Between regulatory field structuring and organizational roles: Intermediation in the field of sustainable urban development

Recent contributions in the domains of governance and regulation elucidate the importance of rule‐intermediation (RI), the role that organizations adopt to bridge actors with regulatory or “rulemaking” roles and those with target or “rule‐taking” roles. Intermediation not only enables the diffusion and translation of regulatory norms, but also allows for the representation of different actors in policymaking arenas. While prior studies have explored the roles that such RIs adopt to facilitate their intermediation functions, we have yet to consider how field‐level structuring processes influence (and are influenced by) the various and changing roles adopted by RI. In this study we focus on the mutually constitutive relations between field‐level change processes and the evolving roles of RIs by studying the rise of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)/Local Governments for Sustainability, an RI serving as a bridge for sustainable urban development policies between the United Nations and local authorities. Using ICLEI as an illustrative case, we theorize four different processes of regulatory field structuration: problematization, role specialization, marketization, and orchestrated decentralization. We discuss their implications for RI roles in the field and further theorize the changing dynamics of trickle‐up intermediation processes as an RI gains power and influence.     

Terrorism,violence against the public,and the media: The Australian approach

This paper examines the balance between the apparently competing objectives of government and the media in the general area of violence against the public and details the Australian model for handling issues associated with terrorism and the media. Australia's counterterrorism strategy may be considered holistic, going beyond the idea of a comprehensive capability for response to an actual public incident to include preventive measures and enhancement of the national security environment, suggesting that all elements of the society, including the media, regard security as a cooperative endeavor. These elements have been developed in the “National Anti‐Terrorist Plan” (NATP), developed by Australia's Standing Advisory Committee on Commonwealth/State Cooperation for Prevention against Violence (SAC‐PAV). For the past several years, the SAC‐PAV has been developing a basic strategic guide to provide structure for its many activities, and the committee has agreed that the NATP requires a fourfold strategy for dealing with the media: (1) public communication policies and guidelines, (2) incorporating media response and incident management strategies, (3) media training, and (4) physical controls. In addition, the SAC‐PAV has formulated a set of guidelines for the media to apply when covering terrorist incidents, indicating clearly what crisis managers and counterterrorism response organizations expect of media handling of public crises.     

技术创新领域的知识产权融资担保

知识产权质押是技术创新的知识产权融资担保方式，但其并不是技术创新知识产权融资担保的唯一担保方式。我国的技术创新知识产权融资担保中，有关知识产权融资担保操作程序和融资担保配套措施的法律有待完善。     

农村居民融资法律问题研究——以福建农村“标会”为视角

标会是一种具有悠久历史的民间信用融资行为，广泛流行于我国东南沿海地带，农村地区尤其盛行。一方面，标会具有为农村居民筹措资金和赚取利息的双重功能；另一方面，由于管控难度大，标会也容易造成破坏农村金融秩序等不良后果。当前，我国应当尽快设立有关标会的法律规范，加快农村金融体制改革的进程。     

非对称信息条件下现代企业融资结构

从信息非对称性角度和现代企业融资结构理论的基本观点看,决定企业融资结构的因素以及其对企业治理的作用,往往会受到当事人信息非对称性因素的影响.因此,在理论上全面比较分析融资结构理论,并提出可供借鉴的理论模式,对企业来说,就具有决定性的意义.     

中石化“建设世界一流财务”的内涵和实现途径

在2011年10月召开的中央企业财务工作会议上,国资委要求中央企业要在"十二五"和未来十年建设世界一流财务。建设世界一流财务,对于中石化来说是一项长期而复杂的系统工程。为了确保能够在既定时间内圆满完成这项工作,必须明确建设世界一流财务这一目标的基本内涵,认真梳理企业财务现状与世界一流财务之间存在的差距,在此基础上规划并制定出行之有效的建设思路和应对措施。     

完善残疾人社会保障研究——以四川省为例

我国残疾人社会保障取得了一定发展,但仍存在一些现实困境,完善残疾人社会保障具有重要的意义。从四川省残疾人社会保障的发展与经验中,可以获得一些相关启示并寻找到完善我国残疾人社会保障的相关政策思路。     

State,Society and Markets in Argentina: The Political Economy of Neodesarrollismo under Néstor Kirchner, 2003–2007

The national Peronist social contract in Argentina has a long history rooted in syndicalism and populism. However, Menemismo in the 1990s, El Argentinazo in December 2001, and Kirchnerismo post crisis have all served to change the fundamental framework of the Argentine economy, the social underpinnings of that economy and how it intersects with global capital. This article is an attempt to identify the nature of Kirchner's administration through analysis of political economy, therefore seeking to facilitate a deeper understanding of the developmental nature and impact of the Kirchner administration of 2003–2007.     

Mediation and Culture: The Example of the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition

The International Commercial Mediation Competition is organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, which held the event for the eighth time in February 2013. As the competition has grown, participation has become more and more diverse and thus mediation and negotiation have become more and more cross‐cultural. This led the ICC to invite external research on culture at the competition in February 2011. In this article, I discuss this student competition, the external research project question, and the culture of the competition. I also identify some of the further cultural issues raised by referring to relevant research on conflict and mediation across cultures, and conclude with some thoughts on how better to conceptualize the field of cross‐cultural mediation in terms of a systems approach.     

金融支持战略性新兴产业发展的现状及途径探索

金融作为现代经济发展的核心,在战略性新兴产业的培育、发展与升级过程中起着基础性的核心支持作用。发达的金融体系和良好的金融环境是战略性新兴产业快速成长的重要保障。该文认为,大力发展战略性新兴产业,必须有效破解融资困境,实现战略性新兴产业与金融发展的良性互动,并建立和完善战略性新兴产业发展的金融支持体系,加快战略性新兴产业与金融融合的步伐,施行必要的金融支持政策。