论构建以创新力为导向的大学科研评价体系

大学是我国科学研究的主力军,肩负着知识创新、技术创新、成果转化及应用的重任。大学科研评价是大学科研发展、评估的风向标,体现了大学科研管理的功能地位和价值导向,是促进科研质量和水平的重要推动力。当前,我国大学科研评价存在的误区主要有三:一是科研评价体系主要以"绩效"考核为导向,不利于激发广大科研工作者发挥自身科研潜力;二是从评价主体来说,科研评价主体是行政主管部门,忽略科研工作者作为评价客体在评价中的主动性及内在需求;三是从评价指标设置来看,注重量化指标、忽视主观性的定性指标,间接助长了学术不正之风。创新力是大学科研能力的主体构成,更是核心构成。本文以人文社会科学、自然科学为类别,着眼构建以创新力为导向的大学科研评价体系,以提升大学科研能力水平和质量。     

新疆中小学双语教师评价内容的审视与重构

合理的双语教师评价对于学校科学管理双语教师队伍,提升教师自身专业素养并最终提高双语教学质量具有重要价值和意义。新疆现有中小学双语教师评价内容存在思想偏差、依据不足、维度缺失、标准笼统等问题。本文以教师专业发展评价理论为基础,遵循整体性、适切性、公平性、开放性的评价原则,从双语教师专业理念、专业知识和专业能力三个维度出发,对新疆中小学双语教师评价的内容进行尝试构建。     

论自然辩证法在防护工程设计中的指导作用

自然辩证法理论体系中的辩证唯物主义的自然观、科学观和科学方法论、技术观和技术方法论是一把打开科学思维之门的钥匙。在防护工程设计过程中,掌握和运用好这些科学的思维方法,对正确认识、分析和处理工程设计中所遇到的各种问题,优化设计思路,提高防护工程的社会效益、战备效益和经济效益都有很重要的指导意义。     

新型城镇化建设的消防工作对策探讨——以平潭综合实验区为例

根据对福建省新型城镇化建设的实验地平潭综合实验区消防工作的调研,以消防建设及消防安全面临的现状为切入点,结合新型城镇化建设下消防工作存在的突出问题进行分析,从消防专项规划、消防基础建设、消防宣传教育和消防服务管理等方面提出了一些新思路与对策.     

消防技术装备的发展与展望

分析国际与国内消防技术装备的发展历程,从中寻找规律性的内涵;展望我国消防技术装备发展的趋势,指导消防装备建设规划.     

提高党委领导院校转型发展能力

深入学习贯彻习主席视察武警部队时的重要指示,加快推进武警院校转型发展,培养高素质新型军事人才,必须提高党委把关定向能力,确保院校转型发展的正确方向;必须提高抓人才队伍建设能力,为转型发展提供强有力的人才支撑;必须提高创新发展解决难题的能力,营造转型发展的良好环境。     

Thirty Years of Conflict and Economic Growth in Turkey: A Synthetic Control Approach

Abstract

This study seeks to estimate the causal effects of PKK separatist terrorism on economic development in Turkey using the synthetic control method. By creating a synthetic control group that reproduces the Turkish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) before PKK terrorism emerged in the late 1980s, we compare the GDP of the synthetic Turkey and the actual for the period 1955–2008. Our study finds that the Turkish per capita GDP would have been higher by about $2600 had it not been exposed to terrorism. This translates into an average of 21.4% higher per capita GDP over a period of 21 years.     

DAR ES SALAAM

Countries in transition often experience increased levels of crime, making their citizens vulnerable to the exploits of criminals. The lack of reliable statistics hampers the development of sound crime reduction strategies. This essay considers the value of victim surveys as additional sources of information to augment official police data. It presents the findings of such a survey undertaken in Dar es Salaam and compares them with findings obtained in similar surveys of Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. The information obtained in the survey conducted in Dar es Salaam provides valuable insights into crime rates and patterns. In comparing the results of the survey in Dar es Salaam, some interesting trends emerged around the theft of vehicle parts and vehicle theft, violent crimes, the levels of violence employed in burglaries and the use of weapons. The information gleaned from these surveys will go far in developing crime reduction strategies and measures that will be effective and appropriately targeted.     

AID,GLENEAGLES AND THE RUN-UP TO THE MILLENNIUM +5 SUMMIT

Africa has emerged as a strategic location for transcontinental narcotics trade. Particularly the West African subcontinent has turned into a cocaine warehousing and trans-shipment hub along the way to the European underground markets. At this juncture, African drug networks (ADNs) began to play a momentous role in global drug trade, and pose a considerable threat to international security, as they operate in more than 80 countries. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Interpol, and Europol perceive ADNs as one of the primary issues in international counter-narcotics policy. These agencies have launched several multilateral initiatives to contain the West African threat. None of these initiatives, however, retarded the expansion of the problem. Indeed, the containment efforts turned out to be quite embryonic. The ADNs eventually entered the Turkish market by the early 2000s. West African drug networks (WADNs) in particular have begun to operate within Turkey extensively, often supplying and distributing drugs. The gravity of the threat became ever more serious by 2012. The upsurge of the new threat has compelled the Turkish drug-law enforcement agencies to adopt new policies and counter-strategies. These policies have to be based upon proper strategic analysis of the threat. This paper seeks to address the need for a threat assessment of ADNs. It investigates the dimensions of the problem, profiles the members of WADNs, their modes of operation, and the factors that compelled them to exploit the illicit Turkish drug markets. The analyses are based upon the scrutiny of 227 narcotic interdictions files and statements from the African individuals in these case files. The paper concludes by presenting policy implications and recommendations for the Turkish security and foreign-policy institutions to cope with this impending threat.     

SECURITY BRIEF

Using crime review figures for four randomly selected states in Nigeria, this study examines cases of kidnapping and its implications for the national economy. The findings reveal that kidnapping is consistently on the increase in Nigeria and is not evenly spread across regions. It is shown that 15 cases were recorded in 2005 and 43 cases in 2008. In 2009, 138 cases were officially recorded, of which 22% and 76% occurred in Rivers and Edo states respectively. Findings further showed that modern kidnapping in Nigeria is triggered by resource control disputes directed both at oil expatriate workers and at prominent citizens, politicians and members of their families. The crisis, which came to the fore in 2005, has forced oil production shutdowns of up to 800 000 barrels per day. The study concludes that kidnapping is becoming a serious crime in Nigeria with significant negative implications for foreign investment, national foreign exchange earnings, and revenue generation.