Does a universal non-contributory social pension make sense for rural China?

China’s pension reform during the past three decades has allowed a majority of China’s population to be covered by a pension scheme. Of particular note has been the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS), a voluntary programme introduced starting in 2009. One goal of our analysis is to assess that pension scheme, using a variety of sources of information including data drawn from recent (2013 and 2015) nationwide China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surveys (CHARLS). Our analysis involves an exploration of differences between the generosity and structure of the NRPS and other pension schemes currently in place. We also explore the feasibility of reforming the current “quasi-social pension” component of the NRPS by substituting a universal non-contributory social pension pillar. In connection with our assessment of the NRPS, we note the unusually low benefit levels for rural China.     

论民族自治地方政府机构改革的深化——基于新中国成立初期探索的思考

民族自治地方政府在新一轮机构改革中进行了历史性变革和系统性重塑，然而顶层设计与分层对接机制优化、机构设置细化与整合、运转协同和效能提升仍未完全到位。回溯机构改革史，中华人民共和国成立初期作为政府顶层设计和系统性构建阶段，是民族自治地方政府机构建设最富成效的历史时期之一。这一时期的民族自治地方政府机构建设强调权能配置和人员构成的民族性，逐步差异化设置机构、探索单一制下政府机构平衡设置等历史经验，可以为进一步深化政府机构改革提供有益借鉴。在新的历史起点上深化民族自治地方政府机构改革应以新时代中国特色社会主义思想为引领，合理汲取历史养分，进一步深化理论研究，完善法制体系，明晰特殊性职权和民族性职能，健全顶层设计与分层对接机制，创新改革模式，强化地方参与性，切实破解改革难题，推动政府自身建设持续走向深入。     

论“莱西会议精神”对新时期全面深化农村基层党组织建设的价值和意义

农村基层党组织是党在农村的神经末梢,也是党的路线、方针、政策的"终端"推动者和实践者。现阶段农村党组织建设面临新兴组织不断涌现与党组织作用削弱的不适应,"权力和资源缺失"与服务刚性增强的不适应,村民自治进一步发展与群众政治参与欠充分的不适应,群众诉求多样化与满足渠道单一的不适应,部分党员党性不强、意识淡化与始终保持先进性的要求不适应等问题。在加强以党支部为核心的农村基层组织建设的"莱西会议精神"指导下,全面深化农村基层党组织建设:思想上高度认识是前提,加强支部建设是核心,坚持法治、完善村民自治是重点,紧扣服务、创新制度是关键,统筹协调、综合配套是保障。     

新时期乡村知识分子的新变化

新时期的中国乡村，在内外多重力量的作用下，快速实现着从传统向现代的转变。在乡村经济政治文化不断发展的过程中，乡村知识分子这一群体在工作身份、价值观念、社会声望、知识结构、居住地域上都发生着历史性的新变化。充分认识乡村知识分子的这些新变化，不仅有助于我们在理论上深化对乡村知识分子的理解，而且有助于在实践中更好地发挥这一群体的社会作用。     

青岛市乡村休闲旅游 SWOT 分析研究

运用SWOT 分析法对青岛市乡村休闲旅游发展进行分析，结果显示：青岛具有资源丰富、经济发达、交通便利等优势，但同时也存在认识水平不高、农村基础设施落后、产品同质化严重、季节性明显、人才缺乏等劣势；面临旅游新热点形成、政府出台鼓励政策、新型农村社区的建设等新的发展机遇，但周边地区的竞争、生态环境的恶化也对其构成了威胁。在此基础上，提出了提高认识水平、完善基础设施、打造特色品牌、保护资源、培养人才等可行性建议。     

乡村振兴的空间之维 ———基于福建土楼修缮的案例

乡村振兴绕不开空间维度.通过福建土楼修缮的个案分析,展现了物理空间 的修复过程以及由此引发的社会参与和乡村再组织化,在解决地方问题的同时,赋予了空间 新的文化活力.土楼修缮引起的连锁反应改变了乡村面貌,呈现了在空间形塑、主体实践、 文化势能机制下物理空间、社会空间、文化空间相互建构的动态过程,凸显了地方性、社会参 与和文化活化的关键作用.     

基于SWOT模型的农村地区学前教育发展问题研究

SWOT分析法又称作态势分析法，能够将内部的优势劣势、外部的机会威胁逐条列举出来，并据此建立可视化矩阵图，系统全面地提出针对性策略。学前教育作为基础教育的短板，而农村地区学前教育又是学前教育中的短板。借助SWOT模型系统，全面地分析了农村地区学前教育发展的内部与外部的优势（S）、劣势（W）、机会（O）和威胁（T），进而提出相应的增长型战略、扭转型战略、多元化战略和防御型战略，以促进农村地区学前教育平稳、健康发展。     

Agency and fatalism in older Appalachian women’s information seeking about gynecological cancer

Researchers consider older women in rural Appalachia to have low levels of agency and high levels of fatalism regarding decision making about cancer treatment. Using the life course perspective, we examined older women’s agency with information seeking about gynecological cancer. Semistructured interviews with 20 White women living in central Appalachia revealed four trajectories: Surrendering Control, Accepting Death, Self-Care, and Advocacy, each with its own forms of agency. Some women experienced personal transformation, increased self-efficacy, and a passion for community empowerment. Fatalism was not understood apart from placing trust in medical expertise. We implore researchers to further explore rural expressions of agency.     

Conjugal intimacy,gender and modernity in contemporary China

The new generation of modernity theorists have forecast the democratization of gender relations within intimate relationships in late‐modern times. Chinese society has undergone rapid and dramatic changes in its unique trajectory of political, social and economic reform. Using China as an example of a region which has been largely ignored in contemporary social theory, this article enters the debate to contest the extent to which conjugal relationships are democratized in line with modernity. We further test the assertion that modern marriages are characterized by increased self‐disclosure and communication between partners. Data from a national survey on Chinese families is analysed in relation to the level of self‐disclosure between husbands and wives; gender division of housework; household decision‐making; and home ownership. We highlight the impact of gender, cohort and location (urban, rural or migrant) on experiences of modernity and draw attention to the material, social and cultural factors which continue to shape conjugal relations in contemporary Chinese society. Based on our findings, we contest the argument that disclosing intimacy between intimate partners is a defining characteristic of modern relationships, and suggest that other social factors may condition degrees of self‐disclosure in marriage. Similarly, we question the extent to which heterosexual conjugal equality is attained: the cultural practices and values of patrilineal family organization, together with material circumstances, continue to influence marital relations in China.     

网络扶贫的内涵及实践特色

借助文献研究和对比研究，在解释网络扶贫内涵的基础上，探讨了网络扶贫的实践特色。研究发现，网络扶贫能够推动扶贫思维的深层变革：从单向思维到互联网思维；助力扶贫对象的精准识别：从主观判断到科学界定；促进扶贫动力的内外融通：从外源救济到内生崛起；推进扶贫主体的系统升级：从单一分离到通力合作；优化扶贫路径的实践切入：从共性举措到个性特色；保障扶贫效果的稳定有序：从短期快速到长期持续。因此，在网络扶贫的过程中，既要注重提升网络扶贫主体的人力资本、加强农村互联网基础设施建设，又要注重构建网络扶贫信息服务体系、培育贫困地区特色产业，推进网络公益扶贫有序发展。