The Chinese-speaking Muslims (Dungans) of Central Asia: A Case of Multiple Identities in a Changing Context

Chinese-speaking Muslims, called Dungans in Central Asia and Huizu in China, were forced to migrate to present-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at the end of the nineteenth century. They reconstructed their identity through interrelations with local populations and the soviet categorisation of nationality. But after 1991, their status has being gradually destabilised owing to the changes in economic, social and political rules as well as citizenship regulations in these countries. They have to readapt to the new situation created by the independence of the three former Soviet Republics, which has challenged their unity.     

全球化时代的移民对东亚的影响

在东亚 ,民族与国家是密切联系在一起的 ,但是自 2 0世纪 80年代全球交往加深以来 ,这些社会所深深认同的在国家范围内民族单一性的观念受到了国际移民的挑战。这些移民多数是来自亚洲或者是有着亚洲种族血统的拉美人。多元民族社会的出现已经开始了 ,由全球化而引发的移民和较高收入社会的人口下降对近来及未来数十年的公共政策会有很大的影响。尽管各国的中央政府继续推行使单一民族国家现实化的政策 ,但是一些地方政府和市民组织已经在很多情况下对种族和文化的多样性现实以及外国工人在他们的社区的生活、工作及社会公平问题做出越来越积极的回应。这必然对东亚的社会结构及民主的进程产生深远的影响     

元代会同馆论考

元代设有会同馆作为专门接待入京朝贡的周边四夷使节的客馆 ,它的设立对发展元与周边四夷的关系起到了积极的作用。会同馆也是中国古代中央客馆建制的组成部分 ,在制度方面 ,承前而启后 ,具有一定的历史作用     

略论东南亚华族的族群认同及其发展趋势

二战以后 ,东南亚华人的国家认同 ,逐渐从认同中国转为认同于当地 ;其族群认同也从认同于中华民族转为认同于华人族群。各国华人的族群规模、经济实力、凝聚力 ,以及当地国政府的华人政策的不同 ,其华人族群认同的发展过程和走势也各不相同。但总体趋势是融合于当地社会 ,或作为族群之一构成当地国家民族的组成部分 ,或是同化于当地主体族群。他们作为东南亚人 ,在今后很长时间中仍将保持强弱不等的华人族群认同的意识。     

Border Crossings and Diasporic Identities: Media Use and Leisure Practices of an Ethnic Minority

The diaspora of peoples whose origins were in the Indian subcontinent (South Asia) and who are now living in Western countries (especially the U.S. and UK) provides an interesting example of processes of negotiation of new hybrid cultures and identities, using new technologies, such as the Internet, and older technologies like the video player, cable or satellite television, radio, and telephone. These developments may require a revision of the classic sociological picture of assimilation as a zero sum model of acculturation, in which the acculturation of immigrants and their children involves the gradual replacement of their ethnic culture by that of the culture of the host nation. The electronic media, in the context of policies of multiculturalism, may lead to an accentuation of religio-ethnic differences. Contrary to previous assumptions, middle-class immigrants may be more inclined to resist cultural assimilation than their lower-class counterparts.     

中央苏区反腐败制度的建立及意义

土地革命战争时期的中央苏区 ,中国共产党在政权建设方面进行了初步尝试 ,其中反腐败制度的建设颇有建树 ,建立了一套从中央到地方的中国共产党内、苏维埃政权、工农群众的监察制度和财政经济领域的审计监察制度 ,对于保证党和政权机关的廉洁性起了重要作用 ,并积累了很多有效的方法。     

努力发挥比较优势,加快湖北文化发展

为落实中部地区崛起战略,湖北应努力发挥比较优势,加快文化发展,增强文化自觉,推进文化创新,扩大文化开放,把湖北省建成中西部文化强省。     

共青团围绕党的中心任务而奋斗的百年历程及基本经验

作为党的助手和后备军,中国共产主义青年团紧跟党的步伐,围绕党的中心任务,走过了百年辉煌历程。百年来,共青团坚持党的领导,将党领导团正确的方针政策落到实处;坚持改革,不断增强团围绕党的中心任务而奋斗的能力;教育引导青年,重视青年在革命、建设、改革中的作用,在新民主主义革命时期、社会主义革命和建设时期、改革开放和社会主义现代化建设时期、新时代中国特色社会主义建设时期都作出了重要贡献。未来建设中,共青团要不断突出政治性,增强先进性,保持群众性,巩固、夯实、筑牢其围绕党的中心任务而奋斗的领导基础、政治基础和青年群众基础。     

Limit theorems for dependent Bernoulli variables with statistical inference

We consider a class of dependent Bernoulli variables where the conditional success probability is a linear combination of the last few trials and the original success probability. We obtain its limit theorems including the strong law of large numbers, weak invariance principle, and law of the iterated logarithm. We also derive some statistical inference results which make the model applicable. Simulation results are exhibited as well to show that with small sample size the convergence rate is satisfying and the proposed estimators behave well.     

Preferences of the Central Bank of Brazil under the inflation targeting regime: Estimation using a DSGE model for a small open economy

The main objective of this paper is to estimate the preferences of the Central Bank of Brazil after the inflation targeting regime (January 2000 to December 2013), using a DSGE model with microeconomic foundations for a small open economy, based especially on the work of Kam et al. (2009). The model used in this study considers that the Central Bank minimizes a loss function, taking into account the deviation of inflation from its target, output stabilization, the interest rate smoothing and, unlike the previous works, the exchange rate. The results show that the major concern of the monetary authority in the period was the stabilization of inflation, followed by interest rate smoothing, exchange stabilization and, finally, output stabilization. The large value for the exchange rate smoothing parameter suggests the presence of fear of floating in the Brazilian case. An improved inflation targeting strategy should allow for less Central Bank intervention in the exchange rate market.