Only joking? Online humour in the 2005 UK general election

Humour has long been a part of election campaigns but rarely has election humour been subject to scholarly analysis. The increasing popularity of new forms of Internet-based humour has, however, raised questions about the significance of humour in campaigning and whether online humour can be used as means of stimulating political engagement. This article assesses online humour in the context of the 2005 UK election, exploring both the motivations of the different actors who distributed web-based political humour and the nature of the texts themselves. We find that whilst the official party campaigns use humour very cautiously, there has been an upsurge in humour based campaigns from net activists as well as more traditional broadcasters. Yet, overall, the way that humour is used is paradoxical, since it often attempts to encourage participation but portrays politics as a cynical game, leaving the rationale for political participation unclear.     

论大学生思想政治教育效果的评估

大学生思想政治教育效果评估是大学生思想教育评估的一个重要方面和重点内容,深刻认识其评估的必要性和可行性,准确把握其评估的范围和原则以及评估的标准和指标体系,对于揭示大学生思想政治教育的客观规律,促进教育活动的深入开展,提高思想政治教育的针对性和有效性,具有重要意义。     

生态移民过程中的政府、市场与家户

通过对内蒙古S旗的实地研究，我们发现生态移民政策的实践过程是一个由中央政府、地方政府、市场精英、农牧民等多元社会行动主体共同参与的社会过程。在复杂互动关系的背后是由政府力量、市场力量以及地方民众所形成的权力和利益网络。自上而下的生态治理脉络中，地方政府处于各种关系的连接点上，其集“代理型政权经营者”与“谋利型政权经营者”于一身的“双重角色”，使环境保护目标的实现充满了不确定性。     

建立和谐劳资关系的三大思路

伴随着私营经济的发展，劳资关系已成为我国社会生活中最基本的社会关系。解决劳资关系的思路：一是价值认同，这是劳资关系稳定和谐的基础与核心所在；二是制度构建：这是构建和谐劳资关系的内在要求；三是培训教育：这是改善劳动者地位最根本、最有效的措施。     

多元智能理论在《思想道德修养与法律基础》课教学中的应用

多元智能理论认为,人的智能是多元的,每个正常的人都在一定程度上拥有其中的多项技能,人类个体的不同在于所拥有的技能的程度和组合不同。借鉴这一理论,有利于充分发挥高职院校《思想道德修养与法律基础》课的思想政治教育作用,形成科学的教学观、学生观、师生观和评价观,促进学生的全面发展,增强教学实效性,提高教学质量。     

英汉颜色词的对比应用及翻译

文章通过分析中英文基本颜色词的区别,重点总结了英文颜色词在政治经济术语中的应用,指出在翻译颜色词时,不能仅从语言表层意思入手推测含义,而是应该从语言背后所表达的独特文化内涵中去准确理解源语信息,并根据等效翻译的原则提出具体的翻译途径。     

物化及其对构建和谐社会的负面影响

随着市场经济、商品经济的确立,物化悄悄地来到了我们身边,成为一种十分常见的社会现象。物化的膨胀和物化关系的普遍化严重侵蚀着社会机体的健康,不利于社会主义和谐社会的建设。必须确立以人为本的价值观念,超越物化的束缚,实现人与自然社会的和谐进步。     

中国农工民主党妇女参政数据分析

通过2000份问卷的分析研究,表明民主党派女党员具有很强的参政议政能力,但目前中国妇女参政的总体水平偏低;重男轻女的传统偏见是影响女性参政的首要因素;女性主动参政的意识较弱;女干部选拔任用的政策和落实之间仍有差距;女性特殊劳动是影响妇女参政的关键。     

农民工政治参与边缘化的原因探析

农民工的政治参与问题不仅关系到他们的切身权益,而且事关国家和社会的稳定。现实生活中,农民工的政治权利长期受到损害,农民工的政治参与正在从农村和城市走向边缘化。本文以政治参与和社会流动理论为研究背景,从户籍制度、边缘人地位、利益关联度和政治效能感四个方面对当前我国农民工政治参与的制约因素进行了深入分析,从而有针对性地提出解决这一社会问题的途径。     

Macro-Structural Determinants of Political Freedom in Developing Countries: A Cross-National Analysis

This study attempts to evaluate the impacts of macro-structural factors on political freedom in developing countries (DCs). Political freedom is conceptualized as civil liberty and political rights the general population of a society can enjoy in influencing public policy. The Freedom House indexes are used as measures of freedom. In explaining the individual countries’ differences in political freedom, this study considers the following factors: regime types, level of development, social structure, fractionalization, the state and military influence and external economic dependence. Empirical modeling of 118 DCs with regression techniques and ordered logit methods demonstrates that besides the regime effects, economic development generates favorable influence, while a large poor population and military spending produce negative impact on freedom. In the concluding section, we discuss the theoretical implications in comparative perspective.