Experiencing the war “of” terror: a call to the critical terrorism studies community

ABSTRACT

The Critical Terrorism Studies (CTS) community has produced an important volume of work assessing and critiquing epistemological understandings of the War on (of) Terror. Largely missing from this body of work, however, is the experience of those who are directly impacted by the policies of this global phenomenon. By rethinking the War on Terror as an experience of war, I posit a wider understanding, by reassessing its temporal and spatial boundaries, but more significantly, the ways in which it is experienced. By providing a wider understanding of war and expanding our knowledge of its boundaries, I am able to show that those impacted by the policies of the War on Terror can claim to have been subject to an experience of war, even when that experience takes place outside of the war zone. This reflection, however, serves a larger purpose, which is to act as a call to the CTS community to centre the lived experiences of those impacted by the War on Terror in their work and decision-making when engaging with policy and policymakers. This represents a call for an ethical re-centring of CTS scholars to the violence of the War “of” Terror, by reminding us of the many ways in which harm can occur.     

来自HMONG人的思考--读《跨国苗族研究--民族与国家的边界》

本文对石茂明博士的新著《跨国苗族研究———民族与国家的边界》进行了一定的评述。在评价该著重要的学术价值同时,还指出了其中存在的一些不足。     

政治社会团体涵义辨析:概念比较

政治社会团体是现代政治生活中的重要主体,但我国学界尚未形成达成有共识的概念,有必要从相关概念的比较中辨析其内涵。政治社团是社会团体的一种,但需要区分社团的政治性和政治性社团,也需要对利益集团和与之关联的既得利益集团等术语进行严格界定。结合我国现实,政治社会团体就是指其利益代表地位获得了国家认可、承担一定公共职能,并制度化地参与到公共事务管理中的社会团体。     

Discussion Content and Perception of Deliberation in Western European Versus American Juries

Jury research has dealt almost exclusively with the American system wherein 6-12 laypersons decide verdicts under a unanimity or non-unanimity rule. However, most Western European countries follow the escabinado system, in which laypersons and judges together decide verdict and sentence, under a non-unanimous rule. We experimentally compared the processes and outcomes of both types of juries. Under the guise of a Student Judicial panel, seven undergraduate students in Spain comprised 10 juries, whereas five undergraduates and two fifth-year Law students comprised 10 escabinado juries. We assessed pre- and post-discussion verdict, penalty, and confidence, discussion content, and subjective reactions to the discussion and outcome. Escabinado jury deliberations were driven by the imbalance of power between trained and lay jurors. Escabinado and lay juries differed in their perception of the deliberation but not in their outcomes. Implications for the impact of cultural differences and task requirements in jury decision-making are drawn.     

Lobbygruppen im politischen Wettbewerb: Die Auswirkungen des Konkurrenzkampfes unter Interessengruppen auf deren Lobbyverhalten

Lobby groups face direct competition from each other, yet the level of competition they face varies and depends on the political issue area they compete in. This article investigates the question, how these differing intensities of competition affect the lobbying behavior of interest organizations. Based on data stemming from a survey among Swiss and German interest groups, this article establishes that the intensity of competition among lobby groups positively influences both directly lobbying politicians (inside lobbying) but also exercising influence indirectly via the media and the public (outside lobbying). Yet it is also demonstrated that the inside lobbying benefits more strongly from higher competition levels, hence interest organizations look for ways to directly influence politicians first when they are faced with stiffer competition.     

优先：刑事被害人权益保护的理念重塑

以往刑法学、犯罪学理论由于将＂国家权益＂或＂被告人权益＂等诸多权益凌驾于＂被害人权益＂之上产生的悖论在现实表明：被害人权益保护的地位未得到合理的重视。或者说,在诸多权益权衡之间,被害人权益总是不得不让位于其他权益,然而只有被害人权益保护才是刑事法治中具有终极意义的根本正义。因此,在出现被害人权益与其他权益出现冲突的情况下,必须坚持被害人权益保护的实质优先性,实现最初的人本关怀。