A conceptual framework for the analysis of civil-military relations and intelligence

ABSTRACT

The article argues that current conceptual approaches in civil-military relations are deeply flawed resulting in its irrelevance in analyzing major issues including war and the collapse of democracy. After highlighting major flaws in the work of the late Samuel Huntington and those who follow his approach, the article argues that other conceptual approaches, including Security Sector Reform, are also flawed, or in the case of the “military effectiveness” literature, largely irrelevant. In explaining the main causes of the flawed conceptual literature, the article highlights the absence of good data and challenges in methodology. While arguing that military forces are very unlikely to engage in armed combat, it highlights the roles and missions which in the world today are implanted by these forces. As it is virtually impossible to prove effectiveness of the armed forces in these roles and missions, the article proposes a conceptual approach based on requirements.     

AID,Policy and Peace: Reducing the risks of civil conflict

We analyze theoretically and empirically the effects of economic policy and the receipt of foreign aid on the risk of civil war. We find that aid and policy do not have direct effects upon conflict risk. However, both directly affect the growth rate and the extent of dependence upon primary commodity exports, and these in turn affect the risk of conflict. Simulating the effect of a package of policy reform and increased aid on the average aid recipient country, we find that after five years the risk of conflict is reduced by nearly 30%.     

新课改背景下职前英语教师教育课程建设面临的挑战及思考

随着中国教育改革的不断深入和素质教育的不断发展,英语教师教育改革刻不容缓。文章对新课改背景下英语教师所面临问题进行了分析,并对高校英语教育本科专业如何面对新课改对人才的需求进行了思考。文章指出课程体系是人才培养规格和目标的集中体现,英语教育本科专业课程建设应进一步建立科学的课程设置体系,加强实践教学环节,丰富教学实践内容,与中小学建立教学科研合作伙伴关系,体现教育人才素质培养和富有创新思想的培养目标。     

服务人才培养目标 推进行政管理改革

成人高校行政管理改革,应以服务于具有创新精神的应用型人才的培养为目标,统筹规划,重点推进,立足于调动人的积极性的原则为指导.以教学行政管理改革为中心,以人事行政管理改革为突破口,以思想政治工作管理改革为保证,全面推进各项改革.     

Memory,magic and militias: Cora Indian participation in Mexico’s wars,from the reforma to the revolution (1854-1920)

ABSTRACT

Mexico’s Cora Indians have played an outsized role in national history, thanks to their skilful use of guerrilla tactics and success in forging strategic alliances with outside forces in defence of their cultural, territorial and political autonomy. Cora participation in elite struggles between Liberals and Conservatives (1850–73), and subsequently in the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), helped to shape the way that both conflicts played out in Western Mexico. Such participation also allowed Cora communities to keep hold of traditional landholdings in the face of political and economic reform, while sowing the seeds for the foundation of the Mexican state of Nayarit.     

资源与环境经济学教学实践与改革思路

资源与环境经济学教学的加强和发展要顺应时代的要求来，在注重实践教学环节的基础上深化教学改革。文章结合资源与环境经济学课程特点，在教学实践的基础上，提出了课程的改革思路，以期提高教学效果。