‘God willing,I will be back’: Gauging the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's capacity to deter economic crimes in Liberia

Recently, in July 2012, the high-profile and bitterly fought nine-month race for the post of Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission, between Dr Jean Ping of Gabon, and his main challenger, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, culminated in the latter's victory. Her victory came after the deadlock at the Eighteenth AU Summit in January 2012. Borne out of the considered need for a quick fix through reliance on a vote of expediency, the election of Dr Dlamini-Zuma represented a political resolution to the crisis that arose due to the earlier ongoing electoral deadlock. Far from being a competitive election by design, the 2012 AU Commission election by default became transformed into an intensely fought campaign that put the AU in the limelight. This article briefly introduces the electoral process, explains in detail the voting behaviour of AU member states, and offers five specific reasons for the victory of Dr Dlamini-Zuma. On the surface the election looks very competitive, but the article explains why this is not the case. To create greater competition for these posts, the AU needs to overhaul the nomination process and the voting procedure. In this regard, the article proffers detailed analysis and proposes a radical revision of the existing criteria for the nomination. The article also proposes specific recommendations for the amendment of the rules of procedure of the AU Assembly to allow for a qualified majority as a deadlock breaker in the fifth round. It also assesses whether the integrity of the AU Commission election was damaged during the campaigning and voting process. In this regard, it recommends the development of a code of conduct for future elections at the AU.     

财务管理专业课程教学体系改革例谈:现状、问题与对策

为适应经济全球化和金融业快速发展以及国际财经类高等教育的发展趋势,我国当前的财务管理和会计学专业课程教学体系还须进行相应的革新和优化设计,财务管理专业课程教学体系应该体现出其作为区别于其他财经类专业特别是会计学专业的独立学科的专业内涵来。本文基于石河子大学经济与管理学科发展特别是会计和财务管理专业建设的现状及其问题的简单描述性分析,提出以专业课程教学体系建设"以点带面",逐步推进其财务管理专业建设整体质量提升的发展思路,同时为我国高校财务管理专业建设提供一些管见。     

非英语专业研究生英语课程的改革势在必行

大学英语教学改革的开展是非英语专业研究生英语教学改革的前提。文章分析了大学英语教学改革与非英语专业研究生英语教学现状,指出研究生英语教学的现况远滞后于社会发展的现实和研究生英语教学的需求,强调转变教学理念,改革教学方法,更新教学手段是非英语专业研究生英语课程教学改革的方向。     

物理化学实验教学改革的探索与实践

针对传统实验教学中存在的主要问题,对物理化学实验教学改革进行了一些有益的实践和探索,培养了学生的创新能力和综合素质,提高了教学质量。     

基础课虚拟实验教学改革与实践

针对基础课实验室规模较小与教学任务繁重的突出矛盾,以建立虚拟实验室为突破口对基础课实验教学改革进行了尝试,并分析了虚拟实验的功能特点。实践证明,在电工与电子技术实验教学中开设虚拟实验,同时发挥传统实验教学的优势,加强了对学生虚拟实验能力和动手操作能力的培养。     

改革实验教学模式 培养高素质人才

实验教学既是理论教学的延续,又是理论和实践相结合,是培养学生创新能力和工程实践能力的重要途径。通过改革实验教学模式的探讨,提出培养高素质人才的实验教学改革思路。     

思想道德修养与法律基础课教学改革探析

《思想道德修养与法律基础》课是高校思想政治理论课课程体系的重要组成部分。为了完善《思想道德修养与法律基础》课的教学,要认真探索改革方案,以科学定位为前提,以更新教学内容为核心,提高教师素质,改进教学方法,完善评价体系。     

试论公安现役本科院校基础课程改革目标

公安现役本科院校基础课程的改革应当确立一定的目标,这种目标的确立应当以其特定的人才培养目标为依据,坚定不移地围绕基础与特色做文章,并逐步构建基础课程的教育平台。     

A case study of gender and security sector reform in Zimbabwe

This article explores gender and security sector reform (SSR) in Zimbabwe from 2008 to the present. It firstly postulates that the purpose of gender-sensitive SSR is to transform security services so as to enhance human security, as opposed to having an exclusive focus on state and territorial security. A comprehensive analysis of the policy and legislative framework governing gender and SSR at the global, continental, sub-regional and national levels will be presented, followed by the argument that efforts to reform the partisan and oftentimes non-professional tendencies of the security sector – especially the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Zimbabwe Republic Police, Central Intelligence Organisation and Zimbabwe Prison Services – to promote democracy have met with firm resistance. However, gender-sensitive SSR has made significant headway in Zimbabwe since it is considered less threatening by the government. It should be noted, nevertheless, that gender-sensitive SSR has the potential to shift levels of professionalism and accountability within the sector as well as change attitudes to enhance security at the personal and communal levels. The process can gradually increase the percentage of women serving in the security sector. In conclusion, recommendations are made to broaden and deepen gender-sensitive SSR as the only viable alternative in the current political environment in Zimbabwe.     

创新社会治理体制对推动和谐社会建设的新意义

党的十八届三中全会提出“创新社会治理体制”的改革目标,对于在新形势下推动中国特色社会主义和谐社会建设,具有重要的创新意义。从理论发展完善上讲,创新社会治理体制是我国社会建设实现多元化民主治理理念的重大转变;从社会现实需要上讲,创新社会治理体制是抓住时机有效应对当前社会现实矛盾的有力推手;从制度体系建设上讲,创新社会治理体制是与社会主义市场经济体制配套协同的重大举措。