风内部按其解剖形态加以研究，是深入认识党风的本质和规律的基本条件。     

Conservative Party Modernisation and David Cameron's Politics of the Family

A key feature of David Cameron's electoral appeal is his carefully cultivated image as a ‘family man’. Cameron has repeatedly stressed the importance of the family to his political views and stated his desire to see marriage rewarded through the tax system. At the same time, Cameron has presented himself as a modernising leader, keen to demonstrate that he and his party are in touch with contemporary society. Central to this effort to detoxify the Conservative brand has been an emphasis on social liberalism. The potential conflict between these two objectives reflects the division in the party between social liberals and traditionalists, which has become increasingly apparent over the past decade. This article examines Conservative party policy and rhetoric on social and moral issues since 1997, particularly gay rights and family policy. It notes that a significant divide remains in the Conservative party between social liberals and traditionalists, so in this respect Cameron's modernisation project remains far from complete.     

试论当事人自行委托鉴定

本文通过对一个诉讼案例的简单介绍。就当事人自行委托鉴定形成的鉴定结论。所涉及的当事人是否有权自行委托鉴定、自行委托鉴定形成的鉴定结论的证据能力、证明力大小及鉴定人回避等有关问题。提出分析意见。     

创新思路 完善举措 以思想大解放实现桂林党校事业新跨越

中共桂林市委党校以“解放思想，赶超跨越”大讨论活动为契机，及时提炼广大教职员工思想解放的新观．量、新认识以及科学发展的好思路、好建议。，应着力在创新经营理念、丰富办学形式、更新培训内容、强化学员管理、提升师资水平等方面解放思想，积极探索新形势下党校发展的新路子，推动党校事业再上新台阶，实现“建设一流党校、打造全国教育培训基地”的目标.     

正当程序下的刑事被追诉人权利保障思考——兼论刑事诉讼法修正案中的若干问题

目前,刑事诉讼法修正案已经对外公布并即将实施,该修正案总体上体现了惩罚犯罪与保障人权并重、实体公正与程序公正兼顾、公正优先兼顾效率的修法精神.实践中任意搜查、扣押,超期羁押,刑讯逼供等恶劣行迹时有发生,解决这些问题的关键突破口在于实现刑事诉讼程序的正当化,将正当程序的理念切实引入到刑事诉讼法及其实施中,才能从根本上克服司法实践中的一些不良现象,更有效地维护被追诉人的人身权、财产权及其他程序性权利.