Impact and significance of the 2016 ‘Campaign to Change the Male Face of Parliament’ in Iran

Iranian women have never represented more than 5.9% of sitting parliamentarians in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This compares poorly with relevant regional and global averages. In the lead up to the 2016 parliamentary elections, the women’s movement took action to address the low representation of women in the legislature by launching the ‘Campaign to Change the Male Face of Parliament’. The Campaign did not reach its goal of achieving 50 seats for women in the 2016–2020 Parliament. It was also subject to some criticism for effectively (or apparently) legitimising what many women view as a broken form of government unable to promote and protect women’s rights in any meaningful sense. However, the Campaign was an important exercise in democracy and had significant higher-order impacts on voter behaviour and women’s capacities. Through personal communication with three Campaign activists, this profile provides an authoritative account of the Campaign experience and its impact and significance for the future of women’s empowerment in Iran.     

Women in the American Political System

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Mass Media Campaign Impacts Influenza Vaccine Obtainment of University Students

Abstract

Objective: To describe the effectiveness of a mass media campaign in increasing the rate of college student influenza vaccine obtainment. Participants/Methods: Students (N = 721) at a large southern university completed a survey between September 2011 and January 2012 assessing what flu clinic media sources were visualized and if they encouraged them to obtain vaccination. Results: Nearly a 30% increase was seen in flu vaccination rates in Fall 2011 over Fall 2010. The main campus Web site portal was the most visualized media source among students. The majority of responses indicated that the source of information visualized had a moderate to strong influence over their decision to get vaccinated. Conclusions: Various communication channels should be utilized to increase influenza vaccination rate on a university campus. Use of mass media to influence college students to perceive, retain, and act on the message of obtaining the influenza vaccine did produce a noteworthy outcome.     

湘西贫困文化透视

以文化与经济的关系为切入点, 分析了湘西贫困文化的表现及其致贫原因, 提出扶贫开发中要推动贫困文化转型、培育新型文化、重塑主体等观点。     

Short-term and long-term effects of a public relations campaign on semantic networks of newspaper content: Priming or framing?

This naturalistic pre-test/post-test field experiment studied a university public relations campaign, the “Great Cities Initiative,” for evidence of priming or framing effects on newspaper reporters and editors. The phrase “great cities” in the Chicago Tribune increased 433% during the 16-month post-test, but only 26% of stories identified the campaign source. Several measures of semantic network diversity increased, also supporting priming over framing effects.     

全民健身运动对高校课外体育活动体系构建的影响

组织与开展高校课外体育活动,是学校满足学生参与体育实践活动的需求、促进自身体育素质能力提高与发展的重要手段。为了适应以全民健身运动为核心的社会体育发展的主流形式,高校课外体育活动体系的构建应以全民健身运动为导向,在内容与形式上,与全民健身运动的发展需求达成有机的一致性与相融性,这对于促进高校体育教学改革的发展,具有极其重要的现实意义。     

吴玉章留学日本期间革命活动考略

为救亡图存,中日甲午战后中国人赴日留学渐成风气。吴玉章为探寻救国救民真理,毅然负笈东渡,留学日本。吴玉章留学日本期间不但亲身参加了1903年中国留日学生的拒俄运动和1905年的反取缔斗争,而且还加入了同盟会积极追随孙中山先生从事组织政治暗杀、创办革命报刊、联络会党势力等反清活动。留学日本期间的一系列革命活动,是吴玉章早期革命生涯的重要组成部分,同时也客观反映了清末革命党人筹备辛亥革命的奋斗历程。     

从法政杂志看辛亥革命前十年的法政自救运动

辛亥革命前十年,在清廷和当时有识之士的共同推动下发生了一场法政自救运动。通过对这十年间法政杂志的分析表明:自救运动的前五年倾向于译介西方一般法理思想,后五年则着重于译介西方宪政思想和对本土立宪与自治运动的宣传;后五年虽然同时进行着立宪和自治运动,但是,对地方自治思想的研究和宣传则是到了1908年之后才渐趋高涨的,并持续到辛亥革命。在自救运动的两次转变与发展中,法政杂志起到了高楼撞晓钟的作用。     

论平等就业权的法律保护

平等就业权是一项基本的劳动权,也是当代人权概念的重要构成内容。与国外关于平等就业权立法的相对完善状况相比,我国的相关法律领域还存在着极大的漏洞与不足,特别是近年来在就业领域中日益显现的“基因歧视”与“数字鸿沟”等问题,都在不同程度地阻碍着平等就业权的实现。要在进一步完善现有法律体系的同时,通过专门立法和引入平权行为政策等措施,给平等就业权以切实保护。     

城市化:西部开发战略思考

借鉴东部地区经验 ,观照西部实情 ,并结合当今时代背景 ,西部地区尤其是西北地区要解困致富 ,城市化将是惟一途径。推进西部地区城市化 ,一要选择有西部特色的城市化之路 ,使当地城市有规模地扩展 ;二要加快西部地区城市的现代化建设