我国社会和谐稳定的时序分析及模拟预警——运用社会指标理论和方法施行前馈控制可能性探索

根据中共十六届四中全会明确提出要“建立健全社会预警体系”的要求,我们尝试建立了一套对社会和谐稳定进行监测评估的预警指标体系。根据这一指标体系,采集了1985-2002年的有关数据,对社会和谐稳定状况进行了时间序列分析,以此来印证我们曾经经历的社会过程和本指标体系的实证效果,以期能够为各级政府提供一种预警工具,从而增强对社会和谐稳定的前馈控制能力。     

帮助立功的法律性质及司法确立路径

帮助立功是典型立功的异化形态。帮助立功的困境是，因为帮助者因素的介入，犯罪分子的立功无法被刑法独立评价。帮助立功规制的重点不是帮助立功本身，而是帮助立功中的伴随违法行为，这是帮助立功正义性的“底线”。司法实践应当有限度地承认帮助立功。     

Caught Between Agendas: GPRA,Devolution, and Politics

Abstract

Despite the optimism that has surrounded the performance movement, there are signals that these expectations are not easy to achieve. This paper focuses on performance activities within the federal government and the accountability concerns that have been attached to the federal‐level Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). It highlights the special problems that are raised in an environment in which federal programs are devolved to state and local government. It reviews the context from which this reform effort has emerged, the constraints surrounding it, highlights several problems in federal performance activities, and suggests an alternative approach to performance instead of GPRA.1–3 Radin, B. A. 2000. The Government performance and results act (GPRA) and the tradition of federal management reform: square pegs in round holes?. J. Publ. Adm. Res. Theor., 1: 111–135. Radin, B. A. 2000. Intergovernmental relationships and the federal performance movement, PUBLIUS. The Journal of Federalism, 30 Radin, B. A. 1998. The Government performance and results act (GPRA): hydra‐headed monster or effective policy tool?. Public Admin. Rev., 58(4): 1–10.       

Ensuring Employment Equity: Are Federal Diversity Programs Making a Difference?

Abstract

In the last two decades, many public sector agencies have instituted a wide array of “managing diversity” programs designed to remove barriers to the full participation of women and people of color. Meanwhile, agencies are also increasingly responding to pressure to develop measures to monitor performance of all of their programs. Yet there have been few efforts in place to measure the effectiveness of diversity management programs. This article argues that such an evaluation is essential, and offers a preliminary governmentwide estimation of the success federal agencies have had in breaking down these barriers. We found, for the most part, that there is little evidence that broad‐based diversity programs, nor any of their programmatic components, have created a more equitable work environment for women or people of color. We then examine the programs at two federal agencies with significant diversity efforts, in depth, and find again that the results have been mixed. While not meant to be the final word, we suggest that these findings can serve as the basis for generating greater discussion and analysis of these important, but under‐evaluated, programs.     

The potential of evaluation to promote sustainable development in Russian forest management

This article discusses the potential of evaluation to help NGOs, namely the WWF (the World Wide Fund for Nature), to promote sustainable development in the Russian forest sector. Application of evaluation can strengthen two out of three main functions of NGOs – their expertise and lobbying. The third function of NGOs, as legitimisers, is difficult to perform in the Russian institutional climate. International partnerships address the issue of legitimacy and secure funding for NGOs. This international support is beneficial to a capacity building process and should promote the implementation of independent evaluation, which, in turn, can be helpful to promote sustainable development.

Le potentiel de l'évaluation au moment de promouvoir le développement durable dans la gestion forestière en Russie

Cet article traite du potentiel de l'évaluation au moment d'aider les ONG, et notamment le WWF (Fonds mondial pour la nature), à promouvoir le développement durable dans le secteur forestier russe. L'application de l'évaluation peut renforcer deux des trois principales fonctions des ONG – leurs connaissances techniques et leur exercice de pression. La troisième fonction des ONG, celle de la légitimation, est difficile à mener dans le climat institutionnel russe. Les partenariats internationaux abordent la question de la légitimité et du financement sûr pour les ONG. Ce soutien international est avantageux pour un processus de renforcement des capacités et devrait promouvoir la mise en ?uvre d'une évaluation indépendante, laquelle peut se révéler utile dans la promotion du développement durable.

El potencial de la evaluación en la promoción del desarrollo sostenible en la gestión de bosques en Rusia

El presente artículo analiza el potencial que tiene la evaluación para apoyar a las ong, en particular el wwf (siglas en inglés del World Wide Fund for Nature), en su trabajo orientado a promover el desarrollo sostenible del sector forestal en Rusia. La aplicación de evaluaciones puede contribuir a fortalecer dos de las tres principales funciones de las ong: su experiencia y su cabildeo. La tercera función de las ong, ser legitimadoras, difícilmente puede ser realizada en el contexto institucional de Rusia. Más bien son las alianzas internacionales las que abordan el tema de la legitimidad y obtienen fondos para las ong. Este apoyo internacional aporta beneficios para el proceso de construcción de capacidades, pudiendo promover la implementación de evaluaciones independientes, las cuales, a su vez, pueden ser útiles para impulsar el desarrollo sostenible.

O potencial da avaliação para promover desenvolvimento sustentável na gestão florestal russa

Este artigo discute o potencial da avaliação para ajudar ONGs, especificamente o WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), para promover o desenvolvimento sustentável no setor florestal russo. A aplicação da avaliação pode fortalecer duas das três principais funções das ONGs – seu conhecimento e trabalho de lobby. A terceira função das ONGs, como legitimadoras, é difícil desempenhar no ambiente institucional russo. Parcerias internacionais abordam a questão da legitimidade e asseguram financiamento para ONGs. Este apoio internacional é benéfico para um processo de capacitação e deve promover a implementação de avaliações independentes que, por sua vez, podem ser úteis para promover o desenvolvimento sustentável.     

Institutionalising a National Approach to Performance Reporting: Lessons from Two Decades of Experience with the Report on Government Services

The Report on Government Services (RoGS) to the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) is considered an exemplar of benchmarking in a federal system. Published annually since 1997, RoGS provides performance reporting in the form of cross jurisdictional benchmarking on an unprecedented scale and scope. This paper argues ROGS has institutionalised a national approach to performance measurement and reporting that is now at the centre of the COAG reform agenda. The paper examines the processes and institutional structures that explain how RoGS has transformed performance reporting for social infrastructure services. The final section provides a preliminary assessment of the impact of RoGS.     

Performance voting and knowledge of cabinet composition

Nearly every empirical study of outcome oriented retrospective voting assumes, though almost always implicitly, that a) every voter knows the composition of the incumbent government, or b) that voters who may not know who is in government do not cast retrospective votes. In this short essay we provide evidence that these assumptions are quite unlikely to hold and discuss how not taking this possibility into account has influenced our understanding of the retrospective voting mechanism and the conditioning effect of political sophistication on the economic vote. In so doing, we advocate for the inclusion of questions regarding cabinet composition in electoral surveys.     

地方政府绩效管理指标体系的不是及对策

从西方政府绩效管理的理念和方法引入后,我国各级地方政府都非常注重进行绩效管理,但是在各级地方政府的绩效管理实践的过程中,依然存在着诸多的问题,其中绩效管理指标体系的设计是地方政府绩效管理的一个关键环节,它关系着绩效管理的成败。因此,研究目前我国地方政府绩效管理指标体系存在的不足,并加以完善是非常必要的。     

政府绩效立法分析:以美国《政府绩效与结果法案》为例

随着绩效管理在政府部门的应用和重视 ,绩效立法也逐渐被关注。美国率先于 1993年颁布了《政府绩效与结果法案》(GPRA) ,以立法形式规范了政府绩效的相关活动。GPRA颁布至今已有 11年 ,绩效管理制度逐渐深入到政府日常工作当中 ,提高了政府部门绩效管理意识。但由于其内部复杂的管理、绩效数据收集存在很大困难、对政府部门项目评估的困难、实施过程受政治因素影响甚大、评估主体单一等原因 ,该法案实施出现了诸多问题 ,对这些经验教训的总结能为我国未来政府绩效立法提供借鉴。     

高校教师职称评审管理法制化研究

“全国高校教师职称评审第一案”为高校教师职称评审管理法制化提供了重要契机。从评审主体、评审权力及评审效果等要素上看，高校教师职称评审在性质上属于一种典型的依申请行政行为。尽管职称评审属于高校自主办学权的组成内容之一，但大学自治的有限性决定了司法对这一行为实施审查的必要性。通过司法的有限介入，我国高校职称评审管理有望尽快步入实体与程序法制化的轨道。