Inside versus outside lobbying: How the institutional framework shapes the lobbying behaviour of interest groups

Different types of interest groups use different lobbying strategies. This article presents an investigation of this already well‐established hypothesis once more, but additionally proposes that the institutional framework of the country in which interest groups operate also influences their lobbying behaviour. More specifically, it is shown that groups working in the interest of the public are better integrated into the policy‐making process when direct democratic instruments, such as referendums, occur regularly (as in Switzerland) than when referendums are the exception (Germany). The article demonstrates that Swiss cause groups – often also referred to as ‘public interest groups’ in the literature – use a more balanced mixture of insider and outsider strategies than their German peers, but also that this moderating effect cannot be found for specific interest groups, such as industry groups or unions.     

香港警察学院教官组授课模式的启示

香港警察学院是世界一流的警察培训基地之一,从2006年开始,香港武力使用教官团来内地进行交流、讲学.在授课过程中几个教官组成一个组或叫一个团队,同时讲授一门课,其独特的授课形式和方法给内地教官和学员一种耳目一新的感觉.香港教官们在授课过程中,团结协作、相互配合、讲做结合,教学效果和教学质量立竿见影、事半功倍,并得到内地教官和学员的好评.本文以此探求国内公安院校教官组授课形式的组织与实施.     

What Actually Matters? Understanding Attitudes toward Immigration in Switzerland

On 9 February 2014, the Swiss people accepted the popular initiative “against mass immigration” launched by the national‐conservative Swiss People's Party (SVP). This voting outcome has triggered wide‐ranging debates about both the policy on immigrants as well as the future of Switzerland within the European context. Against this background, we evaluate attitudes toward immigration in Switzerland. Using hitherto unexplored survey data of MOSAiCH, our empirical analyses show that already in the year 2013, before the debate about the initiative on mass immigration was in full swing, roughly 53 percent of the 1011 interviewed Swiss citizens stated that immigration should be reduced. Moreover, our estimations indicate that the threats and fears induced by immigration and the will to maintain sovereignty and autonomy are particularly relevant for attitudes toward immigration. By contrast, education and national or personal economic conditions are only weakly related to the immigration issue.     

对事故调查组的质疑

组成事故调查组是我国上级行政机构行使行政监督权的具体方式,具有一定合理性;但从法治的角度进行考察,具有重大缺陷:启动具有一定偶然性,不具备足够的中立性,调查和裁断能力值得怀疑,程序不公开,调查结论缺乏可救济性,容易导致避重就轻、以行政处分规避刑事责任,实际上造成行政权对司法权的排斥和侵占,违背了邓小平同志的刑事法制思想.应当在以下方面对我国的事故调查组机制进行改造:明确划分事故调查组的权限,确立事故调查的正当程序,实现司法最终解决.     

论警方陈告的几种特殊形式

警方陈告有四种特殊形式特别警示--一种公式化的片段性表达;示范性陈告--以一定的组织形式,将对某事某人的陈告同时示范于其他公民的行为;泛对象陈告--不是给具体当事人的,而是给具有某特定属性的一类人的陈告;答疑性陈告--以当事人或关系人以及其他关系方提出质询、反驳为前提,由警方补充作出的应对性陈告.     

警察经历枪击事件后的应激反应及其干预对策

警察卷入枪击事件是职业生活中的极端应激源,枪击事件将引发正常的应激反应,当个体的应对策略和社会支持无法应对该事件时,这种正常反应将发展出创伤性应激障碍,严重影响其身心健康和工作效率。因此,探讨警察卷入枪击事件后的应激反应及其危险因素,进而提供相应的评估方法和干预对策,对警察的心理健康很有意义。     

公安院校正规化建设刍议

公安院校的正规化建设面临许多问题和矛盾,如办学体制没有理顺,办学的外部环境不太和谐,教育教学质量有待提高,等等。应按照“二十公”会议上确定的公安教育改革的基本方向,出台相应的政策和措施,提出新的建设思路。     

论绑架犯罪群体心理

本文通过对绑架犯罪行为人、相关人心理的实证性调查,对绑架犯罪行为人的群体心理进行了分析,这对于预防、控制、矫治绑架犯罪,具有十分重要的理论和现实意义。     

警察形象战略的基石：警察核心价值观

警察形象战略是在新形势下开展警察公共关系建设,促进警察机关和人民群众的沟通和理解,密切警民关系的有效载体。而警察核心价值观的确立和培育则是警察形象战略中最为重要的一个环节,它可以使警察形象建设达到事半功倍的效果。