提振精气神蓄力谋跨越——解读“解放思想、赶超跨越”大讨论

2012年在广西开展一次以“解放思想、赶超跨越”为主题的大讨论活动,是广西壮族自治区第十次党代会的重要决定.认真学习并在实践中贯彻落实这一重要决定,需要我们认识和把握这次解放思想大讨论的重要意义,弄清“解放思想”与“思想解放”的联系与区别,明确这次解放思想大讨论的目的、主要任务、具体要求、方法步骤及主要“抓手”     

纯洁性建设:关乎马克思主义政党生命的重大命题

纯洁性建设是关系到马克思主义政党生死存亡的重大命题。党的十八大报告提出把纯洁性建设作为党建主线,标志着我们党对马克思主义政党建设规律的认识达到了新境界。正确领会中央精神,加强党的纯洁性建设,应该把握规律性、突出紧迫性、提高实效性:从马克思主义政党的本质属性上把握规律性,是纯洁性建设的立足点;从党肩负的使命和面临的挑战上突出紧迫性,是纯洁性建设的着力点;从严格坚持党员标准、加强理想信仰教育、健全自我净化机制和构建保纯制度体系上提高实效性,是纯洁性建设的落脚点。     

A look into the mirror: Preferences,representation and electoral participation

Voting Advice Applications (VAA) are often praised as tools helping users to find their best matching candidates or parties. Using such tools, so the claim goes, might trigger a positive impact on electoral participation. We show that the relationship between VAA usage and the intention to take part in elections indeed exists. The mechanism through which users are drawn to the polls or, inversely, detracted from taking part in the elections is, however, primarily working through the extent with which users' preferences overlap with those of the political parties running in the campaign. The further users find themselves away – in terms of this overlap – from the political parties, the higher the probability of a VAA deterring this user from participating.     

依党章治党与政党治理规范化

党章是政党立党、治党、管党的总章程,其蕴含的政治价值理念与政党治理规范化的要求相一致。依党章加快党内民主的规范化进程,依党章进一步完善党员队伍的教育管理,依党章解决党内存在的矛盾和问题,依党章对党员尤其是领导干部形成纪律约束,是实现政党治理规范化、全面提高党的建设科学化的重要路径。     

新时期我国政府机构采用大部门体制的必要性探析

大部门体制的构想为我国今后的机构改革指明了方向,是我国未来政府机构设置形式的必要选择。当前需要依照大部门体制的思路制定政府机构改革总体方案,同时要完善相关的配套政策和设施,以确保大部门体制改革思路在我国未来的政府机构改革中能够发挥其应有的价值。     

我国人大代表提名制度缺陷分析

人民代表大会的国家机关属性,决定了人大代表行为具有公务性;原则上按地域或社会阶层划分选区及代表名额的规定,决定了人大代表的地域或群体公民利益的代表性。以此为基点审视我国人大代表提名制度,可以发现存在着候选人资格过宽、事先确定代表阶层构成比例限制选民自由提名、执政党提名过多、确定正式候选人过程缺乏操作性及对选民自荐缺乏规定等问题。在未来的制度设计上,应当合理限制候选人资格,逐步取消阶层代表比例限制,妥当发挥执政党在提名中的作用,并对选民自荐加以法律定位。     

公安机关贯彻党的十六大精神要毫不动摇地抓好维护稳定这一要务

面对新形势、新任务,各级公安机关必须认真贯彻落实党的十六大精神,掌握强大的思想武器,站在时代的高度,立足职能,把毫不动摇地抓好维护稳定工作作为公安工作第一要务,为全面建设小康社会保驾护航.     

论中共"八大"对执政党建设的理论贡献

"八大"是中国共产党取得全国执政地位、完成社会主义改造后召开的第一次全国代表大会。大会在中国特色社会主义建设道路的许多领域取得了理论成果,其中在中共执政党建设规律探索道路上取得许多宝贵的经验,为执政党建设理论的成熟与发展作出了不可磨灭的贡献。     

The big circle boys: Revisiting the case of the flaming eagles

Asian criminals known as the ‘Big Circle Boys’ (BCB) are a growing concern to law enforcement agencies in Canada and the United States. However, no academic study has been undertaken to investigate them. This paper examines whether there is any basis for identifying the BCB as a criminal group. The background of the BCB is briefly discussed, and a case study from the ‘first-generation’ BCB is presented, using a criminal memoir and testimonial evidence. The ‘Flaming Eagles’ is shown to be an organisation comprising several BCB subgroups, unified by leader Johnny Kon. This criminal group had membership procedures and rules, and was primarily involved in the heroin trade. Within the organisation, there was no clear division of labour except for the specialised role of the courier. Three distinct levels of hierarchy were apparent during most of its existence, except for the period when a five-person committee was in place. Internecine wars accounted for some of the fatalities among members and associates, while the rest were mostly attributed to assassination orders resulting from business disputes or betrayal. Analytical definitions are also surveyed for the criminal organisation models of organised criminal group (OCG), mafia and criminal firm. The Flaming Eagles is found to best fit the criminal firm model, since it lacked the territoriality characteristic of an OCG and did not provide protection as mafias do.     

与时俱进再创外交工作新局面

党的十六大高举邓小平理论、全面贯彻“三个代表”重要思想,明确提出了全党全国在新世纪头20年的奋斗目标和推进各项工作的方针政策。江泽民在十六大的报告中指出当前中国外交要:一、把握时代特征,二、推动世界两大趋势的发展,三、实现国际外交四大主张,四、继续落实六项外交政策。我们要深入学习十六大精神,切实贯彻十六大精神,与时俱进、开拓创新,再创外交工作的新局面。