Blood on the tracks: Critically re‐reading a government occupational health and safety inquiry

This paper brings to light forms of interpretive closure embedded in a Government inquiry into rail industry occupational safety and heath. The paper shows how particular interpretive moves by the Inquiry had the effect of obscuring a critical analysis of economic and political relations. The analysis uses publicly available documentary data and is undertaken using interpretive and political economic forms of analysis in a multiple framework approach.     

Competing for the diaspora's influence at home: party structure and transnational campaign activity in El Salvador

ABSTRACT

How do parties in migrant-sending countries engage with the diaspora? Migrants exercise an increasingly important voice in electoral politics in their home countries, though they often either cannot legally vote or vote in very low numbers, yet parties attempt to leverage the influence they believe migrants have over voters at home. However the degree and manner by which parties reach out to diaspora citizens varies widely. A case study of El Salvador points to party organisation as a determinant of variation among parties in diaspora campaigning, based on interviews with Salvadoran party elites in the U.S. and El Salvador, party documents, and historical comparison of campaign activities of El Salvador's two major parties, ARENA and FMLN, over three presidential elections and one mayoral election. FMLN, with a hierarchical model and base committee structure, more effectively mobilizes diaspora support while ARENA, with a horizontal model and sectoral structure, exhibits difficulties in party-diaspora coordination and largely makes indirect and symbolic references to diaspora issues.     

Why do newcomers vote for a newcomer? Support for an immigrant party

This article studies the voters of DENK, the first immigrant party to gain seats in a national parliament. It builds further on the existing literature on how immigrants and people from immigrant descent vote in Western European countries. From the literature we derive seven expectations about the kind of voters that are likely to vote for an immigrant party in terms of their political cynicism, attitudes towards economic, globalisation and moral issues. We find that DENK voters are younger Muslims, who have conservative views on moral matters, cynical attitudes towards politics, right-wing views on economic matters and progressive views on issues that pertain to the globalisation dimension, such as immigration, integration and Islam and in particular discrimination. This article uses VAA data to construct a matched sample that in terms of key variables is representative for voters with and without a migration background.     

论股权分置改革中的流通股股东保护

本次股权分置改革是非流通股股东通过市场交易的方式来购买其所持股票的流通权的过程,然而双方就支付价格进行讨价还价时,流通股股东处于明显的弱势地位。为了推动股权分置改革继续顺利进行,证券监管机构要进一步完善投票表决制度,切实保护流通股股东的权益。     

国家建设模式的类型和中国的选择

国家建设是指由传统国家转变为现代民族国家的国家建制过程,也是在超越传统国家的前提下建立起和不断完善一整套具备现代国家基本特征的组织、价值和制度的历史过程。梳理历史上各国国家建设的历程,我们可以尝试性地概括出国家建设模式的类型:阶级建设国家模式、军队建设国家模式和政党建设国家模式。以此类型为依据,对20世纪以来中国国家建设模式的选择问题进行理性分析,政党建设国家模式的最终成功有其内在深刻而独特的政治逻辑。这一模式下形成的政党国家必须进行适应性的调整和转型,才能真正有效推动中国现代国家建设的不断深化。     

法律行为框架中的股东表决权制度探析

表决权在资本多数决的股东大会决议机制下分化为意思表达权和形成权两种性质各异的权利,其原因在于股东大会决议行为的特殊法律行为属性和特殊法律效力,在于股东表决的不同性质——意思通知和单方法律行为,并由此导致对一系列关乎股东表决权的制度的重新评价和审视,如表决权排除、类别股东表决、异议股东股份购买请求权以及资本多数决的决议机制等。     

合作金融组织社员投票权制度设计

合作金融组织不仅是一种富有效率的为社会弱势群体提供金融服务的制度安排,而且是一个培养民主精神和民主技巧的宪政载体。而合作金融组织的民主机制集中体现在社员享有的投票权上。社员投票权制度设计主要包括三个方面,即社员享有投票权的数量、行使投票权的机构和方式。现代合作金融组织在坚持一人一票的基础上,为积极参与合作社交易或者作出贡献的社员提供附加表决权。另外,社员大会成为社员行使投票权的首要选择,并可以社员大会分别召开或者引入电子投票作为有益的补充。同时,社员通过代理方式行使投票权应当受到严格的限制。     

浅谈马克思主义哲学教学的指导思想

马克思主义哲学教学要以哲学性、阶级性、开放性、时代性为指导思想。坚持哲学性,就是要把马克思主义哲学真正当作哲学来教,要以对学生进行世界观和方法论教育为根本目的,要引导学生追求智慧,增长智慧。坚持阶级性,就是要承认马克思主义哲学是无产阶级的世界观和方法论,捍卫马克思主义哲学在当代中国的国家哲学、官方哲学地位。坚持开放性,就是要把新的认识成果引入课堂,并吸收其他哲学流派思想观点中合理的因素。坚持时代性,就是要紧密联系时代特点,解决时代课题,并在教学中把握理论前沿,把能够代表时代水平的研究成果运用于教学。     

农村居民在基层选举中的心态分析--对湖北省长阳县1281位农村居民的实证调查

从选举过程中行为主体的角度出发,通过对湖北省长阳县某镇农村居民的抽样调查,从对选举权利的认知、对选举作用的评价和对选举过程的感受三方面了解农村村民在基层选举中的心态,并重点分析各种心理态势对其参与选举投票意愿的影响,从而做出政策上的建议。     

Class participation as a pedagogical tool in social work education

Class participation is an essential part of the social work pedagogy. However, active student engagement in classes is inconsistent and varies based on factors such as social backgrounds, educational background, and individual characteristics. Instructors often evaluate participation based on frequency of verbal contributions. Evaluation criteria are often unarticulated or difficult to measure, presenting numerous challenges for instructors and students alike. A model of reflective self-assessment of participation by students, paired with timely instructor feedback is put forth in this paper to mitigate these concerns. The steps in this model include initial self-assessment, goal setting, midterm review, and a final review. The process of continuous self-evaluation and problem-solving is discussed as strategies that aid the process of class participation. Three instructor touch points are suggested: at the goal-setting stage, the midterm review, and the final grade. Throughout the paper, connections to social work practice and social work pedagogy are highlighted. This model has yet to be implemented in a social work school’s curriculum. Challenges in the implementation and resolution of those challenges are also presented. This model suggests ways to enhance opportunities for student engagement and integration into graduate programs, in addition to fostering valuable skills for future practice in the field.