This land is my land: the Ethio-Sudan boundary and the need to rectify arbitrary colonial boundaries

Ethiopia and Sudan share a common boundary of over 1600 km which was drawn through a series of treaties between Ethiopia and the colonial powers of Britain and Italy. To date, this boundary has not been clearly demarcated. In 2007, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, the current ruling government, entered into a secret agreement with the Sudan to make adjustments on the border. This paper identifies the major factors that have frustrated efforts to address the Ethio-Sudan boundary problem and also proposes solutions on how Ethiopia and Sudan could resolve their differences. The analysis reveals that political, social and cultural factors; the decision to adopt the western concept of the boundary; and the failure to recognise the historic and cultural constructs have contributed to the frustration of negotiations on the border. The paper proposes that Ethiopia and Sudan embrace the African Union Border Program, which encourages mutual cooperation, regional integration and the building of communities with strong economic and cultural ties.     

坚持科学发展观 推动山西经济健康发展

片面的发展观曾使山西的经济发展迷失了方向,而科学发展观的提出则更新了山西的发展理念,使山西省委省政府确立了正确的政绩观、群众观、人才观和发展观,从而为山西的发展指明了正确的方向。只有正确地把握科学发展观,大力发展循环经济,对传统工业进行改造;加强创新体系建设,整合资源延长产业链;挖掘历史文化资源,大力发展旅游业;对企业发展重新定位,先做强再做大,才能把山西的经济发展不断地推向前进。     

卖淫治理之比较研究

由于各种复杂的原因 ,各国对于卖淫活动的认识和态度存在很大的差异。通过比较英(英格兰和威尔士 )、美、澳、意、日等国家对于卖淫的社会和法律定义以及原因分析 ,可以使人们能够全面地认识卖淫现象 ,同时 ,也有助于进一步探求警察在治理卖淫活动中的作用。     

全球化条件下的文化安全探析

经济全球化是当今时代的一个重要特征，每一个国家都将面对错综复杂的国内外形势。中国在社会主义现代化建设的进程中，相较于西方国家文化安全的理论研究与现实发展，文化安全建设稍显滞后，面临着较大的威胁与挑战。理论上提出对策，实践中坚决反对文化霸权、力促先进文化的构建成为我国当前的一个重大现实课题。     

我国合同法诚实信用原则的道德内涵

当代中国合同法确立的诚实信用原则 ,其道德内涵是非常丰富的。文章从中国古代的文明史入手予以阐述 ,明确指出 :改革的中国社会为中国合同法的诚实信用原则的道德内涵注入了新的活力     

Educational Intentions Among Prison Inmates

The aim of the study was to examine the impact of geographical and cultural affiliation and learning problems on prison inmates' intentions to embark on education above their obtained level of education. Younger inmates, inmates who had reading or writing problems and inmates with less geographical and cultural affiliation to Norway were significantly more likely to report that they wished to start upper secondary school than older inmates, inmates who had no reading or writing problems and inmates with a strong affiliation to Norway. Likewise, younger inmates, inmates who had a non-Norwegian affiliation and inmates who had no problems with arithmetic or mathematics were significantly more likely than others to say that they wished to embark on university studies or other higher education.     

思想政治工作文化价值探析

思想政治工作在它的发展过程中,除与社会的生产力、政治、经济有着密切的关系外,同社会文化发展也有着内在的联系。一定的思想政治工作方式的背后总存在着某种特定的文化模式作为其支撑。思想政治工作内在地为某种文化模式积淀人文力量,造成一种顺应时代潮流的精神现象。具体说来,思想政治工作的文化价值主要显现为对文化的过滤——保存、整合——顺应、传播——交流、创造——更新等四个相互关联、相互渗透的方面。     

贵州民族文化多样性及其再生性保护与开发

贵州民族文化呈现多样性,但传承面临危机,数字化技术对民族文化进行再生性保护与开发,是传承和创新民族文化的最好手段。     

婚内强制性性行为的文化解析及评价

对在婚姻存续期间发生的强制性性行为的评价,无论是学界还是实务界都存在诸多的争议。既有犯罪化与非犯罪化的思辨,也有截然相反的判例。而近乎通说的“婚内强奸”的称谓本身就是以承认该种强制性性行为犯罪化为前提,这种有罪推定的假定既不符合刑法的谦抑和罪刑法定原则,也使得对婚内强制性性行为的其他评价毫无意义。从客观主义立场出发,以文化的视角对该行为进行解析,进而对其进行道德、违法或犯罪评价,但排除强奸化的评价。     

全球化背景下的中西方文化

中西方文化由于历史的原因存在着巨大的差异。在全球化的背景下,中西方文化的碰撞不可避免,中华文化面临较大挑战。探讨和研究在全球化的背景下如何保持民族文化的主体性,如何使中西方文化在碰撞之中不只是冲突而是交融,具有十分重要的战略意义。