But the kids are okay: motherhood, consumption and sex work in neo-liberal Latin America

Although sex work remains highly stigmatized around the world, its relatively high value (when compared to other kinds of work available for low-income women) allows sex workers to attain some level of economic, if not social, mobility. This article challenges the idea that sex work in 'third world' settings is always about mere subsistence. Instead, it suggests that sex workers in Costa Rica's tourism sector work to survive, but they also demonstrate significant personal ambition and aim not only to increase their own consumption levels, but crucially to get ahead. Women are clear about what sex work enables for their families and themselves: not the maintenance of the status quo, but rather a level of consumption otherwise unavailable to them as low-income and poor women. Sex work offers an opportunity to consume and to get ahead that these women have been unable to attain in other kinds of employment, primarily domestic and factory work. Furthermore, sex work allows women to think of themselves as particularly good mothers, able to provide for and spend important quality time with their kids. The article argues that survival, consumption, and motherhood are discursively deployed, in often contradictory and conflicting ways, in order to counteract the effects that stigma has on sex workers. It also suggests that sex workers may very well be the quintessential subjects of neo-liberalism in Latin America, in their embrace of entrepreneurial work and consumption.     

黑格尔对自由主义政治哲学的批判

黑格尔批判自由主义,虽然回顾了这个时代的进程,但是他以国家主义对抗自由主义,并非成为自由主义的集大成者,而是在整体框架内确立了对自由的另一番阐释.他通过对自由主义所奉行的自然法和自然权利思想、社会契约论、个人主义以及法国大革命的批判,最终形成了与自由主义截然对立的国家主义政治哲学.     

有限政府的基本要义及现实诉求

有限政府既表现为一套以自由主义为主要渊源的理念、原则,也是一种在历史发展过程中,出于对社会现实诉求的回应而形成的治理模式。在处理权力与权利、政府与市场关系问题上,有限政府主张政府权力有限、政府职能有限和政府规模有限。现代社会里,有限政府已成为世界各国的普遍诉求,对于中国而言,其现实诉求是建立一种有限且有效的政府新模式。      

CEO political liberalism,stakeholders, and firms’ support for LGBT employees

We argue that CEO political liberalism, or the extent to which CEOs are more liberal rather than conservative, affects firms’ support for LGBT employees. Specifically, compared to conservative CEOs, liberal CEOs will be more likely to support LGBT employees by implementing LGBT-friendly policies. We furthermore posit that the presence of certain internal and external stakeholders—including boards, top management teams, and employees, as well as transient institutional investors and LGBT advocacy organizations—alter the proposed effect. Results based on a sample of Fortune 500 firms support our arguments. Our findings contribute to the literatures on leadership, stakeholders, and workplace diversity.     

Identity,causality and social cohesion

According to the Identity Thesis, sharing an identity tends to promote social cohesion. The article focuses on two aspects of social cohesion, namely trust and solidarity. It distinguishes between different versions of the Identity Thesis that differ regarding the causal efficacy attributed to specific values and the sharing of values, and with respect to the value sets that may be fed into the thesis (relying on work in political theory on nationalism, liberalism and multiculturalism). Having established the existence of different versions of the thesis, four different accounts of why shared identities could be expected to promote social cohesion are considered and assessed.     

寻求效率与平等的新均衡点 ——从当代市场社会主义与新自由主义的论争说起

市场社会主义是在论争中孕育、诞生和兴盛、发展的,它始终面对各式各样的批判和挑战。新自由主义对当代市场社会主义的批判,遵循的是有产者和强势者的逻辑。在反驳新自由主义的过程中,当代市场社会主义提出了试图实现效率与平等均衡的种种新模式。在后危机时代,当代市场社会主义在效率和平等之间寻求新的均衡点的努力,值得关注和借鉴。     

‘The AISH review is a big joke’: contradictions of policy participation and consultation in a neo‐liberal context

Responsive and appropriate disability policy is ideally developed through the participation of individuals with disabilities. Using a case study methodology, we have examined the policy review process for a disability income programme in Alberta, Canada. We examined questions of participation and consultation and compared individual and agency involvement. Participation was characterized by sustained interactions with government, face‐to‐face collaboration and transparency. Consultation involved short‐term interactions by invitation only, limited input and was more typical in policy construction. In this study individual involvement was more likely to be consultative, while agency involvement was more participatory. In terms of policy outcomes, neither model was more effective. Instead, the government adhered to its original intent, responding in terms of neo‐liberal ideals of independence and autonomy.     

论社群主义对自由主义正义观的批判

在正义问题上,社群主义深刻地批判了自由主义的个人主义哲学基础,认为个人不能脱离社群;批判了正义优先性的观点,认为正义不能独立于善;批判了普遍性的观点,认为正义不是超历史的;建构了以社群观为核心的政治哲学,认为个人的德性应该接受社群善的引导。社群主义对自由主义形成了很大的冲击,但不会动摇自由主义的主导地位。     

上帝——体悟美国文化的钥匙

要理解美国文化 ,首先要了解上帝在多数美国人心目中不可动摇的地位。从精神世界角度看 ,上帝是美国民族的精神食粮 ;从道德标准角度看 ,上帝是美国民族的价值尺度 ;从理性追求角度看 ,上帝是美国自由主义的保护神 ;从哲学伦理角度看 ,上帝是美国实用主义的精神基础 ;从国家体制角度看 ,上帝是美国政治制度的道德屏障 ;从民族关系和对外关系角度看 ,上帝是美国民族主义的力量源泉。造就和支撑美国文明的精神力量就是上帝。上帝是美国文明大厦的精神支柱 ,美国民族不可动摇的信仰。     

学术与政治之间--新儒学大家徐复观的学思与生平

评价了徐复观的一生.徐复观为贫苦农家子弟,早年学业优异,后为国民党党政军联合秘书处副秘书长.徐复观才华横溢,刚直不阿,不满蒋介石的专制,揭露抨击国民党的腐败,后毅然退党.转向学术后著作等身、成就卓然,为一代新儒家代表人物.徐复观青壮年深受马克思主义影响,晚年主张中国文化的出路在于儒家人文主义与民主自由主义的创造性融合.其理想社会为民主社会主义.