Authoritarianism,socioethnic diversity and political participation across countries

It is argued in this article that threatening stimuli affect political participation levels among non‐authoritarians more than among authoritarians. Focusing on socioethnic diversity, which is known to be particularly threatening to authoritarians and to relate negatively to political participation in the general public, analyses of individual‐ and macro‐level data from 53 countries is presented which supports this thesis. Participation levels among authoritarians are largely static, regardless of a country's level of socioethnic heterogeneity, while non‐authoritarians participate considerably less in countries with relatively high levels of socioethnic heterogeneity. This suggests that authoritarians participate to a proportionately greater degree in the most diverse countries.     

China’s Response to the Ebola Virus Disease in West Africa

This article examines the Chinese response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, first surveying Chinese interests in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Many Chinese workers have been evacuated and projects postponed. For the first time, China has extended humanitarian aid to countries facing a public health emergency. China is under pressure to ‘do something’ but faces its own developmental challenges as well as problems of logistics. Chinese knowledge of Africa is still relatively weak and uninformed. Although China’s assistance dwarves that from the other BRICS, the Ebola crisis has revealed problems in Sino-African relations, not least the gap between rhetoric and reality.     

Identification of Missing Norwegian World War II Soldiers,in Karelia Russia

This article presents the multidisciplinary effort in trying to identify the skeletal remains of 100 Norwegian soldiers serving in the German army, killed in Karelia Russia in 1944, from the recovery of the remains through the final identification using DNA. Of the 150 bone samples sent for DNA testing, 93 DNA profiles were obtained relating to 57 unique individuals. The relatives could not be directly contacted as the soldiers were considered as traitors to Norway; therefore, only 45 reference samples, relating to 42 cases of the missing, were donated. DNA matches for 14 soldiers and 12 additional body part re‐associations for these individuals were found. Another 24 bone samples were re‐associated with 16 individuals, but no familial match was found. More than six decades after the end of WWII, DNA analysis can significantly contribute to the identification of the remains.     

WTO与刑事侦查改革

加入WTO后 ,司法独立对我国刑事侦查行政化的冲击 ,国际刑事司法准则与我国刑事侦查的矛盾 ,对我国现行刑事侦查制度提出了挑战 ,保障人权理念对侦查人员的素质提出了更高的要求。为适应形势发展需要 ,我国现行刑事侦查制度应在现有体制下进行改革 ,实行刑事侦查司法化 ,刑事侦查人员精英化 ,充分体现保障人权的理念     

当代未成年人情感观现状与特点——对安徽省八城市未成年人的调查分析

对安徽省八城市未成年人的情感观的调查发现,父母、同学、朋友对未成年人影响很大,老师、兄弟姐妹影响较小。其情感表现出传承性、幼稚性、含混性等特点,与20世纪90年代未成年人相比,其情感取向更趋于功利,更具有不确定性和独立性。教育策略是加强对他们的"三观"教育,强化成年人的榜样作用并发挥社会舆论的导向作用。     

论科学发展观的价值意蕴

科学发展观有着丰富的价值内涵,在本质层次上和运行层次上突现鲜明的时代性价值。科学发展观言简意赅指明了:以人为本是基础、协调发展是动力,可持续发展是方向、全面发展是目标。用科学的发展观来对待我们前进道路上的发展问题,是科学发展观的价值要义所在。     

中国大学生的美国观与日本观比较

中国大学生既有反美情绪也有反日情绪,但是二者的内容、程度、性质及指向的主体有很大不同。另一方面,大多数大学生认为,美国和日本也有许多值得肯定和学习借鉴的地方,如美国国内的社会环境、价值观念等。此外,中国大学生的美国观与日本观都存在三个问题:态度上的情绪化、认识上的片面性和思维方式上的单向性。     

关于青年学生马克思主义人权观教育的思考

社会文明的进步客观上要求加强对青年学生进行马克思主义人权观教育。各级政府和组织必须把它切实纳入重要议事日程,高校也应把它纳入思想政治教育体系之中,多方力量采取多样的教育途径,对学生进行宣传和教育,从而使他们树立起科学的马克思主义人权观。     

享乐主义论析

享乐主义是以个人欲望的贪得无厌和行为的自由放纵为主要特征的人生观。享乐主义不仅同快乐主义、乐观主义、物质利益原则有着根本区别,也不同于正常的娱乐。享乐主义的产生和发展,有着深刻的社会根源和认识根源。充分认识享乐主义的危害,树立科学的人生观和幸福观,是个人自我发展和完善的需要,也是社会健康发展的客观要求。     

价值论视域中的科学主义反思

科学主义迷雾升起于科学绝对化、万能论、人文精神的缺失以及顶礼膜拜的心情。科学具有工具价值、真理价值和道德价值。科学具有科学理念应为科学去魅,赋予科学社会责任和人文精神。