EU Simulations and Engagement: Motivating Greater Interest in European Union Politics

While the effects of simulation-based courses on the knowledge of participating students may be marginal in relation to standard lecture and discussion-based courses, this article argues that the greatest leverage is gained by increasing participating students’ level of interest in the subject of study and in politics more broadly. Participants tend to become increasingly absorbed in their roles and in the politics of the institutions at the center of the simulation. To better consider this possibility, we conducted a survey of students participating in the 2015 Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation and of appropriate control populations. The survey results indeed suggest that, much more than simply acquiring knowledge about the EU, the simulation experience serves to generate more robust interest in the subject of study.     

Experiencing Globalization: Active Teaching and Learning in International Political Economy

This article explores the teaching and learning challenges for the discipline of international studies (IS) that arise from the contemporary social, economic, and political changes usually labeled "globalization." The focus is upon the challenge posed to IS by a transformation in the nature of the relationship of teachers and students to the subject matter that they study: that is, teachers and students increasingly experience and contribute to globalization in the course of their daily lives as they simultaneously teach and learn about it. Significantly for the study of globalization in IS, pedagogical debates surrounding active teaching and learning highlight the potential for strategies that actively engage students' interests and everyday experiences with the subject itself. On this basis, the article outlines some potential routes into the active teaching and learning of globalization in the field of international political economy, illustrating these with examples from classroom activities and exercises.     

量刑建议权的面相

量刑建议权是基于回应民众对于刑事审判的量刑标准和量刑活动的明晰要求而产生的,它具有揭开刑事审判量刑活动神秘面纱的面相,是检察权扩张的表现。检察机关的量刑建议权促使最高人民法院两个关于量刑规范的颁布,致使量刑结果可以明确预期,量刑活动得以公开,发轫于追求量刑结果实体公正的量刑建议权却意外地回归到其追求刑事司法效率的本原。     

论海峡两岸逃犯移交中的“政治犯罪”

＂政治犯罪不引渡＂是国际引渡的重要原则,但由于＂政治犯罪＂概念本身难以界定等原因,导致该原则的适用具有很大的不确定性。当今国际司法协助中,政治犯罪不引渡不断受到限制,产生了越来越多的＂例外＂,甚至已经有取消的理论主张和实践。在海峡两岸的区际刑事司法互助中,具体而言就是在逃犯移交---＂刑事犯和刑事嫌疑犯＂的遣返中,同样面临着是否适用＂政治犯罪不移交＂的问题。作为区际刑事司法互助,海峡两岸应当摒弃政治犯罪不移交原则。     

A critique of bourgeois theories of economic development

Festival expenditures amount to over 15 per cent of a household's annual expenditures in rural India. Yet they have never been studied by economists. This article uses both qualitative and quantitative data from a case study of three South Indian villages to show that festivals are important public goods in the village, but neither a pure entertainment motive nor an altruistic desire to contribute to a public event seems to explain their size. Households which spend money on festivals, everything else held equal, are able, however, to generate tangible rewards - lower prices on food, higher social status and more invitations to meals from other families. This indicates that active participation in festivals generates private economic and social returns which help resolve a potential free-rider problem. The evidence is consistent with the notion that festivals serve as mechanisms by which communities build social networks.     

抽象行政行为司法审查之学理基础及审查标准

抽象行政行为作为具体行政行为得以实施和发挥效力的前提和依据,对其进行司法审查具有重大的理论和现实意义。文章着重探讨了对抽象行政行为进行司法审查的学理基础,并提出了对抽象行政行为司法审查的标准:应坚持法制统一的标准,稳定性、连续性的标准和合理解释的标准。     

论民族民间传统文化的法律保护

民族民间传统文化保护立法中存在争论的法律名称、立法目的、法律方法和司法救济等问题,不能以非物质文化遗产保护法代替民族民间传统文化保护法,应当简化立法目的,创新法律方法,建立符合传统文化保护规律的特别制度,并在具体法律缺位的情况下,鼓励司法救济。     

刑事司法专业人才培养特色探析

目前,监管改造工作急需一支综合素质高、实战能力强的刑事司法人才队伍。走院校专业化培养的道路,发展刑事司法本科教育,为监管一线培养集执法、管理和教育为一体的复合型人才是创建现代化文明监狱的需要,是预防犯罪、维护社会稳定的需要,是推进我国法制化建设进程的需要。     

恢复性司法：刑事司法理念的重构性转折

恢复性司法是一个具有整合意义的概念,它将现代刑法改革中的一切理念和主张进行了最深层次的整理。对未来刑法制度和刑事司法运作的方向、功能与模式具有重要的重构意义。     

零工经济中个体就业动机探析 ——以北京市外卖骑手为例

随着数字技术的发展和人们生活、用餐习惯的改变，数字经济中的餐饮行业获得了较快发展，为劳动者创造了大量的就业机会。本研究基于外卖平台骑手的数据探讨数字零工经济下个体的就业动机。研究发现：大多数外卖骑手表面上是为了追求工作灵活性、经济收益和扩大社交网络而主动选择零工就业，但实际上，他们并没有在平台真正实现这三方面的诉求。劳动力市场结构转变让他们为了谋求生存而被动“挤入”,而非主动选择进入零工就业中。因此，针对劳动密集型平台就业群体，需要深入分析其选择零工就业的真正原因，才能在对其帮扶的政策制定和执行中，实现“对症下药”和“精准帮扶”。