政府职能转变与中介组织培育

我国加入WTO对政府职能转变提出了更为迫切的要求。政府转移出来的职能 ,一部分需要中介组织来承接。对于我国中介组织发展中存在的问题 ,解决的关键在于深化改革     

民主生活会上怎样才能"讲真话"

完善民主生活会制度,充分发挥其在发展党内民主、加强党内监督中的作用,是以党内和谐促进社会和谐的迫切需要。民主生活会上不讲真话风气的蔓延,严重影响了民主生活会的质量。因此,坚持“讲真话”的要求不能放松,保护“讲真话”的措施亟待强化,督促“讲真话”的力度必须加大,回应“讲真话”的整改务必到位。     

Bushwhacking the Democratic Peace

The invasion of Iraq has been justified, ex post , as for the purpose of promoting the democratic peace. It does not, however, appear to have been a principal goal ex ante . Most democratic peace theorists, moreover, do not endorse democratic regime change by great-power external military intervention. Success is difficult to achieve (usually at high cost), and the conditions in Iraq were not promising even had the occupation been carried out more competently. Greater success in democratization has been achieved by UN peacekeeping operations, and by various regional international organizations using a variety of peaceful measures to ensure free elections, constrain authoritarian leaders, and empower democratic forces. International organizations, notably those whose membership is largely composed of democracies, are especially likely to succeed in promoting democracy.     

民主治理与民主巩固——东南亚国家的政治发展困境

东南亚国家独立初期"民主试验"的失败及现阶段民主制度的"危机"和民主制度本身并没有本质的、必然的联系,民主制的发展困境是由于与民主制度相适应的民主治理方式未能有效建立,治理方式不能与民主体制相适应造成的。从"统治"到"治理"不仅是一种范式的变迁,也是国家治理方式的转换。未来东南亚国家的民主巩固进程将是一个艰巨的"双重民主化"进程即实现政治体制和管理方式的双重转型。     

NGOs and Ethnic Conflict: Lessons from the Work of the Project on Ethnic Relations in the Balkans

This article examines the impact of nongovernmental organization-sponsored contact and communication on fostering peaceful solutions to ethnic conflict via case studies of the activities of the Project on Ethnic Relations (PER) in Romania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Serbia. It explores five operational principles that guide PER activity: creating credible, neutral forums for dialogue; maintaining momentum; working within political realities; encouraging indigenous solutions from within existing processes; and acting with the backing of powerful states. These principles explain PER's success as a "weak mediator" of ethnic conflicts. According to this analysis, PER also exhibits organizational characteristics that contribute to success, including nonpartisanship, area expertise and extensive networks of local contacts, and an ability to secure the trust of local actors.
A significant indicator of the success of PER activities is the establishment by conflicting parties of institutionalized mechanisms for addressing their differences. Contrary to the view that electoral competition contributes to conflict, this study finds that the possibility of achieving an electoral advantage by participating cooperatively in conflict resolution activities creates incentives for local actors to recognize opportunities offered by PER activities and leads local actors to heed PER's advice. Finally, the article offers a cautionary observation. While PER's perceived influence with major international actors may contribute to its local successes, once a state actor with the power to impose a solution has committed itself to ending a conflict, its preferences outweigh any local interests in determining the outcome and renders the efforts of a "weak mediator" such as PER irrelevant.     

按照"三个代表"要求加强边疆民族地区基层党组织建设

在新的历史时期 ,加强边疆民族地区基层党组织建设 ,必须高举邓小平理论伟大旗帜 ,全面贯彻“三个代表”要求 ,紧紧抓住坚持与时俱进这个关键 ,保持党的先进性这个核心 ,坚持执政为民这个本质 ,在推进边疆民族地区跨越式发展上 ,发挥基层党组织的战斗堡垒作用 ;在增强边疆民族地区的社会稳定上 ,发挥基层党组织的政治凝聚作用 ;在维护好、实现好、发展好边疆各族人民根本利益上 ,发挥基层党组织的政治核心作用     

非公有制企业民主管理的法律思考

从我国目前非公有制企业的实践来看,实行民主管理已经成为许多非公有制企业发展的内在需要,非公有制企业民主管理逐渐被提上了重要位置。目前非公企业民主管理立法还存在一些问题,因此,必须对非公企业民主管理立法进行完善。     

行政相对人知情权的中国命运

行政相对人知情权是民主政治的重要组成部分 ,是防止行政权力腐败的有力措施 ,也是市场经济体制的必要要求。在“官本位”传统十分严重的中国 ,目前行政相对人知情权在理论和实践上均与世界发达国家差距甚远。笔者从知情权概念和价值入手 ,分析了我国行政相对人知情权制度发展滞后的历史成因 ,并为我国行政相对人知情权的完善提出了一些建议和意见。     

中国民主政治发展的历史考察及其启示

中国人民追求民主政治的道路漫长，艰辛而又是异常曲折，无数有识之士在这条道路上前赴后继，流血牺牲。直到中国共产党把马列主义与中国现实结合起来，创建了一种有中国特色、符合中国发展的民主政治，中国的民主革命才圆满的画上了句号。回顾中国民主政治的发展历程有许多宝贵的经验和教训值得记取。     

“尊重党员主体地位“命题的重大意义

"尊重党员主体地位"这一重大命题的提出,体现了我们党对共产党执政规律认识的进一步深化和升华。是对马克思主义建党理论的新发展和理论创新,是对党的建设坚持以科学发展观为指导方针的具体体现,是对中国共产党自身建设经验的科学总结,是全面推进党的建设新的伟大工程的战略措施。