Explaining Lebanese Shii adherence to Hezbollah: alienation,religiosity and welfare provision

Data from a cross-sectional survey of 176 Lebanese Shiis living in Metropolitan Beirut have been used to investigate the relationship between social and religious variables and attitudes toward Lebanon's “Party of God” (Hezbollah). The results indicate that Islamic religiosity, political discontent, and access to social welfare are positively associated with endorsement of the party. The implications of these findings for the party's future in light of recent political developments are discussed.     

The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and popular support: counterterrorism towards an insurgency nature

The PKK has been a prolonged problem in Turkey, and various measures have been adopted to diminish and end the violence. In addition to the impacts on violence, these policies have also had an impact on public opinion and ethnic awareness of Kurds in Turkey. This article analyzes these policies and their effects on electoral support for the PKK by examining the vote shares of the pro-PKK political parties in national and local elections. It concludes that Turkey has conceptualized the issue solely as a problem of terrorism, but the goal, strategy, organization, and format of violence used by the PKK reflect the nature of an insurgency. Therefore, it is argued that Turkey, by ignoring the insurgency features, has disregarded the legitimate parts of the cause and related popular support, and thus has responded mostly with deterrent measures apart from the reforms of recent years. Results have shown that policies of deterrence culminated in a steady level of support for the PKK indicating that low level of legitimacy – as they were perceived by the people – of the policies resulted in viable popular and political support for the PKK. Despite the recent accommodative reforms, the existence of pro-PKK parties rallying electoral support in the political arena provided sustained level activities in the conventional politics in Turkey's municipal and national political system, in which they pursue pro-PKK agendas, such as ‘Autonomy’ and ‘Confederation’ as well as activities to increase the distinction in identity around the ethnic consciousness for more popular support. Yet, no clear pattern is identified between violence level and popular support in the macro-scale.     

When the green gets greener: political Islam's newly-found environmentalism

Although the environmental movement was established in the West, there is currently an Islamist variant that has received less attention. The Quran and the Hadiths provide guidance for the faithful on the relationship between Allah, humanity and nature. The article will examine and compare the environmental agendas of six Islamist groups: Hizb'allah, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, Jamaat-e-Islami, and al Qaeda. While they all share similar concerns, Islamists have developed globalized, glocalized, or localized ‘scales’ of engagement, depending on the targeted audience. Finally, the article will examine the security implications of Islamist environmentalism, including the possibility of an alliance between Islamists and militant environmentalists.     

公安警卫信息化建设刍议

警卫部队信息化建设为警卫部队在新时期更好地完成党和人民赋予的各项警卫任务提供了更加便捷和有效的服务与保障。分析警卫信息化建设的必要性和重要性,探讨警卫信息化建设中需要建立健全的几个应用性系统。     

科学发展观指导大学生思想政治教育质量提升研究

科学发展观不仅为大学生思想政治教育提出了新的理论指导,同时也为其提出了新的更高要求和新的思想方法。加强和改进大学生思想政治教育是事关中华民族前途命运的根本问题,要提升大学生的思想政治教育质量,必须坚持以科学发展观为指导,用科学发展观统领高校思想政治教育,理清工作思路,创新工作模式,促进大学生思想政治素质、科学文化素质和身体素质的全面发展。     

边防专业建立边防民族学的论证与思考

边防民族学是民族学与边防工作结合起来的一门学问,是以边境地区少数民族为研究对象,将民族学的知识和有关研究成果运用于边防群众工作和民族工作,以维护边境安全与稳定的新的应用性学科。边防民族学具有应用性、前沿性、前瞻性的特点,边防专业建立和开设边防民族学是十分迫切、必要和可行的。     

找准军队网络思想政治工作的着力点

网络的发展创造了一个多彩的虚拟世界 ,为人们提供了信息传播、思想交流、情感碰撞、情绪宣泄的平台 ,同时也为思想政治工作带来了一个崭新的工作环境。网络思想政治工作作为信息时代思想政治工作的新途径 ,必须继承和发扬我军思想政治工作优良传统 ,把握网络信息传播的特点 ,构筑网络上的马克思主义阵地。激浊扬清 ,积极抵御消极意识形态的侵蚀 ;贴近需求 ,注重灌输和引导相结合 ;主动、互动、联动 ,努力提高网络思想政治工作实效。     

论新形势下高等职业院校学生思想政治工作

思想政治工作是党的优良传统和政治优势,而大学生代表着祖国的未来,高职学生是大学生群体的一部分,做好他们的思想政治工作关系着国家的发展。新形势下,必须了解高等职业院校大学生的现状及特点,分析目前高职学生思想政治工作中存在的问题,以采取有针对性的切实有效的措施,真正做好他们的思想政治工作。     

试论毛泽东新闻宣传工作的群众观

毛泽东新闻宣传工作的群众观是对马克思主义新闻观的创新发展,在中国革命和社会主义建设中发挥了极其重要的作用。新形势下,重温革命导师关于新闻宣传工作的基本观点和指导思想,对加强党的建设、加强党对新闻宣传工作的领导具有重大的现实意义。从人民群众是党的新闻宣传工作的主要对象、教育并武装群众是党的新闻宣传工作的首要任务、党的新闻宣传工作必须与人民群众血脉相通等三个方面,阐述了毛泽东新闻宣传工作的群众观所包含的主要内容。     

消防部队财务规范化建设之我见

规范的财务管理是后勤保障工作的核心,为加强消防部队财务规范化建设,要紧紧围绕“决策科学、运行规范、管理创新、控制严格、监督到位”这一目标,创新管财理念,加强制度建设,健全工作机制,严格监督检查。