The relation between cultural values and models of democracy: a cross-national study

The relation between democracy and culture is a long-lasting subject of interest in political science. In the contemporary approach to cultural analysis, value orientations are studied as fundamental manifestations of culture. The mainstream research has focused on finding a relation between the quality of a democratic system and the existence of essential values in a society. There is, however, an understudied question as to what the relation between cultural values and models of democracy in different countries exactly is. We know that there are different models or patterns of democracy (for example, majoritarian versus consensus and participatory versus spectator democracy) discernible in various countries. But what is the reason that a particular country, or set of countries, appreciates and accepts one type of democracy, while suspecting and discrediting other types? This article aims to find an answer to this question from the perspective of cultural differences. Using the empirical data derived from the operationalization of dimensions of democracy and dimensions of culture at the national level, we examine hypotheses regarding the relation between societal cultural values and the practice of different models of democracy in various countries.     

National Parliaments and European Integration: What We Know and Agenda for Future Research

The role of national legislatures in European integration first received serious attention in the mid-1990s in connection with debates on the EU's democratic deficit. Since then, both academics and politicians have entered a lively debate on how best to involve national parliaments in EU affairs. The purpose of this article is to examine critically the state of research on the role of national parliaments in European integration and to use that existing knowledge to suggest avenues for further research. The main argument is that through focusing almost exclusively on scrutiny of European affairs, the literature has failed to acknowledge the multiple constraints that impact on legislatures. There is a demand for more theory-driven analyses of actual behaviour that extend beyond describing formal procedures and organisational choices. Future research should also pay more attention to the strategies of political parties and to the incentives of individual MPs to become involved in European affairs.     

Changing Agendas in Australian Indigenous Policy: Federalism,Competing Principles and Generational Dynamics

This paper identifies two periods of punctuated change in the content and style of Australian Indigenous policy in the last fifty years. It also identifies a third period in which attention to Indigenous policy was heightened through the nationalisation of land issues already well‐established on the agendas of sub‐national jurisdictions. The paper relates all three periods to the changing federal institutions of Australian Indigenous policy, with the Commonwealth slowly exploring its post‐1967 role as a national government in Indigenous affairs. In later sections, the paper identifies some more conceptual bases of changing policy agendas, through ideas of the competing principles of equality, choice and guardianship and the generational moral dynamics of Indigenous affairs.     

警察权力行使中的隐私权保护研究

2011年发生的“高速不雅照”事件,引起了舆论关于“电子眼”与个体隐私保护的争论。对于公安机关来说,诸如非法窥视、监听、披露私人活动,非法收集、使用、公开私人信息,非法搜查、监视、监控私人空间等现象非常普遍,但人们更多关注人身自由权、生命健康权、财产所有权等基本权利。随着社会的发展,个人自主意识的增强和国家公权力的扩张,制约和防范国家公权力以保障公民的隐私权具有突出的现实意义和法治价值。我国的《个人信息保护法》已于2005年启动了立法程序,这种通过从政府掌握的私人信息的保护入手是一种重点突破的做法,立法内容的重点应该放在对政府机关的规制上。     

西部民族地区人口、资源与环境的可持续发展

我国西部民族地区战略地位重要,它的发展对整个国家的经济和社会发展有着举足轻重的作用。从2000年开始的西部大开发战略实施以来,整个西部地区发生了翻天覆地的变化,城市化进程加快,工业化迅速发展,生产总值在全国经济的占比越来越重。经济的发展带来日益严峻的环境问题,尤其是在西部民族地区,由于其特殊的自然地理条件和社会历史原因,环境问题的处理成为其在追赶经济的过程中不可忽视的一环。     

民间法话语在中国的命运与知识引进运动

民间法话语在中国的命运与西方知识引进运动是紧密地勾连在一起的。虽然“圜道”秩序生成模式和政治主导型秩序生成模式构成原理不同,但都不存在国家法与民间法对立问题,民间法话语被构建、衰落和兴趣都与西方知识／理论在中国、中国开展的民族国家构建和现代化建设紧密地联系在一起。对民间法话语在中国命运的研究,反映出来的是中国现代化建设、社会变迁与话语力量的发展的内在逻辑和规律。     

乡村社会的民间法与纠纷解决--来自河北保定冀北村“招墓角”家庭纠纷的调查

河北省保定市冀北村至今还保留着"招墓角"这一民间婚姻风俗。笔者通过对该村"招墓角"家庭纠纷的调查发现,从表象上看,人民调解成为了该村解决民间纠纷的主要方式,国家法似乎有了某种"失灵"的迹象。因此,必须客观认识民间法在乡村纠纷解决中的特殊地位及其与国家法之间的关系,二者虽然存在着结构性断裂,但也有着共同的逻辑基础。在当今文化多元化、纠纷多样化的乡村社会,应当构建适合乡村社会自身特点的以人民调解为基础的多元化纠纷解决机制。     

弘扬民族精神时代精神 构筑核心价值体系

民族精神和时代精神成为社会主义核心价值体系不可分割的重要组成部分,是社会主义核心价值体系的精髓。民族精神和时代精神是构成中华民族精神状态、精神支撑和精神动力的核心内容,是中华民族生命力、凝聚力和创造力的不竭源泉。     

新世纪以来党的思想政治工作特点、经验及其启示

思想政治工作是我党的优良传统,也是我党的一大政治优势。进入21世纪以来,我党的思想政治工作又有了很大发展和进步,体现出不同于历史上以往其他时期思想政治工作的新特点。     

充分利用国家政策 促进宁夏大开发

宁夏是西部大开发的主战场之一。十年来,宁夏积累了许多宝贵的经验财富,最根本的一条就是：宁夏的快速发展离不开国家在政策和资金等各方面的大力支持。因此,新一轮西部大开发用足用活用好国家政策,对于宁夏推动各项事业大发展、快发展,具有十分重要的意义。