Developing ethical approaches to data and civil society: from availability to accessibility

This research note reflects on the gaps and limitations confronting the development of ethical principles regarding the accessibility of large-scale data for civil society organizations (CSOs). Drawing upon a systematic scoping study on the use of data in the United Kingdom (UK) civil society, it finds that there are twin needs to conceptualize accessibility as more than mere availability of data, as well as examine the use of data among CSOs more generally. In order to deal with the apparent “digital divide” in UK civil society – where, despite extensive government rhetoric about data openness, organizations face not only the barriers of limited time, funds, and expertise to harness data but also the lack of representation within existing data – we present a working model in which ethical concerns accompanying data utilization by civil society may be better accounted. This suggests there is a need for further research into the nexus of civil society and data upon which interdisciplinary discussion about the ethical dimensions of engagement with data, particularly informed by insight from the social sciences, can be predicated.     

Religious Nongovernmental Organizations: An Exploratory Analysis

This paper represents the first systematic attempt at an analysis of religious nongovernmental organizations (RNGOs). Largely ignored as an organizational field, RNGOs constitute a new breed of religious actors shaping global policy–an organizational hybrid of religious beliefs and social activism at local, national, and international levels. This paper proposes a definition of RNGOs, traces the emergence of RNGOs from an historical perspective, and situates them in their current religious and sociopolitical contexts. Drawing on interviews and documentary data from a sample of 263 United Nations-affiliated RNGOs, the author proposes an analytical framework to examine the religious, organizational, strategic, and service dimensions of these organizations. Religious nongovernmental organizations' unique contributions to the redefinition of a just society as well as the sociopolitical challenges arising from their religious identity are discussed.     

《洛阳伽蓝记》里的单纯词

本文具体分类研究了《洛阳伽蓝记》中各种类型的单纯词,简要概括了单纯词在汉语词汇史上的地位。     

美国近期经济状况及对山西经济的影响

从 2 0 0 0年下半年以来美国经济增速急剧下降 ,甚至有衰退的迹象。其作为山西的重要贸易出口国和外资来源地 ,会对我省经济产生一些影响。我们应该采取相应对策 ,趋利避害 ,促进山西经济增长。     

论抗日民族统一战线的历史性功绩

中国共产党是中国人民抗日战争的中流砥柱,其重要功绩之一就是在民族危亡的关键时刻,高举起抗日民族统一战线的伟大旗帜。这面旗帜,开辟了中国政党政治的新局面,改变了尖锐对立的国共关系,国共两党重新合作,为抗日战争的胜利奠定了重要的政治基础;这面旗帜,为中国各民主党派的发展和壮大提供了机会和可能,民主党派成为抗日民族统一战线的重要组成部分,是中华民族团结抗日的积极力量;这面旗帜,最大限度地调动了中国人民的抗日积极性,广大人民群众成为抗日民族统一战线的主体和中坚力量,使抗日战争成为真正的人民战争;这面旗帜,使中国共产党在极其困难的条件下,开展了积极的外交活动,为其走向世界、被国际社会所承认创造了有利的条件。     

国际妇女参政运动的新趋势

妇女参政是妇女的基本人权,也是推动人类社会可持续发展和社会改革的重要内容。第四次世界妇女大会以来,在联合国的倡导和支持下,国际妇女参政运动在发展方向和发展政策方面取得积极进展和成功经验,同时提出新的奋斗目标和诉求;其发展趋势和经验教训,对中国妇女参与政治和决策有借鉴意义。     

美国与日本战争赔偿方式的演变

战后日本战争赔偿方式在美国的控制下先后经历了从实物赔偿到劳务赔偿再到资本赔偿的变迁。随着对东南亚的赔偿最终被纳入美国东亚遏制政策的轨道 ,日本得以将惩罚性的战争赔偿转变为一种有效的经济外交手段     

台湾《联合报》副刊的文学传承与角色变迁

报纸副刊是文学与传媒结合的产物,兼具了文学与传媒的双重特点.台湾<联合报>副刊继承与发扬中国报纸副刊"名家办刊"与"文学摇篮"这两大文学传统,在传播的空间构建想像的文学社群,用传播的方式培育时代的文学新锐,并在50年风云变幻中不断调整自己的社会角色:从"文学的伊甸园",到"启蒙的前沿阵地",再到"精致的文学堡垒".其主编从"文学的园丁",到"媒体英雄",再到"新文学的守门人".<联合报>副刊不仅折射出台湾社会变迁的历史轨迹,也为世人留下了文学与传媒互动关系的经典个案.     

Green supply chain management: the case of the construction sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Restraining the negative environmental impacts of the construction sector constitutes one of the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, efforts to address it have been largely fragmented. With environmental consequences of a construction project typically dispersed across its life cycle, i.e. from design through to end-of-life, greening this sector requires a supply chain wide focus inclusive of all key stages and stakeholders; also, all relevant aspects such as the nature of green practices implemented and associated drivers, barriers and performance implications need to be considered. This forms the focus of the present study where a comprehensive, green supply chain management oriented understanding of the construction sector is developed through the context of the UAE construction sector, and incorporating inputs from all key stakeholders, i.e. Developers, Architects/Consultants, Contractors and (material) Suppliers. The study contributes to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of greening of the construction sector.     

Acceptance of homosexuality through education? Investigating the role of education,family background and individual characteristics in the United Kingdom

Higher educated people tend to be more accepting of homosexuality than lower educated people. This has inspired claims that education leads to a higher acceptance of homosexuality. Alternatively, the association between education and acceptance of homosexuality could be confounded by (un)observed family background and stable individual characteristics. This study investigated the association between education and acceptance of homosexuality and the role of potential confounders in a unique longitudinal sample of British siblings. Multilevel and fixed effects analyses show that both perspectives apply. A large part of the association between education and acceptance of homosexuality could be attributed to family background and observed individual characteristics (one third), as well as unobserved individual characteristics (an additional third), but the positive association remains. Findings are discussed in light of existing explanations regarding the effect of education on the acceptance of homosexuality.