Can the market help the forum? Negotiating the commercialization of deliberative democracy

Deliberative ideals have become commercial goods bought and sold in an expanding consultancy market. In this market, demand is generated by government and advocacy groups seeking innovative ways to engage with the public. On the supply side are a growing number of commercial organizations selling deliberative goods and services such as process design, facilitation and evaluation. This paper characterizes the nature of this deliberative market, and considers its implications for democracy and contemporary governance. An analysis of deliberative consultants finds that their professional world is more akin to a ‘community of practice’ rather than a marketplace. But the development of this community of deliberative practitioners could go in opposing directions. On the one hand consultants could become the entrepreneurs of deliberative democracy, promoting and demonstrating its benefits for policy making. On the other hand, if the motivations for deepening democracy are fully replaced by business imperatives and competition, then the deliberative project would be severely undermined. Rather than predict the future, the paper identifies some of the opportunities and challenges for democratic governance as elements of deliberative democracy are commodified.

试论非药物保健活动在老干部中的实践途径及意义

文中对在老干部中开展非药物保健活动的途径及意义进行了探讨。认为领导重视是关键;组织建设是基础;积极参与是根本。     

间接正犯:以中国的立法与司法为视角

间接正犯是大陆法系刑法中的概念 ,在目前中国刑法和司法解释中尚未使用这一术语。但由于间接正犯能够准确而恰当地说明行为主体把一定的人作为中介实施其犯罪行为 ,而其所利用的中介由于某种情况不发生共犯关系的情形 ,这一问题在事实上早已进入我国刑法理论的研讨视野 ,并在司法实践中发挥着实际作用。那么 ,中国的刑事立法与司法应给予间接正犯以何种地位 ,怎样认识间接正犯的性质 ,如何把握间接正犯的形式 ,实践中如何对间接正犯加以认定 ,就成为需要研讨的课题。     

绿色议题联盟与复合安全化实践：美国关键矿产联盟的构建逻辑

随着碳中和共识成为全球气候治理的主流认知,关键矿产作为支撑清洁能源转型的核心要素,对一国在世界低碳秩序转型中能否获得绿色竞争优势具有重要影响。面对中国等新兴大国的绿色崛起,美国对本国在关键矿产供应上的结构性劣势产生了浓重的霸权焦虑和不安全感。为此,美国选择对传统联盟体系进行调整,试图通过构建绿色议题联盟重塑对竞争对手的战略优势。为了解决联盟调整过程中的合法性约束和政策性约束,美国开启了复合安全化实践。其中,美国的安全化话语实践框定了联盟调整的合法性问题,针对国内民众和外部盟友塑造了关键矿产领域的不安全感,明确了议题联盟需要对抗的目标和具体做法。美国的安全化政策实践则在话语实践的基础上推动了与外部盟友之间在关键矿产问题上的政策协调,在双边和多边层面建立了一系列相互嵌套、兼顾多方位需求的合作机制。安全化话语实践和安全化政策实践相互交织,推动了以美国为主导的关键矿产联盟不断成形。然而,美国关键矿产联盟在理念、分歧管理和资源支撑等方面都存在较为明显的缺陷,其效力难以达到美国政府的预期。     

论落实科学发展观与确立新的哲学观

科学发展观的提出,不仅有其哲学基础,而且本身就是一种新的哲学观。要落实科学发展观,必须确立新的哲学观。这种新的哲学观主要包括新的实践观、新的生产力观和新的群众观。     

求真务实是领导干部应具备的基本品格

求真务实,是构建社会主义和谐社会、践行“三个代表”重要思想和树立科学发展观的理论基石。领导干部只有大力弘扬求真务实精神,大兴求真务实之风,才能扎实有效地履行好党和人民所赋予的责任。     

科学发展观是加强党的先进性建设的着力点

科学发展观赋予党的先进性新的时代内涵,对加强党的先进性建设提出了明确的历史任务,为检验党的先进性确立了新的时代标准。加强党的先进性建设为贯彻落实科学发展观,提供了思想、组织、制度和作风保障。     

我国民事限制自认的含义、类型及适用——以24篇裁判文书为视角

就最高人民法院颁布的“新民事证据规定”第7条而言,其所谓“有所限制或者附加条件”的自认是指广义的限制自认。广义的限制自认包括狭义限制自认及附条件自认两个组成部分。该两者的共性是:它们都与对方提出的主张一致且附加条件。与此同时,该两者的本质区别是:狭义限制自认的最终目的是否定对方提出的相关诉讼请求。而附条件自认则能使主审法官推导出另一涉案事实的成立。案例分析显示:我国法院对广义限制自认的解读存在着诸如误将间接否认识别为狭义限制自认等问题,值得引起规则制定者的注意。     

Why adaptive management will not save us: Exploring management directives' interaction with practice

Sparked by the critique of practitioners and academics on the excessive managerialisation of development project management, the donor community turns increasingly towards adaptive management approaches. Rather than examining the effectiveness of the new adaptive management trend, the article deals with the more fundamental question of how the underlying relationship between management frameworks and practice can be characterised. To this end, the article analyses the practices of a select number of Dutch Civil Society consortia that are working with a new adaptive management framework. Making use of a practice theory approach, the analysis finds that rules are not directly translated into practice. The presented rules (innovations) are always mediated by antecedent practice, shared histories and interactions amongst individuals, communities and artefacts. Notably, the flexibility provided for in the framework does not reach all links in the aid chain equally and is counterbalanced by the institutional realities of the aid system. The article therewith adds to the literature on everyday development management cautioning against overestimating the effects of management tools, as they operate within and are determined by the funding and accountability requirements of the larger aid regime.     

习近平同志在浙江推动工会事业发展的生动实践

习近平同志在浙江工作期间立足于浙江经济社会新变化和新特点，从加强党的执政能力建设、 巩固阶级基础的高度，在省域层面上就工会事业发展进行了一系列的生动实践。这是党的十八大以来习近平总 书记推动全国群团改革和工会事业发展的实践基础，两者在实践风格上有着鲜明的一致性。