The United Kingdom 2017 election: polarisation in a split issue space

Abstract

After decades in which party competition was fought in the centre ground, the 2017 UK General Election witnessed a return to more conflictual politics. This article assesses public support for the electoral strategies of the main parties and examines the extent to which the issues the parties campaigned on resonated with their own supporters, as well as with the wider public. Drawing on the issue-yield framework, the article shows that the Conservative campaign – generally considered to be badly run – did not focus on issues that would fully exploit the opportunities for expanding support that were open to the party. Labour, by contrast, played a much better hand. While taking a clear left-wing stance on many policies that were popular with its constituency, the party also skilfully emphasised valence issues that Labour is often seen as more credible on, such as healthcare and education.     

APPLYING A GENERAL STRAIN THEORY FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND SCHOOL WEAPON CARRYING AMONG LGBQ AND HETEROSEXUAL YOUTH

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) youth are at a higher risk for school victimization, social isolation, and school weapon carrying compared with their heterosexual peers, yet few studies have been conducted to investigate their experiences. By using a general strain theory (GST) framework, data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) statewide probability sample of Delaware heterosexual (n = 7,688) and LGBQ (n = 484) youth in grades 9–12 show that there are both similarities and differences in the factors associated with school weapon carrying among LGBQ and heterosexual youth. LGBQ and heterosexual youth's weapon carrying is related to school victimization, but social support does not moderate the relationship between school victimization and school weapon carrying as suggested by GST. Furthermore, being male is significantly related to heterosexual youth's weapon carrying, but sex is not related to weapon carrying among LGBQ youth. Overall, the results highlight a need to reconceptualize GST to help center the experiences of LGBQ youth, a historically marginalized group, within mainstream criminological literature. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed.     

Race and General Strain Theory: Microaggressions As Mundane Extreme Environmental Stresses

This article spotlights racial microaggressions as relevant for understanding delinquency and the race gap in offending among middle-schoolers. In doing so, we draw on an emerging body of delinquency research rooted in general strain theory that demonstrates the emotional and behavioral tolls of face-to-face discrimination. We contend that this body of research has not established the full impact of racial microaggressions on delinquency because it has not considered that the specter of microaggressive encounters follows African American youth in particular from experience to experience. Specifically, we propose that racial microaggressions influence juvenile offending both directly—as previously documented—and by exacerbating the impact of co-occurring stressful events and experiences on negative emotions and delinquency. Using data collected at a southeastern middle-school, we find support for this proposition, empirically documenting that racial microaggressions interact with co-occurring stressful experiences in OLS models predicting delinquency.     

《物权法》中值得商榷的问题——以有关业主共同意思表示的规定为视角

《物权法》规定业主共同决定的事项应当经专有部分占建筑物总面积三分之二(半数)以上的业主且占总人数三分之二(半数)以上的业主同意,这种双权重、高比例的规定过于严苛,妨碍全体业主准确、便捷、有效地作出合法的意思表示。物权法也没有赋予业主大会和业主委员会的诉讼主体资格,实践中不利于全体业主实施有效的诉讼救济。     

人民监督员制度的正当性与有效性质疑

人民监督员制度的监督客体是人民检察院的具体司法业务,如果强化这一制度不免会陷入个案监督的困境.根据<最高人民检察院关于实行人民监督员制度的规定(试行)>,人民监督员的角色实际上是"检察顾问",因而改革的意义也就只停留在政治意义上.人民民主的正当性并不能提供人民监督员这一制度的正当性.即使强化这一监督制度,也因为程序的安排而不产生监督的效益.并且,因为人民监督员制度的设立是建立在监督者道德自律的基础上,并衍生出新的"谁来监督监督者"的问题,因而也就表明这一制度与法治的要求并不相容.     

监察吏治的实现障碍——以明代监察官职务犯罪为视角的考察

与中国古代官僚制度几乎同生同长的监察制度,到有明一代,已发展成为严密细致、多层次、多元化的制度网络。可以说,一个监察系统,足以折射出明代近三个世纪的官僚政治实况。明代监察制度最为重要的特点是:一方面充分体现了专制皇权统治的高度强化;另一方面亦体现了对监察官自身职务犯罪的全面防范。明代监察法制最具实质性的意义,主要体现在制度预防上,而这一作用的发挥,因受立法上的局限和司法上人为因素的影响而被极大地削弱了,成为明代监察吏治的实现障碍。     

基于“校局合作”的信息网络安全监察人才培养思路初探

信息网络安全监察人才的培养,事关为公安机关涉机、涉网案件的侦破提供智力吏持和计算机网络治安环境的保障大局,在公安教育中具有非常重要的地位。“校局合作”平台和双方长效协作的机制,为公安院校和公安基层网监部门搭建了一座互通有无、互利互惠的桥梁．应在学院校局合作理论的指导下,结合学校与目前网监实战部门工作实际。对信息网络安全监察人才培养模式进行研究,对“校局合作”平台下人才培莽工作思路进行探讨。     

新闻媒介的功能及其演变

新闻媒介作为社会大系统中的子系统,其功能的演变与社会的发展及需求息息相关。新闻媒介本身又是一个具有多种功能的复杂系统,其功能既经历了从单一到多元的增生、从小众到大众的普及,也经历了由大众到分众的细化、由时空有限到无限的嬗变,以及现实与虚拟的并举。在web2．0的新语境下,进一步考察新闻媒介的功能,期待新闻媒介的功能在当代和将来得到更好地发挥,正是本文的意义与目的所在。     

中国人格权法的创新与发展——杨立新教授人格权法思想研究

杨立新教授是我国人格权法研究的主要代表人物之一。其关于人格权体系、一般人格权、人格利益准共有、人格标识商品化权、人格权请求权、人格利益的延伸保护、生命权、身体权、肖像权、声音权、信用权、隐私权、人身自由权、性自主权、人格权立法的研究成果,或者被理论界所认同,或者被立法、司法机关所吸收,极大地提升了中国人格权法的理论水平,并在一定程度上丰富和发展了民法总则权利客体、法律行为等理论。     

驻监检察监督抗诉案件的实证研究——以驻北新泾监狱检察室2005-2009年抗诉案件为视角

加大刑事执行监督工作力度,严格对生效裁判及裁判确定的附加刑的检察,是驻监检察部门履行法律监督职能的一项重要工作。由于异地犯罪的前科认定依赖罪犯口供、刑事诉讼后道程序对前置程序过分依赖以及监督成效的实现某种程度上还依赖于审判机关的配合等原因,导致检察监督渠道不畅通,监督不全面、不到位,监督权威被弱化等问题。因此,对这些抗诉案件进行例行的分析并寻求科学的对策,能有效提高检察监督的力度和水平。