Guns,roses and democratization: Huntington's secret admirer in the Caucasus

Georgia is the most democratic country in the Caucasus, but arguably its democratization has also been riddled by Huntingtonian developmental crises, resulting in ethnic conflicts and civil wars. We argue that variation in the type of political instability is best understood by focusing on the interaction between nationalism and political institutionalization rather than on their independent effects. We show that Gamsakhurdia's “state-breaking nationalism”, coupled with political deinstitutionalization, produced separatist and centrist civil wars. When Saakashvili's “state-making nationalism” enhanced state capacity, it marginalized the opposition and rekindled frozen separatist conflicts, but stronger administrative institutions enabled the government to avert another revolutionary regime change.     

系统重要性金融机构监管的国际法制构建与中国回应

作为金融市场的一类特殊参与主体,系统重要性金融机构(SIFIs)具有负外部性,容易引发系统性风险与巨大政府救助成本。在传统的微观审慎监管体制之下,SIFIs的负外部性得不到充分处置,由此导致金融体系乃至实体经济的稳定受到严重威胁,2008年的全球金融危机充分暴露出传统金融监管法制的重大缺陷。在后危机时代,国际社会正在力图构建新型法制,对SIFIs实施专门监管,以防范金融系统性风险和危机。新型监管法制的构建围绕SIFIs的合理识别、强化监管以及有效处置这三个方面展开。我国应积极参与SIFIs监管的国际法制构建工作,同时积极构建与我国金融业现实情况相符的对SIFIs监管的国内法律制度。     

提高高校思想政治教育实效性的方法探析

在高校思想政治教育中,实效性缺失成为亟待解决的问题。提高实效性应逐渐成为加强和改进大学生思想政治教育的关键。文章在对高校思想政治教育实效性缺失产生的原因进行分析的基础上,对改进高校思想政治教育方法,切实提高高校思想政治教育的实效性,提出了有针对性的建议。     

The price of non-compliance with the Kyoto Protocol: The remarkable case of Norway

One of the ways to induce compliance is for an international enforcement mechanism to authorize the use of punitive consequences against a non-compliant country. However, such consequences should not cause significant damage to other (compliant) countries. The compliance mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol fails to meet this requirement. The Enforcement Branch of the Compliance Committee is instructed to impose punitive consequences on a non-compliant country that will have considerable adverse welfare effects for compliant countries as well. Using a numerical model, we show that in the case of Norway, the welfare effects can actually be worse if another country is punished than if Norway itself is punished.

试论房地产公司利用“假按揭”骗取贷款案件的侦防措施

在中国经济体系中房地产市场占有着相当大的部分,随着近几年来房价的一路走高,犯罪分子也将触角伸向了房地产市场这块巨大的蛋糕。要深入剖析房地产公司利用"假按揭"这种手法骗取银行贷款案件发生的原因、产生的危害后果、犯罪过程以及相关的侦防对策。     

医-患双方关系与医-患-社保三方关系——由深圳市社保局“钓鱼执法”引发的思考

我国已进入了医-患-社保三方关系的社会本位时代,但人们的思维意识、行为习惯还依然停留在医-患双方关系的个人本位时代。近年来社保定点医疗机构多发不规范医疗行为,甚至与参保患者不谋而合联手“作局”侵害社保利益也屡见不鲜。定点医疗机构与参保患者趋利内核中蕴藏的是强烈的自私利己之人性欲望本能,他们无视了一点：不能只享受社保带来的巨大好处而拒绝维护社保利益。因此,深圳市社保局处理违规定点医疗机构不但完全于法有据而且合理正当甚至难能可贵。但仅此是远远不够的,我们需要更彻底的观念更新及更深刻的制度变革。     

试论“差异性鉴定”现象的原因及其启示

精神障碍的“差异性鉴定”是我国当代刑事司法中发生的一种现象。在理论上分析,这种现象是由精神障碍鉴定证据的诸多内在限制所决定,而从现实来看,这种现象的大量出现则是我国市场经济条件下相关刑事法律规范调整的结果。这种调整使“分散型”鉴定机构体制得以形成,进而使鉴定专家的职业素质难以达到“同质化”的基本要求。     

论侦查机关内设鉴定机构的法律性质

刑事侦查机关内设鉴定机构所从事的司法鉴定活动的法律定性在理论上尚存争议。从司法鉴定的性质看,对鉴定人与鉴定机构的关系剖析基础上论证侦查机关内设鉴定机构实行自然人鉴定人制度．并对其独立性及回避等诉讼程序问题进行探讨。     

修改《劳动法》若干问题研究--从基本理念和具体制度层面分析

《劳动法》颁布10年来取得了巨大的成绩,但由于立法背景、对劳动关系本质认识的不足以及社会关系在转型时期的复杂性等因素的影响,存在严重缺陷,全面修改《劳动法》已为识者所共见。在深入研究劳动法的基本理念和认真分析各项劳动制度的基础上,比较、借鉴其他国家劳动立法,结合国际劳工公约的具体规定,将前瞻性和可操作性贯穿修改的始终,并注意与相关部门法的配套与衔接,完善而科学的劳动法体系是值得期待的。     

Can Audience Development Promote Social Diversity in German Public Arts Institutions?

Despite generous public funding, arts institutions in Germany are primarily serving a small, educated section of the German population. This article presents findings from arts participation surveys, research from an empirical study on “Intercultural Audience Development” in public theaters and museums, and an analysis of cultural policy debates to reveal the role of audience development in overcoming the social imbalance of audiences in German cultural institutions. Research findings suggest that traditional concepts of audience development do not lead to sustainable changes in the social structure of the audience. More substantial institutional changes are necessary, supported by new cultural policies.