Basic education clusters in Cambodia: looking at the future while learning from the past

School clusters have been adopted as an education policy by most Asian countries since the 1960s. In Cambodia, primary schools have been organised in clusters since 1993. Clusters were considered a mechanism for quality improvements of education and a way to facilitate sharing and interaction between schools. Primary school clusters have been partially successful. Today there is a growing interest among Cambodian policymakers for integrating primary schools (Grades 1–6) and lower secondary schools (Grades 7–9). This article provides a policy suggestion by arguing for extending the cluster mechanism to these integrated basic education schools with all grades from 1 to 9.     

Negotiating one position: Switzerland at the Global Forum on Migration and Development

The paper explores intra-governmental processes in migration policy-making, using the example of Switzerland and examining its preparations for chairing the Global Forum on Migration and Development 2011. Switzerland's “one joint position”, presented at the forum, required intensive negotiations and cooperation between different Swiss federal offices. The paper highlights how and why Switzerland achieved this joint position. It analyses the intra-governmental tensions between national securitisation and global migration and development debates and how they were overcome. This experience of a “whole-of-government approach” offers an insight into politics underlying migration and development debates within donor countries, and its implications for global migration debates.     

Overcoming poverty and inequality: Rwanda's progress towards the MDGs

Despite the 1994 genocide there has been annual growth in Rwanda every year since 2000. Poverty has decreased; while the MDG target of 23.8% is unlikely to be met by 2015, the future looks hopeful. The goal of reducing hunger is measured by underweight children – already down to target – and extreme poverty – likely to hit the target. Key to success is reducing dependency on the land, but a majority of the population still depend on their farm or plot. However, hitting targets for reducing poverty is not the same thing as abolishing it, and achieving targets does not necessarily solve problems.     

金融监管治理框架与指标衡量

金融监管机构作为金融中介的领导性机构,在监管金融中介有效运行、提高金融稳定性方面具有重要的作用。监管机构的健全是金融机构稳定高效运行的前提。我国正处于经济转轨时期,金融体系的稳健性对我国的发展尤为重要。监管治理要有一定的独立性,实行问责制,要有透明度。还要借鉴国际上监管治理的先进评估方法。     

中美警务比较对我国公安改革的启示

我们通过对中美警察的警察机构、警察快速反应机制、社区警务、技术装备等方面的比较后得出:中国应该从美国的警务发展中汲取有益经验,夯实群众基础工作,建设立体治安防控体系,提高公安科技水平,建立具有中国特色的高效警务机制,做好社会稳定工作。     

试论我国农村社区正式组织的角色功能--一个社会学的个案研究

从农村基层社区正式组织的基本结构和运作模式实地调查来看,农村社区组织对社区的整体社会生活承担着一种综合的、非专门化的角色功能;农村社区组织在处理国家与社会的关系、与社区成员的关系时,采取的是制度行动与非制度行动相结合和"综合目标导向之下"的博弈均衡策略.同时,由于国家权力在农村基层社区的退却,改变了社区组织角色的功能定位与扮演的原有模式,虽然增强了基层社区自治与自主的权利,却也带来了资源分散、社区动员困难、失控或脱节的不利影响.     

社区自治与社会主义政治文明建设

中国当前的社区自治存在着结构性困境 ,主要表现为制度供给不足 ,行政化倾向严重和居民社区参与意识孱弱。制度建设 ,自治组织建设与重塑 ,社区教育、培养公民的社区意识 ,是完善社区自治 ,推进社会主义政治文明建设的战略举措。     

我国城市老年人居家养老与社区照顾初探

我国人口老龄化发展速度快,老龄化地区差异大,城市老人家庭空巢化、高龄化现象日渐严重,传统家庭养老模式已无法满足城市老年人的养老需求,社区的发展使社区成为城市为老服务的最佳载体。推行居家养老与社区照顾相结合的养老方式是解决我国城市老年人养老问题的最佳选择。     

试论警察公共关系在社区警务中的运用

警察公共关系建设与社区警务战略有着相互影响、相互促进的紧密关系,与社区警务工作在宣传群众、服务群众、组织群众上有着一致性,对于解决当前社区警务工作中出现的新情况、新问题有着积极的促进作用。警察公共关系建设无疑是实施社区警务战略的“推进器”。     

网络空间草根政治运动及其公共治理

网络空间草根政治运动是草根力量以维护其利益为目的,运用网络技术组织的抗争性集体行动。草根政治运动在网络空间兴起是社会转型时期贫富分化的结果,也是网络时代权力重新分配的结果。它的表现形式主要有网络政治动员、网络舆论批评监督、网络政治参与,它有利于国家-市场-社会关系的优化,也有利于国家治理的发展,同时也可能给政治秩序稳定带来极大的难题。因此,对网络空间草根政治治理必须坚持整体性治理原则,引导与规制并举,现实政治与虚拟空间治理并重,使网络空间草根政治运动成为社会主义民主政治的重要建设性力量而非颠覆性力量。