Elucidating transgender students’ experiences of microaggressions in social work programs: next steps for creating inclusive educational contexts

Social work education globally expresses an unwavering commitment to promoting social justice and the amelioration of oppression. Nevertheless, mounting research suggests that social work programs (SWPs) may inadvertently perpetuate microaggressions toward individuals who are transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC). This qualitative study elucidates experiences of TGNC social work students in North America. Grounded theory analysis revealed six key themes related to students’ experiences of microaggressions within their SWPs: (1) structural oppression, (2) cisgender bias, (3) faculty knowledge gaps, (4) visible discomfort, (5) pervasive nature of transphobia, and (6) social exclusion. Despite the existence of educational and professional policies aimed at fostering transgender inclusive social work education and practice, results from this study underscore the need to take a closer look at the ways in which knowledge gaps, implicit cisgender biases, and existing practices and policies within SWPs inadvertently privilege the experiences of cisgender students and marginalize TGNC students. Key findings from the current study can be used to inform the implementation of transgender affirmative changes, contributing to efforts to eradicate transphobic bias within SWPs.     

Social Movements and Rights Claims: The Case of Action Groups in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

This article examines how the various claims to, and demands for, rights have enabled and shaped the various equity and justice seeking social movements that have emerged in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, the key point being that claims to rights are fundamental of the logic and coherence of social movements. The article is divided into three sections. The first sets the conceptual and analytical frame by elaborating on the rights–social movements nexus. This is followed by a discussion of the historical and conceptual location of the Niger Delta. The rest of the article interrogates the contexts of relative deprivation, rights denial, and injustice within which social movements have emerged in the Niger Delta. A major objective is to account for why the social movements have been largely ethnic and most recently generational and to analyze the dynamics and outcomes of the rights struggles waged by the various social movements.

我国刑事附带民事诉讼制度的反思与重构

我国由于司法理念偏差导致的刑事附带民事诉讼制度的缺陷使这项制度并没有发挥应有的作用,没有实现立法目的。本文从立法理念出发,对我国现行刑事附带民事诉讼制度进行反思,通过借鉴别国先进的立法技术,以期对现行制度的改革找到出路,逐渐由现行的附带式向平行式转变,以便更有利地打击犯罪和保护刑事被害人的利益。     

信息技术采用对关系治理的影响:投入专用性的调节效应研究

随着信息技术在供应链中的广泛应用,企业间的竞争合作已成为供应链成员生存和发展的战略选择,供应链合作伙伴关系治理越来越重要,制造商和供应商通过联合行动共同应付投入专用性等带来的问题,从而促进双方的合作。文章在分析和总结前人研究成果基础上,重点探讨信息技术采用对企业间关系治理的影响,以及在企业信息化过程中投入专用性和信任的调节作用,并运用来自海峡西岸经济区制造商和供应商的调研数据,利用基于调节效应的结构方程模型进行实证研究表明,在联合行动过程中,信任的调节作用显著,在事前的联合计划阶段,投入专用性的调节作用显著,而在后期的联合解决问题阶段,投入专用性的调节作用并不显著,为企业在信息系统采用过程中处理各种资产的专用性投入提供一些理论上的借鉴和实践上的启示。     

论约翰·塞尔的“是-应当”推导

回顾了对约翰·塞尔的"是-应当"推导的有关批评,以及塞尔对这些批评的回应和对他的理论的发展.在此基础上,借助于对行为的概念分析,试图论证,塞尔在他的推导中,混淆了做出某种行为和某种行为获得成功之间的区分;由此,未能正确地解释制度与制度性事实的关联方式,以至于认为制度性事实的存在可以否定"是-应当"区分.