Is Japan Really Back? The “Abe Doctrine” and Global Governance

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has emerged as the “comeback kid” of Japanese politics and in his second term of office is now widely regarded as a rare example of strong leadership as he seeks to arrest and reverse his country’s perceived decline. The strategy to achieve these objectives has come to be known as the “Abe Doctrine,” which represents a radical but risky shift in foreign policy. This article outlines the tenets of the evolving Abe Doctrine and then applies them to the Abe administration’s behaviour in the mechanisms of global governance, a highly pertinent but overlooked example. It argues that although a more strategic and coherent approach to global governance has emerged under Abe than had been previously evident, this has been at the expense of the norm of internationalism that has traditionally shaped Japan’s role.     

中层行政：行政中层与实际行政

行政中层是一个行政组织中处于中间位置的行政层次,由于行政职能过多、过细以及行政过程中存在较多的形式主义,导致行政领导不能把时间和精力用在行政事务上,而行政中层可以利用在组织内所处的承上启下的位置,通过掌控行政过程中的具体环节,在决策、执行过程中发挥决定性的作用,从而产生“中层行政”现象.“中层行政”现象启示我们要进一步深化行政体制改革,转变和精简政府职能,减少形式主义,改进行政方式和行政文化.同时,注重提高行政领导的专业化水平,保证行政领导权责相符,强化对行政中层的监督,避免负面问题的产生.     

Conviviality,ego, team and theme behavior in transrational peace education

ABSTRACT

The Innsbruck School of Peace Studies is known for its innovative academic teaching methods under the title Transrational Peace Philosophy. This essay introduces the epistemological fundament of this approach to peace education. It presents the didactic principles for its Strategic Capacity and Relationship Building, combined with Strategic Leadership Training. They are based on the conviviality of students and a curriculum that follows the stages of groups’ task behavior and individual learning by `peeling the onion´ of the Ego. It describes how the didactics are designed for the international, intercultural, interreligious and interdisciplinary groups of students. It demonstrates the five stages of Ego, Team and Theme Behavior during a semester and how the curriculum places courses for best learning results. It discusses the main presumptions on convivial learning processes for academics. The focus is on students who want to work later in a broader field of conflict transformation.     

Leadership Styles as Perceived by Career Senior Service Executives

Abstract

This study identifies the prevailing leadership styles of career Senior Executive Service (SES) members of the Federal Government. This study also determines if an association exits between SES member's self‐perceived leadership style and personal characteristics, such as gender, years in the Federal Service, and highest academic degree earned. The study population consists of 6395 career SES members. A random sample of 364 career SES members was selected. The selected group was asked to respond to a demographic data questionnaire and the Styles of Leadership Survey (SLS). Over 34% of the sample completed the instrument and data questionnaire. This study reveals that Strategic Leadership Style (5/5) is the dominant self‐perceived leadership style of career SES members. The personal characteristics of gender, years employed in the Federal Government, and educational attainment were identified as being significant factors influencing leadership styles of Federal Government executives.     

Leadership Through A Gender Lens: How Cultural Environments and Theoretical Perspectives Interact with Gender

The purpose of this article is to present a theoretical overview of what makes a leader effective using the theoretical lenses of behavioral and contingency theories and the theory of transformational leadership. We then analyze these theories from a gender perspective. The presence and effects of gender discrimination in the workplace, managerial and subordinate preconceptions and attitudes as identified in the current body of literature and the possible consequences for potential female leaders are discussed. Finally, the article turns to discuss the interaction between national and organizational culture and gender in terms of leadership opportunities. The aim of this article is to contribute to the discussion on the above areas and to provide a bringing together of perspectives so as to facilitate future research. This is a review article where we theoretically examine the gender context in leadership theory and practice with some illustrations from observation and experience.     

中国共产党与社会关系的回顾与思考

政党与社会关系是政党政治的基本关系。政党与社会关系,与政党所肩负的历史使命紧密相连。中国共产党的90年,是不断深刻认识和调整党与社会关系的90年。中国共产党与社会的关系经历了三个不同的发展阶段。在长期执政条件下,正确处理政党与社会的关系,加强和改善党对社会的领导,是中国共产党领导方式的根本性变革。     

Sage Advice

正Living in an age when world leadership seems to increasingly operate with an absence of conscience,the wisdom of the wise sage,Confucius,provides a foundation of values that is well worth the study.The book,Confucius From the Heart,written by Professor yu Dan and published in 2009 by Zhonghua Book Co.,is a remarkable presentation of how the words of the ancient sage can serve as a buoy for those lost at sea in a world of tumultuous decision-making.     

关于国家精英教育发展战略的若干思考——基于国际金融危机中“政府失灵”现象的反思与批判

世界金融危机的深层次原因是政府失灵,政府失灵的实质是"精英泡沫"和"次级精英危机"。因此,教育培养卓越的国家精英是世界各国未来发展的关键,是未来国际竞争的重要战略要点。而培养卓越的国家精英需要卓越的精英教育,卓越的国家精英教育需要领导型学者。但精英教育教学改革要警惕杜威的实用教育哲学与新老"愚官教育"。培养世界精英是人类21世纪发展的战略制高点。     

关于我国公安局长领导力内涵与实践的研究

领导力,通俗地讲就是影响力、是获得追随者的能力,是带领队伍的感召力、推动力和驾驭力。公安局长作为引领公安队伍前进的风向标,其行为就是全局公安民警的一面旗帜,局长能力的大小影响着公安队伍整体合力的发挥。新时期对公安局长的领导力赋予了新的内涵。     

论领导艺术的本质特征

多年来,领导艺术被披上一层神秘的面纱。创造性、非规范性、经验性不能揭示领导艺术的真实意义。领导艺术的真谛应该是顺应人性、见识高明、审时度势、简约有效。抓住这四个本质特征,对于把握领导艺术的众多具体内容有着提纲挈领的作用。