From Equal Rights to Equal Opportunities——The Trajectory of Equity in Education in New China

The course of educational development in New China demonstrates two different strategies for the development of education: the one, the pattern of gradual development frequently seen with the first nations to modernize, first makes compulsory education universal, and then uses it as the foun- dation for an orderly,     

Active and Open-minded Participation on an Equal Footing in Dialogue on Contemporary Chinese Philosophy

1978年以来,中国的哲学研究取得了很大进展。但是由于不合理的学科隔离和思想藩篱,学术研究和哲学教育事业受到严重危害。中国的哲学研究的发展应以中国哲学的内部整合和新形态建构为目标,推动中国哲学、西方哲学和马克思主义哲学的对话与互动,以及在哲学观上的交流与共识,以符合哲学的“爱智”本性和“致极性”特点的真正哲学方式开展对话,以开放的心态,围绕当代人类实践的重大理论与实践问题积极开展真正平等的哲学对话。     

The Gender Dimension of Social Policy Reform in Turkey: Towards Equal Citizenship?

This article discusses the current social policy reform process in Turkey from a gender perspective. Until now, social security and labour regulations have provided women with special benefits and protections. Depending on the particular case, these gender‐specific policies can be interpreted differently – as positive discrimination, satisfying practical gender interests, or as a reinforcement of traditional gender norms and relations, stigmatizing women as a weaker, vulnerable group in need of special protection. Ongoing reform initiatives, however, neutralize most of these long‐lasting gendered policies, either by terminating rights formerly enjoyed only by women or by extending these rights to men as well. The article questions this changing nature of social policy as to whether it promises equal citizenship for women or increases their vulnerability, in the absence of former benefits and without sufficient policy measures for improved capability.