Developing ethical approaches to data and civil society: from availability to accessibility

This research note reflects on the gaps and limitations confronting the development of ethical principles regarding the accessibility of large-scale data for civil society organizations (CSOs). Drawing upon a systematic scoping study on the use of data in the United Kingdom (UK) civil society, it finds that there are twin needs to conceptualize accessibility as more than mere availability of data, as well as examine the use of data among CSOs more generally. In order to deal with the apparent “digital divide” in UK civil society – where, despite extensive government rhetoric about data openness, organizations face not only the barriers of limited time, funds, and expertise to harness data but also the lack of representation within existing data – we present a working model in which ethical concerns accompanying data utilization by civil society may be better accounted. This suggests there is a need for further research into the nexus of civil society and data upon which interdisciplinary discussion about the ethical dimensions of engagement with data, particularly informed by insight from the social sciences, can be predicated.     

Religious Nongovernmental Organizations: An Exploratory Analysis

This paper represents the first systematic attempt at an analysis of religious nongovernmental organizations (RNGOs). Largely ignored as an organizational field, RNGOs constitute a new breed of religious actors shaping global policy–an organizational hybrid of religious beliefs and social activism at local, national, and international levels. This paper proposes a definition of RNGOs, traces the emergence of RNGOs from an historical perspective, and situates them in their current religious and sociopolitical contexts. Drawing on interviews and documentary data from a sample of 263 United Nations-affiliated RNGOs, the author proposes an analytical framework to examine the religious, organizational, strategic, and service dimensions of these organizations. Religious nongovernmental organizations' unique contributions to the redefinition of a just society as well as the sociopolitical challenges arising from their religious identity are discussed.     

论胡锦涛对马克思主义统一战线理论的发展

十六大以来,以胡锦涛为总书记的新一代领导集体面对国际国内新形势,在统一战线的性质、地位、主题、任务以及新的社会阶层、党外代表人士、构建和谐社会等各个方面提出一系列新思想、新观点,形成了一个完整统一的科学体系,把马克思主义统一战线理论发展到新阶段。     

从战争和改革的视角看英国民族国家形成的历程

民族国家是以民族为基础而建立的主权国家,国家主权和民族一体性是其建立的两个必备要素。英国民族国家的形成经历了漫长的历程,14、15世纪,英吉利民族经历了百年战争和玫瑰战争的动荡,萌生了一种强烈的民族意识,王权逐渐战胜封建割据势力,民族国家建立的条件日益具备;16世纪,经过宗教改革和政府改革,王权得以最终摆脱教皇控制,国家机构进一步完善,英国民族国家最终形成。     

《洛阳伽蓝记》里的单纯词

本文具体分类研究了《洛阳伽蓝记》中各种类型的单纯词,简要概括了单纯词在汉语词汇史上的地位。     

斡旋受贿犯罪立法的反思与重构——以《联合国反腐败公约》为视角

我国《刑法》规定的斡旋受贿犯罪是受贿罪的一种特殊表现形式。刑法学界对于斡旋受贿犯罪的独立性及其构成要件等问题一直争论不休,究其原因,主要是我国斡旋受贿犯罪立法本身存在诸多问题。因此,应借鉴《联合国反腐败公约》有关影响力交易罪的规定,对我国斡旋受贿犯罪立法进行重新审视,并对之加以重构。     

美国近期经济状况及对山西经济的影响

从 2 0 0 0年下半年以来美国经济增速急剧下降 ,甚至有衰退的迹象。其作为山西的重要贸易出口国和外资来源地 ,会对我省经济产生一些影响。我们应该采取相应对策 ,趋利避害 ,促进山西经济增长。     

论抗日民族统一战线的历史性功绩

中国共产党是中国人民抗日战争的中流砥柱,其重要功绩之一就是在民族危亡的关键时刻,高举起抗日民族统一战线的伟大旗帜。这面旗帜,开辟了中国政党政治的新局面,改变了尖锐对立的国共关系,国共两党重新合作,为抗日战争的胜利奠定了重要的政治基础;这面旗帜,为中国各民主党派的发展和壮大提供了机会和可能,民主党派成为抗日民族统一战线的重要组成部分,是中华民族团结抗日的积极力量;这面旗帜,最大限度地调动了中国人民的抗日积极性,广大人民群众成为抗日民族统一战线的主体和中坚力量,使抗日战争成为真正的人民战争;这面旗帜,使中国共产党在极其困难的条件下,开展了积极的外交活动,为其走向世界、被国际社会所承认创造了有利的条件。     

First Nations and community economic development: a case study

A training project in a northern Canadian community providedan opportunity to examine participatory planning approachesand the meaning of work in First Nations communities. Focusgroups conducted three years after the unsuccessful interventionof a community economic development (CED) project suggest thatcomplex factors such as lack of support from community leadersand rate of pay for workers determine whether CED is alwaysappropriate in northern, First Nations contexts.     

国际妇女参政运动的新趋势

妇女参政是妇女的基本人权,也是推动人类社会可持续发展和社会改革的重要内容。第四次世界妇女大会以来,在联合国的倡导和支持下,国际妇女参政运动在发展方向和发展政策方面取得积极进展和成功经验,同时提出新的奋斗目标和诉求;其发展趋势和经验教训,对中国妇女参与政治和决策有借鉴意义。