Islam and Attitudes toward U.S. Policy in the Middle East: Evidence from Survey Research in Lebanon

This study examines the impact of religious orientation on attitudes toward U.S. Middle Eastern policy among Muslim Lebanese. The data came from a stratified random sample, consisting of 262 Sunni and Shi'i respondents of both genders, conducted in the Greater Beirut area during February and March of 2002. Consistent with the literature about Islamism, the present analysis reveals an empirical distinction between personal and political dimensions of religion in Lebanon. Specifically, support for political Islam is associated with unfavorable attitudes toward U.S. policy in the region, but personal religiosity is unrelated to attitudes toward foreign policy. The study findings contribute in clarifying the debate that has been raging since the September 11 attacks, pitting Islam against the West and associating Islam with political violence.     

Two Faces of Media Attention: Media Storm Versus Non-Storm Coverage

A media storm is a sudden surge in news coverage of an item, producing high attention for a sustained period. Our study represents the first multi-issue, quantitative analysis of storm behavior. We build a theory of the mechanisms that drive media storms and why the “anatomy” of media storms differs from that of non-storm coverage. Specifically, media storm coverage should change less explosively over time, but be more sharply skewed across issues, compared to non-storm coverage. We offer a new method of operationalizing media storms and apply our operationalization to U.S. and Belgian news. Even in these two very different cases, we find a common empirical storm anatomy with properties that differ from those of non-storm coverage in the predicted fashion. We illustrate the effects of media storms on the public through discussion of four key examples, showing that online search behavior responds strongly to media storms.     

An Analysis of Advertisements: A Lens for Viewing the Social Exclusion of Women in Police Imagery

This study examines whether there are differential relationships among trauma exposure, familial risk and protective factors, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among incarcerated and non-incarcerated women. A case-control method was used to match 100 incarcerated women with 100 women in the general population. Incarcerated women had a significantly higher risk of trauma exposure as compared with controls, with odds ranging from 1.7 to 3.7. When group was controlled, exposure to sexual or physical trauma significantly increased the odds of PTSD (odds ratio = 5.0; p < .05), as did substance use in response to traumatic distress (odds ratio = 8.9; p < .001). Family-related characteristics did not appear to moderate this relationship. The findings suggest that incarcerated women are at high risk for PTSD given their high rates of trauma exposure and apparent lack of appropriate coping mechanisms; the results support the use of trauma-specific interventions for this population.     

Digital Britain – the final report

The final Digital Britain report was published in June as to set out the Government's final proposals and updating an interim version that has been published in January this year. This article builds upon an earlier article in [2009] 25 CLSR 263, which analysed the interim report in depth. The intention is not to repeat that earlier analysis, but rather update it and draw the reader's attention to those key areas of change.     

论公安执法中的人权保障问题

公安执法与保障人权是辩证统一的关系,但在当前的公安执法中还存在着许多侵犯人权的问题。在目前的公安执法中,人权保障应主要侧重于对相对人的知情权、陈述申辩权、安全保障权及人格尊严权的保护,实现公安执法中人权保障的途径主要在于树立人权理念、改进公安立法、加大执法监督等方面。     

公安网络舆情搜集机制研究：内容与渠道建设

网络舆情搜集的内容与渠道是公安机关网络监测机制建设的重点,要根据公安机关的职能与使命。研究和确定公安机关网络舆情搜集的主要内容和范围。在此基础上,根据覆盖全面、重点突出、渠道稳定、高效及时的原则,确定网络媒体监测重点,建立稳定且广泛的舆情搜集渠道,构建触角深入、广泛的舆情搜集网络,创新公安机关网络舆情监测机制。     

浅议职工思想政治工作的创新

社会的进步 ,时代的发展 ,职工队伍整体素质的提高和精神面貌的变化 ,都对工会的职工思想政治工作提出了更高的要求 ,因此职工思想政治工作的与时俱进势在必行 ,它要求各级工会工作者必须紧密结合职工的思想实际、工作实际、生活实际 ,有针对性、有创造性地开展思想政治工作。     

关于创新工会理论课教学的探讨

在工会干部培训中,工会理论是一门基础理论课,教学目的在于提高工会干部政治素质和分析问题能力。这就需要教师积极开拓创新,不断地更新观念,更新知识,更新教学方法,以科研促教学,使教学内容与时俱进。并通过创新教学,建设一支高水平的教师队伍。     

95例尸体血中HbCO％的分析

血中碳氧血红蛋白饱和度(简称HbCO％,下同)含量是判断一氧化碳中毒,推断火灾中尸体生前状态的依据。本文证明:血中HbCO％与其年龄、性别及不同情况下CO中毒有关。一氧化碳中毒的尸体含量较高(平均大于60％);火灾事故中遇难的尸体含量中等(平均在30～50％);而被杀后投入火场或服毒后自焚则较低(平均小于20％)。     

社会主义核心价值体系规范社会思潮传播载体探析

对社会思潮传播载体的规范要以社会主义核心价值体系为指导,这种指导主要通过制度对传播载体进行规范。社会主义核心价值体系对传播载体的规范要坚持自我完善原则、党和政府的主导地位原则、以社会主义核心价值体系为基础和主导的多样性原则,通过法律的、经济的、行政的及道德和技术的手段对传播载体的活动原则、主体资格、从业人员、传播形式及信息使用者等进行规范。