从资源地缘政治角度分析中东石油安全问题

石油在当今的地位远非只是单纯的国际性的大宗商品,而是一种将经济、军事和政治利益集一身的战略商品。石油如此重要,却绝大部分来自于长期面临政治动荡、军事冲突不断的中东地区。中东石油安全问题归根到底是石油供给安全问题。虽然造成中东石油供给安全的原因很多,如恐怖袭击、反西方和激进宗教主义情绪、自然性因素等等,但从资源地缘政治学角度剖析,其根源在于各国对战略资源石油的安全考虑,以及为掌控这一资源而在中东地区实行的不同的对外政策,从而导致了对这一资源控制权的争夺。     

坚持和发展中国特色的政体理论:以中西比较为视阈

政体理论不仅是政治学的一个重要问题,也是比较政治学关注的问题。在西方,政体理论经过长期发展形成了特有的逻辑,中国对政体问题的探讨产生于清朝末期,对其探讨也有百年历史,特别是自毛泽东同志对政体理论发表已70多年历史,并对此后的中国政体理论与建设构成了重要影响。在国家建设的今天,中国要坚持中国特色的社会主义,其中中国特色的政治制度,就需要对指导这一制度建设的政体理论做一反思。     

A new approach to solve open-partition problems

A partition problem in one-dimensional space is to seek a partition of a set of numbers that maximizes a given objective function. In some partition problems, the partition size, i.e., the number of nonempty parts in a partition, is fixed; while in others, the size can vary arbitrarily. We call the former the size-partition problem and the latter the open-partition problem. In general, it is much harder to solve open problems since the objective functions depend on size. In this paper, we propose a new approach by allowing empty parts and transform the open problem into a size problem allowing empty parts, called a relaxed-size problem. While the sortability theory has been established in the literature as a powerful tool to attack size partition problems, we develop the sortability theory for relaxed-size problems as a medium to solve open problems.     

Walking the talk: An exploratory examination of executive leadership communication at startups in China

This study explored the under-researched topic of leadership communication in the context of startup companies in China. Specifically, this study examined the role of executive leadership in shaping corporate culture and leadership communication purposes, strategies, and channels in startups. Findings were derived through 25 in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs in China, and they suggested that 5 major corporate culture types are prevalent and can coexist at startups, including innovation/adventure, openness, inclusiveness/participation, supportiveness, and aggressiveness/competitiveness. The character and management style of startup leaders shape the culture of the organization. Leadership communication serves various internal and external purposes at the informational, motivational, and behavioral levels. Symmetrical, transparent, authentic, and visionary communications are found to be effective leadership communication strategies at startups. Startup leaders overall prefer using face-to-face communication and mobile social messengers (e.g., WeChat) to communicate with internal and external stakeholders, followed by email and phone. Implications of the findings are discussed.     

《诗话丛林校注》简说

《诗话丛林》是韩国诗话史上最重要的诗话之一。《诗话丛林》最早之注释、翻译著作为许卷洙、尹浩镇之《译注诗话丛林》与洪赞裕之《译注诗话丛林》。相较于许卷洙、洪赞裕等注译本,本部《诗话丛林校注》之特点主要有:句读方面,尽心审核,避免谬误;校勘方面,遵从原书,订正原书之误必作校勘记,以存旧貌;注解方面,详注韩国文献,略注中国文献。此书主要面向中国学者而作,为中国学者加深对韩国汉诗及诗人之理解,为研究韩国汉文学提供一点便利。     

Opposing the toxic apartheid: The painted veil of the COVID‐19 pandemic,race and racism

This article is a personal reflection of how the coronavirus exposes ‘shocking’ levels of racism against us, and our vulnerability as Chinese women living in Britain. By reflecting our experiences of verbal and physical race‐based violence connected to coronavirus, we explore the fluidity of our racial identities, the taken‐for‐granted racial stereotypes and white privilege, and everyday racism in the UK. Can the vulnerable use vulnerability as an agent to shift the moment of helplessness? We contribute to the uncomfortable yet important debate on racism against Chinese women living in the UK through voicing up our embodied vulnerability as invisible and disempowered subjects to this viral anti‐Chinese racism. This is a form of resistance where we care for the racialized and marginalized others. In doing so, we lift the painted veil of the pandemic, race and racism to collectively combat racial inequalities.     

微观社会转型期及其临界点的确认

社会转型是指某一社会结构和形态具有本质进化意义的改变.由于观察问题的视角不同,确认社会转型也就具有了宏观、中观、微观三个层面.一个大的转型期往往由不同的、微观的小时段构成,因此,研究这些小的、微观的社会转型是把握大的、宏观的社会转型的认识基础和必要前提.无论是宏观、中观还是微观的社会转型,都有一个临界点,即事物即将发生本质变化或改变的最基本条件.像宏观和中观的转型期一样,微观社会转型也有着其自身的临界点.2000-2010年的10年,构成中国社会的一个微观转型期,其标志是:社会的主要矛盾已经从低下的生产力水平与人民日益增长的物质需求之间的矛盾,转变为社会分配不公、贫富差距加大、权力寻租趋强、强势利益集团和新底层社会同时形成、社会阶层固化的矛盾.而在这一微观转型期间,2010年前后,无疑又是一个以年为单位的临界点,即在此一时间点,这些矛盾已经到了必须解决的地步.认清这一"临界点",对于总结改革经验、梳理转型思路、把握未来走势,都不无理论和实践上的意义.     

Influencing factors to have an additional child by working women in Korea

This study aims to explore the effects of individual and regional characteristics on working women’s intention of additional childbirth in Korea. Since most the individuals generally revolve within their own hierarchically structured regions, data from 2012 Population and Housing Census Statistics are utilized in the analysis. The hierarchical generalized liner model is employed to find out the effects of individual and regional factors, while comparisons of these results are made using the binary logistic model. And finally, Heckman 2-stage model is applied in order to determine if selection bias is present. The results indicate that the working women ultimately deal with economic aspects on their decision for additional childbirth. Regional characteristics variables, namely unemployment rate, city type, private education cost, workplace daycare facilities and government budget for childcare, reflect economic aspects in households. These findings address important policy implications to overcome low fertility rate in the era of increasing number of working women.     

Investigating important interactions between water and food security for child health in Burkina Faso

Failures in either water systems or food systems, or a combination of system failures, could provide the underlying explanation for continued high levels of malnutrition in many regions. We focus on child health and offer the first spatially explicit analysis of the interaction between water source and food insecurity on children’s health in Burkina Faso, an African nation that continues to struggle with poor children’s health. We combine data from the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey, a small USAID water quality survey collected from community wells, and remotely sensed imagery. Results suggest that, in a few cases, reliable and clean water sources are positively correlated to children’s linear growth and weight gain, although in many regions, the interaction with community-level food production is critical to understanding health outcomes. The results also suggest that maternal health and nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding are foundational to the healthy development of young children. In all, the findings provide evidence of the importance of multi-sectoral interventions targeted at improving children’s health.     

中西姓氏对比及民族文化心理的特质剖析

姓氏作为社会文化发展的产物,是不同民族在各个历史时期繁衍生息、播迁交融、兴衰更替的总汇.姓氏的语义取向具有丰富的文化内涵,能够充分地体现民族文化的心理特质.通过对比中西姓氏在概念内涵、历史渊源和发展演变的异质,训析二者的文化特性,揭示中西社会在民族心理、政治理念、价值取向三个方面存在的民族文化心理差异,力求为解读中西姓氏的文化起源,了解不同社会的历史演变,弘扬传统的文化精髓,透视迥然的民族文化心理,提供独特的研究视角.