Unmanaging public relations: Reclaiming complex practice in pursuit of global consent

Globalisation raises numerous problems for contemporary public relations theory. In a world where the geographic reach of organisations routinely spans cultures and nation states and where issues of culture, economics and politics are inseparably intertwined, the discipline of public relations has established a distance from the immediacy of the marketplace, failed to fully engage with discussions of culture. By taking a relentlessly managerialist approach, theorists have also failed to recognise the true complexity of public relations practice and this has marginalised aspects of practice that, though nebulous and intangible, are none the less real. This paper argues that attention needs to shift towards the complexities of practice, in order to recapture and theorise a distinctive occupational field with the aim of better understanding the relationship between universal humanising principles, on the one hand, and the purposive demands of capital, on the other; the attempt to theorise how public relations makes profitable sense in society. The paper was prompted by the author's reflections on auto-ethnographic research into the public relations field, part of an ongoing research project.     

Interfamily economic exchange: A function of culture or economics?

This study explores differences in inter-household exchange of goods and services in Anglo- and Mexican-American families controlling for income level and for ethnicity. The extent of such exchange, its perceived importance to the family's quality of life, satisfaction with the exchange, and the relation of persons in the exchange process are examined. Significant differences are found more often between higher income Anglo- and Mexican-Americans than between low-income families, both in the family providing goods and services for others and in the receipt of them. Higher income Mexican-American families are more likely than their Anglo- counterparts to exchange with relatives. Ethnic effects are more prevalent in higher income households than in low-income households. Economic effects are more predominant than ethnic effects.This study contributes to interregional Agricultural Experiment Station Research Project NC-128, Quality of Life as Influenced by Area of Residence. Cooperating states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Texas.Flora L. Williams' current research interests include income adequacy, financial problems, and indicators of change in economic well-being. She is an Associate Professor, Consumer Sciences and Retailing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.     

启蒙者的非启蒙心态——五四新文化运动的历史性局限

新文化运动的最大不足在于启蒙不够充分.由于历史性的诸多原因,新文化提倡者带有浓厚的科举心态,缺乏对文化启蒙及其功能的深刻理解,将启蒙当做一种政治手段,让启蒙承担起其力不能及的过分沉重的民族国家的现代性使命.这种非启蒙心态在启蒙内部构成了一种颠覆,使启蒙丧失了其本身所具有的基本价值及功能.     

二战被掠文物返还的法律基础及相关问题

第二次世界大战期间被掠夺或者被非法转移文物的返还问题近年来引起了国际社会的广泛关注。本文概要介绍了国际社会的相关实践,分析了中国被掠文物返还的法律基础,并探讨了中国收回被掠文物的途径和方法。作者认为,虽然在这个领域里缺乏直接的法律依据,但一些国际条约的相关规定和国际组织的宣言、建议仍可以作为我们与相关国家之间进行谈判的指导原则;收回被掠文物的主要途径除政府间达成双边或多边协定外,还包括有关国际组织的协调、民间机构的广泛参与和受害者的诉讼等。     

电影《第一书记》中沈浩形象的文化解读

电影《第一书记》中的主人公形象沈浩,是不同于同类电影题材所赞颂的高、大、空类型的公仆形象,以崭新的时代风貌与文化气息,真实地呈现在观众面前,赢得大众的极度赞赏。电影以真实、动人的情节塑造了一位具有浓郁文化特色的人民干部形象：是怀才不遇文人的代表;是事业与家庭夹缝中的奋斗者;是现代化进程中的实践者;是人际关系的极致运用者;优越物质生活的拥有者。     

当代西方知识社会批判思想评析

当代西方知识社会批判论主要从以下几方面对知识社会进行批判:（1）知识社会过快的变化速度使得社会变化的方向难以把握;（2）知识社会有可能导致社会的非群体化,阻隔了真实的人际交往;（3）知识社会中文化滞差的加大,给道德、价值观等精神领域方面带来新的问题;（4）知识社会以知识的拥有量决定阶层的划分,可能导致新的社会分化;（5）知识社会经济的非物质性特点会造成经济的内部空虚;（6）知识社会中知识与信息一体化将引起知识文化品质的降低;（7）知识社会中知识的产业化使知识受商品观念驱使,从而影响了知识自身的形象。这派理论基于结构主义观点,关注知识社会存在的负面效应并反思了知识进步与社会变迁的关系,有助于我们更全面地评价知识社会并在实践中兴利除弊。     

六十年的光辉历程举世瞩目的辉煌成就

从1949年新中国成立至今,已经整整印年.新中国60年的历程,就是党领导全国各族人民探索、建立、发展中国特色社会主义的光辉历程.新中国成立60年以来,我们在经济建设、政治建设、文化建设和社会建设等各方面取得了举世瞩目的辉煌成就.总结新中国60年的宝贵经验,有助于我们坚持中国特色社会主义道路,进一步推动中国特色社会主义伟大事业向前发展.     

论周恩来的人才观及其现实意义

系统全面地阐明了周恩来对人才培养的目的、标准、途径的观点 ;具体阐述了周恩来爱才如命 ,求贤若渴的精神和培养人才的基本途径。分析了学习周恩来的人才观对培养跨世纪人才的重要意义     

城镇化进程中的文化经济探析

文化与经济一体化已成为当代经济和文化的发展趋向。文化经济对城镇化的推进作用亦不可替代。城镇化进程中必须认真盘点区域文化经济 ,以准确定位城镇性质、寻求历史与现实的“共生空间” ;同时还应合理利用区域文化资源 ,创造景观文化、发掘旅游文化、注重名牌文化等 ,以增强城镇的生命力和竞争力     

少数民族地区非物质文化遗产保护与传承研究——基于铜仁市马岩村和云舍村舀纸工艺的调查与思考

近年来,我国掀起了文化建设与发展的大潮,保护非物质文化遗产资源作为文化建设的重要组成部分,得到了各级职能部门和学术界的广泛关注。舀纸工艺作为一项传统的非物质文化遗产项目,如何契合文化发展与改革的总体趋势和基本要求,把握主线,突出特色,加强其有效保护与活态传承,是一个迫切而持续的过程。