How to Win Elections and Influence People

Abstract

In recent years electoral politics worldwide have become more firmly based on professional advice and labor. In developing democracies, the influx of advice and consultants from the West initially resulted in an “Americanization” of electoral techniques. As electoral systems have developed, the political consulting market in each country has evolved down a route more suited to the specifics of its electoral conditions. The present paper examines the development of political consulting in post-communist Russia. It places the electoral market in comparative context, looking at the scope, structure and activities of political consulting firms, and examining some of the controversies arising from the professionalization of politics in the country.     

他山之石可攻玉否——对高职CBE课程模式的思考

国外引进的高职课程模式CBE（能力本位教育）受到许多学者的称道,不少学校也竞相搬用此模式。认为此模式有着许多不足之处,并没有引起人们足够地重视,文章主要思考了CBE模式的局限性,以说明此模式在中国并不适用。     

陕西“十三五”规划制定中发挥智库作用的建议

国外已有人把智库看作是立法、行政、司法、媒体之外的"第五种"权力。国内实现从传统决策到现代决策的转型较为缓慢,教训很深。目前,政策决策咨询类智库时代已经开启。建议在陕西"十三五"规划制定中充分发挥社会科学、自然科学及软科学各类智库的作用,包括借鉴上海等地决策咨询委员会的经验,构建以"省决策咨询委员会"为具体操作平台,"省信息中心"为信息支持平台的决策咨询新模式;以虚拟形式整合省社科院,省社科联和省科协及其所属各学会、研究会,省教育厅及各高校,省科技厅及所属各研究院所等力量,形成我省政策决策咨询类智库体系,在已有经验基础上,探索打造"省决策咨询委员会"的"升级版"。     

完善儿童权益保护之探析——以设立虐童罪为视角

少年之于国家的重要性是不言而喻的,我们理应保证未成年人有一个健康安全的成长环境,然而近年来越来越多虐待儿童事件的爆发,引起了人们对于儿童健康成长的强烈关注。目前,我国尚未设立虐童罪,然而调查表明90%的人支持设立虐童罪。随着虐童事件的发酵,关于虐童罪的讨论成为最受关注的话题之一。鉴此,分析虐童现象及其产生的原因,通过立法增设"虐童罪",无疑是遏制虐童现象的重要举措。     

我国“绿卡制度”完善研究——以吸引海外高层次华人人才回归为视角

21世纪国家之间综合国力的竞争归根到底取决于人才的竞争。经济全球化趋势下,世界经济尤其是西方经济发展放缓,而人才正处于全球自由流动和竞争激烈的状态。中国是一个人口大国和非传统移民国家,中国经济的发展是不是可以更充分发挥本土人才的优势呢?本文就将站在如何吸引我国去国外留学人员、专家、学者等海外高层次华人人才回归的视角,探讨完善中国的"绿卡制度"的对策,从而吸引更多"海归",使他们能为中国的经济和社会发展做出相应的贡献。     

秦律中的“官”释义——兼论里耶秦简“守”的问题

睡虎地秦律中的"官"没有官吏的意思,其主要义项是具有特定职能的机构、部门,从而引申出"公家"的意思,不宜泛泛作"官府"解。"官府"在秦律中有特定含义,表示具有保藏或作业功能的机构及其场所,不宜直接以现代汉语的"官府"对译。秦汉之际官署名称从"官"到"曹"的变迁,是秦朝建立前后以行政行为统一称谓用语的结果。里耶秦简中的"守",主要是长官不在时由某官员代为留守官署坐班之意。对里耶秦简中大量出现"守"和"守丞"现象的解释,必须联系睡虎地秦律和里耶秦简的不同文本性质和具体时空背景来理解。     

浅谈“XX门”之“门”

自2008年“艳照门”以来,“xx门”成为目前社会上最热的词语之一。“门”的新用法起源于“watergste（水门事件）”,在使用过程中意义逐渐地泛化,适用范围逐渐地扩大,而贬义色彩一步步地减退、弱化。其频繁应用的原因既有语言学上的,也有社会学上的,其发展方向尚需时间检验。     

隐私权的判定——“合理隐私期待标准”的确立与适用

隐私权存在与否的判定问题是隐私侵权责任承担的关键所在。而美国联邦最高法院在1967年Katz v.United States案中确立的"合理的隐私期待"标准,在世界多个国家的适用已被证明是比较可行的隐私权的判定方法。我国隐私权司法实践在吸收、借鉴"合理的隐私期待"标准时应明确"私人事实"、"法律规定"、"社会习俗"和"利益平衡"四种隐私期待的客观判断要素,实现判决结果的一致性,及对他人隐私利益最大程度的保护。     

“The Last of the Mohicans?” The IRA's “Operation Harvest” in an International Context

In 1956, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched “Operation Harvest,” an overtly ambitious guerrilla effort that was meant to secure the political unity of Ireland by force of arms. It was waged against the backdrop of a “thaw” in international relations and drew inspiration from successful anti-colonial guerrilla struggles in Algeria and Cyprus. The IRA was unaware of the simultaneous, parallel, unsuccessful irredentist efforts in Central and Eastern Europe in which anti-communist guerrillas clashed with totalitarian security apparatuses of the USSR or its satellite states. Studying the latter campaigns, which had begun earlier and were conducted by far larger and more effective guerrilla forces, might have convinced the organisation that such insurgencies in post-1945 Europe had very little hope of success. This article for the first time thematically contrasts the irredentist efforts of the IRA and the parallel Central and Eastern European guerrillas. It aims to bring to light cases that are hardly ever discussed in the Irish context but which could be of surprising use if one wishes to comparatively assess Ireland or the IRA.