Continuing Revolt of the Urban Chinese Voters: The Case of Kepong

Abstract

Since the 2008 Malaysian general election the Chinese vote has swung overwhelmingly to the opposition, and this trend has continued in the 2013 general election. When announcing the results of the 2013 general election, Prime Minister Najib labelled it as a ‘Chinese tsunami’. Taking the case of Kepong, this article attempts to explain the reasons for the urban Chinese voters’ continuing support for the Democratic Action Party.     

So Close and Yet So Far: Strategies in the 13th Malaysian Elections

Abstract

This article examines the strategies employed by the ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional (or National Front), and the opposition alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance), in the 13th general election held in Malaysia in May 2013. It argues that while the opposition used the right strategy for the 2013 campaign, it lost because it could not overcome the three biggest hurdles for opposition politics in Malaysia: East Malaysia, the rural Malay votes and a biased electoral system.     

Process Management as a Contagious Idea: A Contribution to Røvik's Virus-Inspired Theory

‘Travelling ideas’ denotes the fact that virtually identical management ideas crop up more or less simultaneously in similar organizations. Røvik, who recently launched his ‘virus-inspired theory’ approach, seeks to pinpoint the possibility that the encounter between idea and practice may be lasting, ideas may affect practice, and leaders in organisations may play a more active role than the one often depicted in management fashion theory. This article is a contribution to his virus-inspired theory. It focuses on processes in their pragmatic form, as value-creating flows in organisations. We have studied Process Management (PM) as an idea, and how it has penetrated and flourished in the Swedish Customs Service. We argue that the empirical test in this article supports Røvik's belief that a virus-inspired theory gives a richer picture than the fashion theory. Through our analysis we show that four of our six hypotheses, derived from the virus-inspired theory, are strengthened by the empirical story from the Customs Service.     

面向未来发展的中国共产党与创建青春之党——解读党的十八大报告对青年人的关注与召唤

青年是祖国的未来、民族的希望,是创建青春之党的中流砥柱,党和国家的前途命运系于青年。因此,全党都要关注关心关爱青年,特别是要关注青年成长、关心青年就业、关爱青年身心。广大青年更要红心向党建功立业,自觉地爱党爱祖国爱人民、坚定理想信念、增长知识本领、锤炼品德意志,努力成长为对党和人民有用的栋梁之才。     

新形势下基层党组织密切党群关系的路径探析

新形势下,基层党组织要发挥自己在教育群众、联系群众和服务群众的桥梁和纽带作用,需要做到：一是以提升自己“服务”能力为立足点,提高基层党组织资源整合能力;二是建立健全密切党群关系的机制,保证党的群众工作的常态化;三是创新群众工作的方式方法,提高党的群众工作的适应力;四是推进基层民主建设,建立健全权力运行的群众监督机制。     

改革开放与中国特色社会主义道路的选择

改革开放的进程就是我国逐步融入全球化的进程。在这一过程中,我们成功开辟了中国特色社会主义发展道路。在新的历史条件下,只有坚定不移地推进改革开放,把坚持四项基本原则同坚持改革开放结合起来,把坚持独立自主同参与经济全球化结合起来,坚持党的领导,才能使中国特色社会主义道路越走越宽广。     

中国共产党与中国特色社会主义事业总体布局

摘要：中国特色社会主义事业总体布局大体经历了四个发展阶段：前期探索阶段、初步形成阶段、完善与充实阶段和重大推进阶段。这是中国共产党在领导人民建设中国特色社会主义的探索实践中不断深化认识的结果,反映出我们党是一个实事求是、与时俱进、开拓创新的马克思主义政党,这必将坚定我们在其领导下实现中华民族伟大复兴的信心。     

论中国传统文化视域的“网络群体极化”

互联网在现代生活中的重要性日益凸显,但互联网上频发的"网络群体极化"带来了一系列的社会问题。中国传统价值观中道德至上,个人价值、权利和自由的缺失是"网络群体极化"的潜在根由,为解决"网络群体极化"问题,建设健康、有序、文明的网络文化,需要加强互联网法治建设。     

以高度的文化自觉推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣

当今世界,文化在国家综合实力中扮演着越来越重要的角色,已成为国家软实力的核心表现。以高度的文化自觉推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣,是全面建成小康社会、实现民族伟大复兴的应有之义和必然要求;自觉坚持中国特色社会主义文化发展道路,是推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣的根本前提;自觉坚持以社会主义核心价值体系引领文化建设,是推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣的理论依据;自觉加强对文化建设战略地位的认识,是推动社会主义文化大发展大繁荣的实践动力。     

从罪犯到地点：犯罪空间防控的兴起

街面犯罪的持续暴涨引发了各界对潜在罪犯的犯罪防控模式的反思,犯罪地理学的发展、美国地点警务的日臻成熟与上述反思一道,促成了基于城市犯罪聚集热点的空间防控的兴起。犯罪的空间防控为警务应对的改进、平安中国建设的完善及防卫空间刑事政策的发展带来了全新的尝试与改良的契机。