Reflective political reasoning: Political disagreement and empathy

As political polarization increases across many of the world's established democracies, many citizens are unwilling to appreciate and consider the viewpoints of those who disagree with them. Previous research shows that this lack of reflection can undermine democratic accountability. The purpose of this paper is to study whether empathy for the other can motivate people to reason reflectively about politics. Extant studies have largely studied trait-level differences in the ability and inclination of individuals to engage in reflection. Most of these studies focus on observational moderators, which makes it difficult to make strong claims about the effects of being in a reflective state on political decision making. We extend this research by using a survey experiment with a large and heterogeneous sample of UK citizens (N = 2014) to investigate whether a simple empathy intervention can induce people to consider opposing viewpoints and incorporate those views in their opinion about a pressing political issue. We find that actively imagining the feelings and thoughts of someone one disagrees with prompts more reflection in the way that people reason about political issues as well as elicits empathic feelings of concern towards those with opposing viewpoints. We further examine whether empathy facilitates openness to attitude change in the counter-attitudinal direction and find that exposure to an opposing perspective (without its empathy component) per se is enough to prompt attitude change. Our study paints a more nuanced picture of the relationship between empathy, reflection and policy attitudes.     

美国外交思维特点初探

美国外交思维具有四个特点：绝对安全的目标追求,反对革命的保守心态,技术本位的解决模式以及强烈的主动性和攻击性。这些特点源于美国独特的国情。美国的霸权心态既是这些特征的高度概括,也是其后果。     

东北振兴政策实践效果评价与政策启示——基于全要素生产率增长的全国比较

通过利用马奎斯特(DEA-Malmquist)指数计算得到我国各省的全要素生产率增长及其构成,对比分析东北三省与全国各省的计算情况,发现2003~2007年我国东北振兴政策实践未达到理想效果,提出东北振兴政策的一个重点指向就是对技术研发与创新、资源节约和生产要素高效利用进行大力支持。     

Public Digital Libraries: Observations and Prospects from the Chinese Experience

In recent years, the digital revolution has created both challenges and opportunities for cultural industries. The ever-increasing production and diffusion of culture through new media via the Internet have profoundly challenged the basic infrastructure and modes of operation in many sectors of the cultural industries. This has been most evident in the case of heritage organizations—including public libraries—where the digital revolution has brought with it a number of significant challenges with respect to courting visitors/users and remaining relevant in the context of evolving digital technologies. This article discusses the rise and evolution of public digital libraries in the 1990s as a response to these new challenges. After formulating some observations about this global trend, which is now more than two decades old, this article discusses the case of public digital libraries in China. In particular, this article points to the importance of cultural policy for the development of this new form of cultural institution. Finally, after reviewing some of the challenges faced by most of these new digital libraries, this article discusses the importance of professional culture in addressing the changing needs of users.     

21世纪初国际能源格局及今后的中长期变化 ——兼论日本能源安全的出路与困境

为了应对全球气候变化,需对能源安全概念进行“范式转换”,即能源安全不仅要包括能源供需矛盾、能源供需网络的脆弱性和潜在风险,而且要与环境安全、水安全相结合,形成“广义的能源安全”概念。当前,一系列新因素正在使国际能源格局和能源范式发生重大变化：福岛核电站特大事故严重影响了全球公众对核安全的信心,今后世界各国发展核电会更加谨慎;可再生能源日益发展与普及;气候变暖正在改变能源资源与环境资源相加的自然资源“总格局”;非常规油气资源日益开发、天然气地位上升以及美洲能源供给新轴心崛起;“可燃冰革命”及海洋能源进一步开发。在福岛核事故后,日本能源安全既面临风险,又面临机遇。今后日本能源安全战略的动向主要是：坚持发展核电,但会更加谨慎稳健;积极开展能源外交,实现能源来源多元化;在一次能源结构中增大天然气的比重;大力发展可再生能源和节能;大力开发可燃冰等海洋能源资源。此外,当前日本政府错误的周边外交政策将成为日本能源安全最大的潜在风险,可望长期执政的自民党政权采取的鹰派民族主义政策,终将给日本惹祸,首当其冲的祸害对象就是日本的能源安全。     

功能认知视角下的英汉感官形容词

本文以英汉感官形容词中的典型代表“cold”和“冷”为例,从功能认知视角,对历时语料中两词用例进行对比,分析其语义特征的演变,进而探究其内在理据。研究发现,英汉感官形容词语义演变的路径具有单向性,以隐喻与转喻为内在机制。     

Analysis of off-farm work decisions among smallholder farm households in Burkina Faso

This article investigates off-farm work decisions by smallholder farm households. Using data on 1,101 households from Burkina Faso, it demonstrates that in addition to the usual household socio-demographic characteristics, remittances, access to information and beneficiary of specific training affect off-farm work decisions, as well as rainfall factors and idiosyncratic health shocks. Community characteristics such as accessibility and number of inhabitants are also key factors. While suggesting that off-farm work is less likely to be undertaken for accumulation purposes, these results have important policy implications. In particular, policy measures should consider each segment as a separate entity.     

诱惑侦查之立法困惑——新刑诉法第151条的相关问题讨论

为了惩治犯罪的需要,现实中侦查机关经常采用有关人员隐蔽身份搜集信息、获取证据的手段,但是刑诉法中一直未见其相关规定。实践中的频繁运用与法律上的空白规定不符合目前侦查工作的需要。因此,新修订的刑诉法在侦查一章技术侦查措施一节作出了相关规定,对此种侦查措施进行法律调整。然而,该规定仍然存在一些不明确的地方,比如其在章节中的位置问题、但书的内涵等。     

大国战略竞争与美国对华技术政策变迁

世界政治领导国的对外技术政策很大程度上源于应对大国战略竞争的需要。当美国面临直接、迫切的大国战略竞争压力时,更愿意通过放宽技术进口和出口限制来争取合作者、应对竞争者,即"利用强者打败更强者"。自20世纪70年代以来,美国对华技术政策经历了从逐步放松再到加强限制这一过程。苏联的安全竞争压力迫使美国在加强对苏技术出口限制的同时,放宽对华技术出口限制。日本的经济竞争压力促使美国在加强对日技术进口限制的同时,放宽对华技术进口限制。应对直接、迫切的大国战略竞争压力,会促使世界政治的领导国更重视当期利益,同时也为潜在竞争者的成长提供机会。而当苏联和日本对美国构成的大国战略竞争压力逐渐褪去时,美国对华技术政策再度面临调整压力,以致于今为甚,通过发起对华贸易战,打压中国高新技术产业,全面收紧了对华高技术进出口限制。美国的技术竞争将是今后很长时间中国技术进步难以绕过的阻碍。     

纳西族文化变迁中的非均衡性

文化变迁是一场纷繁复杂、生动万千的过程 ,不是某种文化在同一时间全部发生变迁。从纵向看 ,文化变迁的速度越来越快 ;从横向上看 ,文化变迁始于文化中某个成分的变化。一个民族与周围民族的交往 ,往往会打破其文化运作的均衡状态 ,又终因文化的整体性特征而形成新的平衡。由于民族间及国家间交往的频繁 ,文化变迁中的自变量越来越难以预测