村民自治中“贿选”的法律规制和综合治理

不同时期、不同部门、不同学者对“贿选”所作的界定存在着缺陷和局限性,本文从违法行为构成要素的角度,提出了“贿选”行为的三个构成要件,并将“贿选”与选举中常见的“拉票”行为、“承诺”行为作了区分。“贿选”的法律规制应当包括选举程序规制、实体法律规制和建立司法救济三个方面,从而构建遏制“贿选”的法律框架;综合治理包括五项措施,即促进农村经济发展、提高农民收入水平,加强村集体资产和财务账户的监管,强化村民的民主启蒙和教育,适当弱化村委会的经济管理职能、强化村委会公共服务职能,推进“四个民主”的整体建设和协调发展。     

论我国人大代表直接选举中程序的完善

随着公民民主意识的提高,对于选举权的行使更加关注。文章从人大代表直接选举中选举组织的成立、代表候选人的提名、候选人介绍、选民登记、选区划分和选举监督等方面的程序改革入手,提出了对人大代表选举制度完善的建议。     

The Statistical Analysis of Preference Data

A new statistic and a new method of analysis are proposed for data where a sample of respondents provides a preference ordering of some treatments. The new preference statistic is compared with the Friedman statistic, particularly for an example where 12 home owners each ranked four grasses. The new analysis provides a more natural and less misleading assessment of where the differences occur than an analysis based on the rank sums of the Friedman statistic. The new analysis is also more robust to deviations from the classical location problem, is not related to election methods known to have undesirable characteristics and adheres to the Condorcet criterion for election methods.     

依法治国背景下基层党组织领导班子直接选举

基层党组织领导班子直接选举是发展基层党内民主的重要举措,促进了党员主体地位的回归,理顺了党内权力授受关系,显著改善了党群关系,推动了干部选拔任用机制的改革。在共产党十八届四中全会提出全面推进依法治国的背景下,深化完善基层党组织领导班子直接选举,要在确立其价值取向的基础上,增加配套制度供给,实现直接选举制度的规范化,健全直接选举的后续监督管理机制。     

Forecasting on British election night 1997

An account is given of methods used to predict the outcome of the 1997 general election from early declared results, for use by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in its election night television and radio coverage. Particular features of the 1997 election include extensive changes to constituency boundaries, simultaneous local elections in many districts and strong tactical voting. A new technique is developed, designed to eliminate systematic sources of bias such as differential refusal, for incorporating prior information from the BBC's exit poll. The sequence of forecasts generated on election night is displayed, with commentary.     

论哈贝马斯的对话式民主及其对党内基层民主建设的启示

哈贝马斯的对话式民主提出了一套试图在多元利益主体间通过对话、协商、沟通的方式达成民主的理论主张。哈贝马斯对话式民主强调基层民主、政治主体、政治过程、社会文化等因素在民主政治建设中的作用具有现代价值。哈贝马斯的对话式民主为当前党内基层民主建设提供许多有益借鉴。     

我国行政问责与党内问责一体化的思考

通过对执政党与国家公共权力关系及现有制度体系的思考,认为完善问责制的一个重要途径即行政问责与党内问责必须一体化,从而实现问责效果的公正性。     

党内民主建设在中国政治发展中的地位与作用

以党内民主带动和促进人民民主发展已成为中国政治发展的共识。但是,党内民主与人民民主是两个不同层次的民主,在我国特殊的国情和党情下,党内民主建设在国家政治发展中具有重要的地位与作用：①党内民主建设是中国政治发展的基础和保障;②党内民主建设是中国政治发展的重要战略选择;③党内民主建设有助于中国政治稳定发展。认清党内民主建设在中国政治发展中的地位与作用,有助于全面而深刻地认识中国政治发展的艰巨性和复杂性。     

Red states,blue states: How well do the recent national election labels capture state political and policy differences?

The alleged polarization between the so-called red (Republican) and blue (Democratic) states during the presidential elections has been examined using only voter surveys. Focusing on the recent thirteen national elections from 1964 to 2012, we examine social, political, institutional, and policy indicators of the 50 American states to (1) gauge the extent to which national election results reflect significant policy and political differences between the red and blue states and (2) to assess the explanatory power of the dichotomous red–blue label relative to a continuous variable of “redness” or “blueness” by the percentage of votes received. We find substantial political and some moderate social differences between red and blue states but fewer institutional and policy differences than one would expect if there were actually deep divisions between the states. We find that the red–blue state distinction performs well when compared to the explanatory power of the more precise redness or blueness of a state.     

中国政治体制改革的路径探析

中国政治体制改革的根本目标是发展社会主义民主政治。文章主要从完善人民代表大会制度、发展党内民主、基层民主自治和实行党政分开等四条基本路径入手,对中国政治体制改革路径进行探析,以不断深化发展。