阿拉伯媒体中的中国形象分析

作为软实力的重要组成部分,良好的国家形象有助于促进国际交流合作和发挥国际影响力,实现自身发展利益。基于此,本文选择2010年1月至2011年1月《金字塔报》、《利雅得报》和半岛电视台这三家阿拉伯世界具有代表性的媒体,以"中国崛起"和"人民币汇率"问题为考察点,解读中国在阿拉伯媒体中的国家形象及其形成过程,并阐述其形成的原因,最后提出了中国改善和加强国家形象构建的六点建议。     

Green supply chain management: the case of the construction sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Restraining the negative environmental impacts of the construction sector constitutes one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, efforts to address it have been largely fragmented. With environmental consequences of a construction project typically dispersed across its life cycle, i.e. from design through to end-of-life, greening this sector requires a supply chain wide focus inclusive of all key stages and stakeholders; also, all relevant aspects such as the nature of green practices implemented and associated drivers, barriers and performance implications need to be considered. This forms the focus of the present study where a comprehensive, green supply chain management oriented understanding of the construction sector is developed through the context of the UAE construction sector, and incorporating inputs from all key stakeholders, i.e. Developers, Architects/Consultants, Contractors and (material) Suppliers. The study contributes to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of greening of the construction sector.     

历史上的中阿文明交往

文明交往是人类历史发展的动力。历史上中阿交往的源头可上溯至古丝绸之路,民间交往和官方交往互为促进,唐宋时代达到鼎盛,明末趋于萎缩。中阿交往涉及多种领域,既有以物质和精神活动为内容的和平交往,又有以战争和冲突为蕴含的暴力碰撞。所有这些交往都从不同层面和不同维度推动着彼此的科技与文化发展,并为人类文明做出了非凡贡献。     

论科学技术对唐代中阿海路贸易发展的促进作用

在中阿贸易发展史上,唐代是一个关键时期。在唐代之前,中阿贸易主要通过陆上丝路进行,从唐代中后期开始,海上丝路逐渐取代陆上丝路,成为中阿贸易的主要通道。唐代中阿海路贸易的快速发展是诸多因素共同作用的结果,科学技术是其中的一个重要促进因素。本文从天文定位、地文导航、利用信风、造船技术等方面,探讨了科技因素对唐代中阿海路贸易发展的促进作用。     

Rumour and decertification in exile politics: evidence from the Egyptian case

ABSTRACT

Does exile affect activism and if so how? In this paper, the case of Egyptian activists exiled in England is taken as illustrative of processes typical of exiled activism. The case study draws on primary and secondary sources including a series of biographical interviews with exiled activists. The analysis compares activism in Egypt with exiled activism in England using the participants’ critical self-reflections to explain the mechanisms mediating the changes. Contrary to reasonable expectations that exile is a spontaneous response to a change in political context, the conditions for exile predate banishment and lie within the institutions of dictatorship which decertify activism. Decertification continues throughout the exile process as fear of repression becomes internalized within the movement. Within the sanctuary of the host country, a process of brokerage counteracts decertification expanding and modifying the exile repertoire.     

“He’s Not Good at Sensing That Look That Says,I’m Drowning Here!” Academic Mothers’ Perceptions of Spousal Support

Abstract

Research consistently shows that, regardless of increased parental involvement in child-rearing over the last few decades, the ‘lion’s share’ of childcare and housework is still undertaken by women rather than men. Academia is known to have no fixed working hours as such. As a result, the pressure on academic mothers tends to be inflated, and this has repercussions on women’s promotional paths, publishing outcomes and general professional and personal well-being. The positive effect of working women having spousal support is well documented in many employment areas. This paper looks at perceived spousal support which academic mothers, living and working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), report. While some of the women did report their spouses to be supportive, this was often theoretical rather than practical. The ways in which this spousal support situation has affected the academic mothers’ lives is discussed.     

Who Controls Whom? History and Educational Technologies

Abstract

Considering the lack of research on the historisation of educational technologies, the current study attempts to fill this void. To do so, the following research question is posed: To what extent have educational technologies and local histories controlled one another? Data for this question came from a naturalistic enquiry into a university in the Saudi Arabian public sector. Having analysed documents, interviews, and observations by means of the grounded theory technique, two key themes emerged: local histories controlling educational technologies and educational technologies controlling local histories. The consideration of both themes brought forth a theoretical proposition — that there are political dynamics between educational technologies and micro histories, with one continuously directing and driving the other. The recommendation is therefore that policymakers, scholars, and commentators should be more cognisant of the political tensions between local histories and educational technologies.     

新兴国家视野下的沙特阿拉伯与全球治理

新兴国家的快速崛起成为推动全球治理变革的最大动力,沙特的新兴国家身份虽然存在模糊性但也无可置疑。沙特能够成为新兴国家的代表并在全球经济治理中发挥重大作用,从根本上来说在于沙特具有自身的独特优势和重要地位,主要表现在其拥有的多重代表性、丰富油气资源、巨额金融资金以及温和亲西方的外交政策特点等方面。从新兴国家与全球治理的关系来看,沙特在当前和今后的全球治理中占有重要的一席之地,也将发挥其重要作用。     

Recruiting Arab Fathers in a Center for Children at Risk in Israel

Arab society in Israel is positioned between the traditional, collective values of Arab culture and the more prevalent Western individualistic values of the Israeli society at large. This poses a challenge for the welfare services in Israel, especially in the case of Arab clients, who tend to receive and interpret the social workers' messages as contradictory to their cultural norms. Therefore, recruiting Arab fathers for treatment is a particularly difficult task. The article focuses on creating a culturally sensitive process for recruiting Arab fathers for treatment in a center dealing with Arab families at risk in Israel.