Violent Punjab,quiescent Bengal,and the partition of India

Why did the Punjab bear the brunt of the mass violence and the migration that accompanied the partition of India? This paper makes the case for analytical eclecticism by showing that the following three explanations – centred respectively on democratisation, nationalism, and ideas; the commitment problem; and the security dilemma – account for the violence/migration in the different stages in the run-up to the partition of India. Instead of arguing that ‘everything mattered’, this paper elucidates the complex causality at work by demonstrating how these factors interacted with one another during the different stages leading to India’s partition.     

Revisiting the 'Responsibility to Protect'

The Declaration on 'the responsibility to protect' (R2P), unanimously endorsed by the Security Council in April 2006, identified both national and international responsibilities in relation to genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This was highly significant in appearing to accept that the prevention of mass atrocities was a legitimate international concern. Subsequently, there has been some disappointment about the limited practical impact of R2P, and also anxiety that its progress may be impeded by the fear that it is designed to legitimise military intervention. However, this article concentrates on a different concern. Arguing that an earlier version of R2P (in the International Commission on Intervention and Sovereignty of 2001) linked the issues with those of human security and development, it suggests that the contemporary focus is far narrower, undermining its critical potential with regard to the policies of the global North and reducing its appeal to developing countries.     

马克思主义大众化在中国道路中的价值功能

中国道路是围绕什么是社会主义,怎样建设社会主义这个根本问题,在理论和实践中形成和发展起来的中国特色社会主义道路。人民大众坚定走中国道路是中华民族实现伟大复兴的前提,这需要用马克思主义理论武装人民大众,并在人民大众的中国道路实践中,充分彰显马克思主义理论的科学认知、方法指引、实践指导价值功能。     

毛泽东的群众观及其对当代群众路线教育实践活动的启示

毛泽东的群众观内涵十分丰富。毛泽东的群众观重视人民群众在革命、建设中的主体地位,要求正确处理领导和群众的关系,强调人民利益高于一切。这对于当前深入开展党的群众路线教育实践活动具有重要指导意义:利于寻找影响党群、干群关系突出的"四风"问题的思想根源以及群众路线教育实践活动长效机制建设的路径选择。     

教育训练视角下民警群众工作能力建设

从党中央到各行业、从公安实战部门到公安教育训练机构,都非常重视公安民警群众工作能力建设,通过对民警群众工作现状进行总结与述评,并对基层调研发现的问题进行了汇总与分析,从教育训练的视角对民警群众工作能力建设提出了若干对策与建议。     

从历史中来,到现实中去：党的群众工作的主要经验

面临新的时代背景,党在历史上做群众工作的经验是不是都过时了？为了回答这个问题,本文分析了群众工作的基本理论并归纳出十条经验。它们是：与最广大人民群众联系并抓住关键性群体;给人民群众看得见的物质福利与荣誉;从思想上教育群众、引领群众;通过各种形式把群众组织起来;在群众中发现并培养＂群众领袖＂;整顿党的基层组织,巩固基层民众对党的信任;反对官僚主义,干部与群众打成一片;建立民主政治,把群众的意见聚合起来;发现并总结群众工作的规律与得失。     

论回应公民需求的治安调解

治安调解制度本身的内在悖论使这一制度在立法上和实施上存在诸多缺陷,其正当性也屡受学界质疑。从行为主义法学的视角及经验研究出发,可知不同的社会群体对纠纷解决渠道的选择偏好也呈现多元性,公民需求正是治安调解正当性的基石。回应公民需求的治安调解应变更警察的治安调解权力为公民权利,以此为基础重塑治安调解的法律效力,并建立警察治安调解的内部考核机制,以保障治安调解的良好实施。