人大监督不力的制度原因探析

人大监督权运作正常与否被看成是衡量人大制度健康与否的重要标志。现阶段,我国各级人大较为普遍地存在着监督权不到位、监督不力的现象,这极大地消解了国家权力机关的权威、弱化了其地位。造成这一状况的制度原因主要有：党的领导和人大权力关系未能理顺;人大代表的筛选与监控机制失灵;人大代表履职监督机制还不够健全等。为此,解决人大监督不力、提高人大监督实效,要从制度建设入手,通过制度变革来形成合力,改变人大监督的政治生态环境,健全人大制度、强化人大监督,推动人大制度的健康发展。     

我国的人大代表选举制度

在当代,选举制度是代议民主最基本的要素。在我国,人大代表作为人民代表大会制度的主体,是通过民主选举而产生的。在人大代表选举制度中,有选举权的普遍性、选举权平等、直接选举和间接选举、差额选举、无记名投票（或秘密投票）等原则。选民登记、选区划分、代表名额、代表候选人的提出与确定、预选、代表候选人的宣传介绍、投票选举、选举结果的确定、对代表的监督和补选等都是这些原则的展开和体现。同时,可将这些原则作为标准来观照现实的选举制度。随着我国经济、政治、文化和社会等的发展,选举法也必须与时俱进。     

当代中国马克思主义理论创新主体及其相互关系

以邓小平理论、“三个代表”重要思想和科学发展观为标志,当代中国马克思主义的发展进入了一个新的阶段。其中一个重要原因在于中国共产党建立了一个科学的理论创新机制,形成了党的领导集体、马克思主义理论工作者和广大人民群众三者齐心协力共同推进理论创新的新局面。     

影视文化与和谐文化的构建

和谐文化是构建社会主义和谐社会建设的精神支柱和道德保障,影视文化则在促进和谐文化的形成、推动和谐文化的发展、确保和谐文化的传播中发挥着极为重要的作用.面对当前全球金融危机,影视文化可以潜移默化地增强受众战胜困难的勇气和信心,用暖心来暖经济.     

一幅丰盈纯美的图画——论新时期以来回族文学中的意象营构

“水”、“月”、“死亡”是新时期以来回族文学作品中常见的象征意象。它们不仅渗透着华夏民族共有的审美情感,而且从本质上寄寓着回族人民独特的民族审美体验。     

显与潜：试论社会资本功能的发挥与农村老年人的养老问题

本文通过对社会资本相关研究的回顾,以中国转型期为背景,以转型效应对乡村社会家庭造成的冲击为线索．分析了乡村老年人在家庭外部关系网络的流失和家庭内部关系网络出现危机的情形下,老年人自身社会资本功能的发挥与老年人的养老之间的关系问题。     

中国老龄人口死亡公平性分析

目的：本研究旨在分析中国2000年和2005年不同社会经济状况的地区间老龄人口死亡的公平性,并对其可能的社会决定因素进行讨论。方法：应用标准化集中曲线和集中指数对中国老龄人口在地区水平的死亡不平等进行测量。资料主要来源于中国2000年人口普查数据和2005年全国1％人口抽样调查数据。结果：2000年和2005年。中国老龄人口总的死亡集中指数分别为-0．028和-0．022。按性别计算的老龄人口死亡集中指数2000年为-0．032（女性）和-0．020（男性）,2005年为-0．022（女性）和-0．020（男性）。结论：在中国,尽管老龄人口死亡略微向低社会经济状况的地区集中,但其集中程度并不强。提示中国老龄人口死亡在地区水平上具有较好的公平性。而且,老龄人口死亡微弱的集中有消弱的趋势．这主要归功于老龄女性死亡不平等的减少。     

Reinforcement and erosion of traditional gender roles among young people in a poor metropolitan area of Turkey

This paper aims to contribute to the existing studies on the young women’s transition to adulthood in the case of Turkish women’s exclusion from the labour market. The issue is discussed largely within the boundaries of traditional gender restrictions that keep women out of employment. Herein, we argue that the gender-based control of young women, perceived as the reason for their exclusion from the labour market, may be used by disadvantaged women as a way of avoiding difficult and unfavourable employment situations. Similarly, the gender roles imposed on men could also not be fulfilled due to the same restrictive labour market conditions. Furthermore, we suggest that the poverty simultaneously strengthens and erodes the very base of the traditional gender structure for both young women and young men, while forcing the young women out of employment and the young men to the unstable working conditions. This argument is based on a study conducted in Alt?nda?, Ankara with a sample of 279 females and 340 males aged between 15 and 24. A mixed methodology, comprising a survey questionnaire followed by 60 in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions, was employed for this study.     

New politics and satire: the Euro financial crisis and the one-finger salute

ABSTRACT

This article argues that the conventional conceptualization in political science of politics is problematic, that it is overly narrow and constrained. This is because it excludes a range of actions like satire and humour which have come to play an increasing role in inspiring and provoking powerful political emotions and in informing the political agenda. Drawing on the work of critical scholars, it is argued that emotion, ethics and art can be deeply political. Moreover, new forms of media have encouraged new–old forms of political action often at the hands of young people who hitherto have been marginalized from the public sphere. Digital technology enables the production of user-generated content, opening new spaces for information, the exchange of ideas and mobilization. This article highlights the work of the young German satirist Jan Böhmermann to demonstrate how expressive art is playing a major role in shaping public opinion, in contesting power elites and informing political debate. In short, I use Böhmermann’s 2015 satire depicting Greco-German relations in the midst of a financial crisis and fears of loan defaults to argue for a broader understanding of politics that is inclusive of activities conventionally deemed non-rational.     

The Impact of In-Home Services Utilization on the Institutionalization of Older People in Korea

As a result of aging populations, institutionalization of older people is creating an increasing financial burden in many countries. The purpose of the present study was to explore the impact of in-home service utilization on institutionalization. The subjects were newly certified as eligible for long-term care insurance between January and February 2009 in Korea. The follow-up period was 40 months, to April 2012. We used logistic regression models to identify factors influencing the transition to institutional service, adjusting for gender, age, living status, income level, activities of daily living, and chronic disease. The institutionalization rate was estimated to be 17.3% over 40 months. The interval from transitional living to institutionalization was 36 ± 8 months. Risk factors of transition to institutional services are being female, having advanced age, living with friends or cousins, getting dementia, and not using in-home services. We determined that institutionalization is mitigated by use of in-home services. Therefore, supplying appropriate in-home services to current nonusers would help to greatly reduce the rate of institutionalization of older people.