Investigating Not-Knowing: Research Methodology

Phenomenology offers a unique and useful approach to understanding how people experience events or phenomena. The method is particularly instructive in exploring how youth workers experience and make sense of moments of not-knowing in the context of their professional relationships with young people. This chapter provides an introduction to phenomenological research, including its theoretical foundations and procedures. The research methods of this study, including participant recruitment, interview format, data analysis, and presentation, are included, as are the five themes associated with the experience of not knowing what to do: (a) the paralysis of stuckness, (b) features of despair, (c) humiliation and the fear of being found out, (d) questions of vocation and calling, and (e) the transition from not-knowing to knowing.     

益母草罐组式动态逆流提取工艺研究

目的：验证罐组式动态逆流提取工艺应用于工业化生产可行性。方法：分别用罐组式动态逆流提取与传统单罐提取工艺进行益母草提取试验,测定产品有效成分含量、各项工艺参数及经济指标。结果：罐组式动态逆流提取工艺与传统的单罐提取工艺相比较,有效成分提取率较高,并且节省能源、缩短生产周期。结论：罐组式动态逆流提取工艺是一种比较科学的中药提取方法,适合在工业化生产中应用。     

Semi-legality and belonging in the Obama era: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals memorandum as an instrument of governance

While the effects of the Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order have been analysed by a number of scholars, little attention has been paid to the ways in which this program has functioned as a technology of governance. Drawing from content analysis of political discourse regarding the 2012 DACA executive memorandum, this paper offers new directions for thinking about one of the key legacies of the Obama administration. It contextualizes DACA within a global proliferation of variegated legal statuses and argues that DACA discourses allowed state actors to re-invigorate notions of US exceptionalism and humanitarianism, while deeming ‘illegality’ an objective fact existing outside of the state’s control. In doing so, notwithstanding the DACA memorandum’s limitations in alleviating conditions of ‘illegality’ even for eligible subjects, dominant discourses surrounding the program functioned to legitimise state practices and normalise the bounds of national belonging and ‘good citizenship’ in the face of contradicting global realities.     

西南边疆民族地区归侨侨眷青年创业路径思考——西南边疆民族地区归侨侨眷青年发展问题研究系列之二

由于地处偏远、经济落后、社会关系网络局限等原因,西南边疆民族地区归侨侨眷青年的创业问题突出,其中很多处于无业状态。为此,需要从农林场内部就业优先、发展第二第三产业等方面采取措施,同时,要拓展出国就业,探索实施"探亲访友"工程。     

A Homecoming

正I first met Dorje Tseten on his daily circumambulation,the ritual of circling a Tibetan Buddhist holy site and praying,along Lingkhor,the sacred path in Lhasa,capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.While he no longer has the agility of his youth,the 84 year old insists on performing his prayer wheel ritual every day.On completion he takes the bus home."I have the card for senior citizens that entitles me to free bus travel,"he said.Dorje Tseten returned to Lhasa from a decades-long exile in 1999.He left     

Safeguarding the Future of Democracy

Abstract

The tenets of democracy appear to be facing a crisis in modern western societies, as trust in public figures and institutions—including politicians and government—declines and distrust of them increases. This decline is particularly visible in the cynical attitudes and non-voting behaviour of British young people. This paper presents a more contemporary conceptualisation of trust and distrust, from which four segments of young voters and non-voters emerge. A mix of calculative, predictive and identification trust-building strategies are applied to these four segments to reinforce their trust and reduce their distrust, thereby reconnecting them with parliamentary politics. This paper concludes with an agenda for further research.     

高校基层共青团组织开展品牌创建工作的探索与实践

在高校共青团组织中开展品牌创建工作是新形势下加强和改进共青团工作的创新之举。当前高校基层团组织在开展品牌创建方面存在着一些问题和不足:品牌活动建设缺乏个性,创新不够;不注重与学科专业结合,专业特色不明显;疏于活动宣传,影响力不足;缺乏有效总结,未能建立长效机制。在品牌创建工作实践中,高校基层团组织应当遵循导向性、创新性、实效性、系统性和可持续性原则,不断转变思想观念,强化品牌意识;善于挖掘整合品牌资源,凝练打造特色品牌项目;加强管理,确保品牌活动持久深入开展;加大投入,为品牌创建打下坚实的物质基础;注重宣传,不断提升品牌活动的形象和影响力。