The SESS multisite collaborative research initiative: establishing common ground

Multidisciplinary intervention approaches are needed for meeting service needs for families in which substance abuse and mental health disorders may be interfering with child‐rearing. Experiences from the Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) initiative, a 12‐site national collaborative investigation of integrating behavioural health services in early childhood and primary health care service settings for children aged 0–5 years and their families and caregivers, are described. This 4‐year applied research initiative was co‐funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services and Casey Family Programs, a private operating foundation. SESS, which was developed and implemented in 12 geographically and culturally diverse cities in the USA during 1997–2001, encouraged federal, state, and local public/private partnerships. Opportunities and challenges in using an inclusive, consensus‐based, stakeholder model to maximize study relevance and utility for researchers, practitioners, and fiscal sponsors are discussed, and lessons for multidisciplinary, multisite research collaborations are identified.     

State socialism and the welfare state: a critique of two conventional paradigms

The post–war development of industrialised nations has been led by the idea of a welfare state. On the other hand, research on current and former communist states is still dominated by an age–old notion of 'state socialism'. This article provides a critical assessment of the two conventional paradigms by reviewing their implications within the historical and international contexts. By tracing its ideological roots and contrasting with the changing reality, it is argued that state socialism was misused in representing Marxist guidelines and is outdated in characterising the reforming socialist societies. By emphasising the experience of developing nations the article further challenges the welfare state as the paradigm for studying the general direction of a modern society. Attention is drawn to the study of a general public policy, and the economic state model is revisited for conceptualising the experience of a non–welfare state nation such as China.     

公共权力监督的"软件系统"解析

公共权力监督"软件系统"中有权力特性系统、人性系统和政治文化系统等三个子系统.权力特性既存在于公共权力监督之中,又作为公共权力监督的对立物与公共权力监督彼此消长;人性是塑造权力特性的直接因素,而公共权力监督拥有引导掌权者的人性及其所支配的权力特性的巨大能量;同时,最有能力重塑人性并开拓监督空间的政治矢量当属政治文化的世俗化.     

经济转型时期收入分配实证分析

收入分配体现着人民的根本利益,对推动经济发展和社会进步至关重要。经济转型时期居民收入发生了剧烈变动,收入倾斜政策在破除平均主义的同时,也出现了贫富悬殊、两极分化的现象。保持收入差距,又要缩小贫富悬殊,是摆在我们面前的重要历史使命。实现共同富裕是我们的伟大目标,为此,必须加强政府公共政策导向和调控力度,使分配制度改革进入一个新的阶段。     

内生规则、官方规则与社会秩序

近年来对法制本土资源、民间法的研究已呈红火之势,然而,对其中的一些基本问题却仍然没有较为清晰的认识,如民间法的构成、民间法与国家法的关系以及民间法、国家法与社会秩序之间的关系等问题就存在这样或那样的误解。本文拟从一个生活中的实例出发,力图对民间法研究中的这些基本论题,特别是后一问题作一些引玉之分析。     

京郊农村金融发展中的问题研究

随着京郊农村经济的发展 ,京郊农村金融供求格局也发生了较大的变化 ,主要表现为农村金融供给不能适应农村金融需求。为此 ,应该以金融机构的多样化为核心 ,促进京郊农村金融组织体系的完善     

公共投资、经济增长与腐败的相关问题研究

投资是社会经济发展的动力 ,但腐败的存在 ,极大地影响了投资的绩效和经济发展的质量 ,在公共投资领域的表现尤为明显。为了提高公共投资推动经济增长的绩效 ,必须剔除或弱化腐败对公共投资的消极影响 ,要求在公共投资项目决策与实施过程中 ,设置有效的腐败预防制度     

主流舆论的概念辨析

“巩固和发展积极健康向上的主流舆论”已被写入《国家“十一五”时期文化发展规划纲要》,“主流舆论”作为党和政府面对新阶段、新形势、新挑战提出的重要概念,从理论层面扩清其概念内涵,具有重要的理论意义和现实意义。     

美国公共管理本科教育特点及其启示

美国公共管理院校的本科培养目标明确,培养计划充实,课程资源十分丰富,课程的内容密切联系实际和时代的发展,呈多学科融合的趋势。其公共管理本科教育采用多种先进的教学方法和手段,注重培养学生的实践能力。而这一切是以高素质的师资力量为后盾的,充分保证了培养目标和教学计划的实现。美国的公共管理本科教育体现了当前公共管理教育的发展方向。我国应借鉴其先进经验,确立科学培养目标,构建科学合理的教学计划和课程体系,采用先进的教学方法,合理构建师资队伍,以促进我国公共管理本科教育的快速健康发展。     

略论公共课“教育学”定位的误区

人们对公共课"教育学"性质与任务的认识有失偏颇,使得这门课程在定位上存在误区,虽然现行教育学课程改革名目繁多,但实际上仍是将教育学定位于"三栖学科"设想的延伸。教育学教材的改革应以教师-学生间直接教学-教育过程为重点,以现行基础教育课程改革基本问题和广义德育基本问题为核心,建构起能够提供有关中国现行教育结构与教师工作的起码的理性知识,使学生对教育结构和教师工作有比较系统的认识的教育学体系。