港台地区教会大学办学理念比较研究---以香港浸会大学、岭南大学、东吴大学、东海大学为例

香港浸会大学、岭南大学、东吴大学、东海大学是港台地区著名的教会大学,它们继承和发展了中国近代教会大学的办学理念.通过对四所大学关于办学理念的文本进行实证分析,发现它们在自我定位、办学目标、发展策略和毕业生标准等方面存在着差异和共性,造成这种差异和共性的原因主要有外部政策环境、办学经费来源、社会文化环境、基督教和办学历史等影响因素.     

完善大学内部治理结构的制度分析

大学章程建设是完善大学内部治理结构、建立现代大学制度的重要内容.建设中国特色的现代大学制度必须要与中国特色社会主义政治经济体制相适应,大学制度及内部治理结构的制度创新和变革要适应中国特色大学的发展需要.现代大学制度及大学章程等正式制度是构建大学内部治理结构的有效保障,大学文化、大学理念等非正式制度对构建大学治理结构具有潜移默化地重要影响.     

城市战场环境探微

文章从整体上阐述了城市战场环境的特点及其一般影响,从政治、经济、社会文化等方面分析了城市战场环境以及其对作战的具体影响.     

网络因素对国家政治的影响及启示——从美国总统大选谈起

网络空间已成为国家政治、经济、军事、社会和文化生活的基础平台及其正常运转的神经系统,网络因素对国家政治的影响越来越重要、越来越突出,不仅左右政党选举结果,而且对国家治理、国家政治安全和大国博弈也至关重要.网络时代,国家政治的场景、介入政治的角色、政治的运作机理及其影响等发生了历史性变化.美国作为网络强国,网络因素对此次总统大选作用巨大,美国政治的对内和对外运作方式均有所调整.透过网络因素对美国选举的影响,从媒体传播方式、网络民粹主义发酵、政治价值观和网络治理等不同层面得到启示,有助于维护国家政治安全和社会秩序.     

全面建设小康社会思想政治教育要跟上

党的十六大报告明确提出了全面建设小康社会的奋斗目标。全面建设小康社会将会带来经济的快速发展和社会的巨大进步,为我们搞好思想政治教育提供了更好的物质条件和精神条件。但与之相伴的新政策、新事物、新观念不断涌现,特别是政治、经济、文化体制改革和军队建设的各项改革措施出台等都直接涉及官兵及其家庭的切身利益,对官兵的理想信念、价值取向、行为导向冲击大、影响深,部队所处的社会环境将会发生深刻变化,官兵的理想追求、价值观念、行为方式将会出现许多新的特点,部队的政治教育将会面临新的考验。如何与时俱进,未雨绸缪,着眼新变化,     

新时期文化环境的思想政治教育功能

江泽民同志在十五大报告中指出 :“营造良好的文化环境 ,是提高社会文明程度 ,推进改革开放和现代化建设的重要条件”。改革开放以来 ,我国的文化环境有了较大改变 ,这极大推动和保证了我国现代化建设的高速、健康发展。但是 ,随着改革开放的深入 ,目前我国的文化环境中也出现了一些文化“滑坡”、人文素质下降等许多令人忧虑的现象。所以 ,要高度重视新时期文化环境建设 ,充分发挥其思想政治教育的功能。文化环境是指影响人的思想行为的文化发展的水平与状况 ,它包括国家的统治思想、民族的文化传统、社会的道德面貌、舆论导向、社会风气以…     

重点大学农村学生比例提高的偏误及政策建议

农村学生在重点大学中的比例下降引起社会不满,政府为此制定政策提高重点大学农村学生比例,虽然该项政策有利于缓解高等教育不公平状况,但是会妨碍大学理念的实现,造成反向歧视,损害正义,造成社会混乱.对此,必须坚持效率优先,注重公平,平衡各方利益和防止权力阶层的恶.     

对入世后加强城市民兵建设的几点思考

加入世界贸易组织,必将对我国经济、社会、生活环境等各个领域产生重大影响。城市民兵工作如何迎接加入WTO带来的机遇与挑战,适应新的社会经济环境,是我们当前必须认真研究的重大课题。 一、适应WTO规则给我国行政管理制度带来的影响,抓好城市民兵的法规工作 WTO规则广泛介入成员国的政治、经济、文化、科技等各个领域,以强制干预和规范政府行政行为而著称,对     

太阳电磁风暴及深空探测

高科技时代的基本特征是政治、经济、军事、科技、教育等各方面都需要依靠高技术系统支撑。人类的发展和社会进步已经进入陆、海、空、天和电磁的五维领域。太阳电磁风暴是电磁领域的巨大灾害源,成为高科技时代面临的重大环境和灾害问题。一旦瘫痪了高技术系统,会给国家的经济和社会安全带来巨大灾害。     

流行文化对新疆高校大学生价值观影响的结构维度及因素分析

本文采取实证分析方法,通过对流行文化对新疆高校大学生价值观的影响进行问卷调查,得出流行文化对大学生价值观影响的结构维度包括政治价值观、生活价值观、自我价值观和婚恋价值观。在流行文化对大学生价值观的影响因素方面,性别、民族、对流行文化的了解程度、您在上大学前在什么类型的学校就读等影响显著。     

论现代大学治理下的权力配置

中国特色的现代大学治理是大学政党权力、行政权力、学术权力等多元权力优化配置和协调平衡的制度保障;现代大学治理下如何处理和配置好大学的多元权力,构建现代大学治理下的权力保障制度,应建立多方参与的董事会制度、党政联席会议制度、教授主导下的学术制度、教师学生参与决策管理的监事会议制度等。     

South Africa and Peace Support Operations: Limitations,Options and Challenges

Abstract

Malawi's political transition from single-party rule to multiparty democracy in June 1994 raised expectations for sustainable peace in the country by, among others, passing a new legal framework that provided for conflict resolution mechanisms and good governance. However, political conflicts that have posed challenges to the foundations of peace and political stability have been a characteristic of the multiparty dispensation, leading to interventions by indigenous institutions whose aim is to build peace. This paper, which is based on field research, analyses the major political conflicts that have occurred on Malawi's political scene since the 1990s. Using the Public Affairs Committee as a case study, the paper illustrates the challenges facing the indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms. It also shows that despite the political transition, the socio-political environment still exhibits political behaviour and norms formed during the 30 years of single-party rule. There is a need for capacity-building and deliberate policy to enhance the indigenous-based mechanisms in order to promote sustainable peace in the country.     

SECURITY GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA

In the ten years since the establishment of South Africa's first inclusive democratic government, an ambitious, extensive and systematic process of reform has been carried out in the governance of security. The process is widely regarded as having been successful and a model for other processes of ‘security sector reform’ in the context of transitions from authoritarian forms of governance to democratic ones.

That this been achieved with hardly a shot fired in anger is a remarkable achievement and a credit to visionary political leadership as well as organisational capacity, in other words to effective security governance.

At the same time, progress has been uneven and sometimes fragmentary, policy intentions and commitments have not always been translated into practice, the end results have not been to everyone's liking, and transformation has engendered its own pathologies. Thus several challenges remain in improving security governance.

This article provides a broad overview of the roles played by the various actors in the governance of the security sector, including the executive, parliament and civil society. It examines the main policy frameworks and touches on organisational transformation, because it is impossible to deal with governance in isolation from these issues. Policy processes and the frameworks they give rise to—in particular—are critical for effective governance. This article deals with the defence, safety and security and intelligence fields. A comprehensive overview would need to include the governance of criminal justice and foreign policy. The article does not seek to make an overall evaluation of governance, but to identify achievements, shortfalls and challenges.     

United States Internal Security Assistance to Pakistan1

Pakistan confronts numerous domestic security challenges including jihadist extremism, Sunni-Shi'a sectarian violence, drug trafficking, illegal commodity smuggling, endemic corruption, and systemic problems with the provision of justice and law enforcement. While much has been written about US military assistance to the Government of Pakistan (GOP) and the ever-evolving political relations between the two countries, basic questions of highest policy significance related to Pakistan's internal security have never been fully studied or considered. This essay begins to address these empirical lacunae. It first provides a comprehensive examination of Pakistan's internal security environment and the effectiveness of the GOP's criminal justice structures in dealing with these challenges. The paper then goes on to assess the impact and utility of the current suite of US law enforcement assistance in helping to fortify Pakistan's domestic security environment. The study raises a number of difficult questions pertinent to the long-term impact of this support, particularly in terms of its effect on fostering a viable, accountable and transparent system of civilian governance and policing.     

The impact of political instability on the economic growth of ECOWAS member countries

This study contributes to the literature on political instability and economic growth by specifically investigating the impact of political instability on the economic growth of member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). West Africa is regarded as the riskiest sub-region within the African continent. To achieve this objective, this study employed panel data techniques (fixed effects and generalised method of moments) on a sample of 15 ECOWAS member countries for the period 2005–2012. The findings from the analyses showed that terrorism, poor governance, social unrest, youth unemployment, death rate and natural resource rent have negative relationships with economic growth. The findings and policy implications deduced from this study could not have been any timelier considering the recent escalation of instability in West African countries and their fragile growth prospects.     

The Needs of Political Policy versus the Reality of Military Operations: Royal Navy Opposition to the Arctic Convoys, 1942

It has become commonplace, especially in the post-Vietnam strategic environment, to quote Clausewitz's dictum that war is the continuation of policy by other means. We are told that military operations are dictated by, and must serve, clear political ends. Such thinking has been invoked to support everything from punitive strikes, to peacekeeping missions, to the ‘Powell’ doctrine and its political ‘exit strategies’, but at times political policy and military operations do not mix. In 1942 the Royal Navy bowed to political pressure and, against its collective better judgement, continued the Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union. These military operations culminated in the destruction of convoy PQ 17 in early July. This conflict between political policy and military strategy provides an object lesson of why in war issues of means and priorities must outweigh the importance of any given political policy.     

Mailed Fists and Velvet Gloves: The Relevance of Smart Power to Singapore’s Evolving Defence and Foreign Policy

Abstract

This paper critically assesses the conceptual utility of smart power to Singapore’s evolving defence and foreign policy and behaviour. First, as a political concept adopted by the United States for its post-Afghanistan strategy, smart power does not travel easily. With qualifications, however, the notion is relevant to Singapore’s policy pragmatism and its emphasis on deterrence and diplomacy. Second, Singapore’s willingness to employ its military assets in disaster relief and peacekeeping arguably hews most closely to smart power’s mix of hard and soft approaches. Third, Singapore’s contributions to global governance, albeit limited, imply a rethinking among its leaders on the place of values in its policy.     

Transformation of Military Ethics During the Zhou Dynasty in Ancient China

ABSTRACT

The transformation of the governance model from a rule of virtue to political realism in China has been a topic of great interest to scholars. In this study, I examine military culture during the Zhou Dynasty and investigate the changes in ethics based on factors such as cultural values, social customs, and political structure to understand the process by which moral values have changed as the governance model transformed from rule of virtue to political realism. I found that military ethics have changed from governance through the use of rituals during the Western Zhou Dynasty to what was called “deception makes an army” during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.     

社会工作视阈下少数民族大学生思想政治教育的思考

少数民族大学生既具有一般大学生的时代特征,又包含民族特色,思想政治教育工作需要进一步创新和完善机制予以应对。作为一种专业的助人服务活动,社会工作的价值观和方法可以融入到少数民族大学生思想政治教育工作中,使其更加凸显人文关怀,切实提高工作的针对性、主动性和实效性,在教育的理念、对象、内容、方式方法和环境等方面获得一定的创新。     

论大学生创业素质的养成

随着时代发展和我国高校毕业分配制度的变化,新时代的大学生应具备一定的创业素质。为此,高校思想政治教育应对大学生创业发展的需求采取相应的措施。