Humor and satire in politics: Introducing cultural sociology to the field

The landscape of political humor and satire is changing rapidly, and it is becoming an increasingly relevant aspect of our culture. Although scholars have been actively trying to capture this change, majority of the existing frameworks for understanding humor and satire in politics still reduce these phenomena to mere genres or rhetoric tools. In addition, they provide insufficient accounts concerning the reception of humor and satire, and neglect to interpret and explain what they communicate. In the article, a general understanding of humor and satire outside of a political context, followed by an overview of studies discussing humor and satire in politics through their applications in social movements, as leadership tools, and through their manifestations in mass media has been presented. Lastly, a cultural sociological perspective to the field has been introduced. It has been argued that approaching humor and satire in politics through a structural hermeneutic method of the Strong Program will enable us to recognize and treat political humor and satire as autonomous and complex cultural systems which carry an internal power to move people.     

Beyond tail median and conditional tail expectation: Extreme risk estimation using tail Lp-optimization

The conditional tail expectation (CTE) is an indicator of tail behavior that takes into account both the frequency and magnitude of a tail event. However, the asymptotic normality of its empirical estimator requires that the underlying distribution possess a finite variance; this can be a strong restriction in actuarial and financial applications. A valuable alternative is the median shortfall (MS), although it only gives information about the frequency of a tail event. We construct a class of tail L^p-medians encompassing the MS and CTE. For p in (1,2), a tail L^p-median depends on both the frequency and magnitude of tail events, and its empirical estimator is, within the range of the data, asymptotically normal under a condition weaker than a finite variance. We extrapolate this estimator and another technique to extreme levels using the heavy-tailed framework. The estimators are showcased on a simulation study and on real fire insurance data.     

论意思自治原则在遗嘱继承中的贯彻

作为民法的一项基本原则,意思自治在遗嘱继承中的作用日益凸现。本文在追溯遗嘱自由原则发展演变的基础上,对意思自治原则在遗嘱继承中的体现做了一个全面的介绍,并就完善我国继承法对遗嘱自由原则的设计提出了自己的见解。     

国外教师期望效应研究进展与当代教育启示

教师期望效应是教师对学生的期望在学生的未来发展中得到证实的现象,它反映了教师对学生的态度会影响学生发展的方向和程度,开展该现象的研究对教师观念的改变和学生的健康发展均有重要意义。对教师期望效应的种类、理论模型及国外的相关研究进行了介绍,探讨了其对教育现实的一些重要启示。     

论行为管理手段的“四制”关系

管理行为不同层次的矛盾有其特殊性,可以选择不同的方法加以解决。制度在行为管理手段中有其适用范围,此外,机制、“人制”、自制也是行为管理的另外三种有效手段,这四种行为管理手段有着各自的特点和适用范围,有鉴别地应用好这四种行为管理手段,可以有效地解释行为管理的现象,并可指导行为管理实践。     

论乡村政治文明建设的两个基本维度--制度的完善与意识的培养

肇始于八十年代初村民自治兴起的我国乡村政治文明建设,至今已经历了二十多年的风雨历程。以村民自治为主要内容的乡村政治文明建设在法律化、制度化、规范化方面都取得了显著进步,但同时也存在着一些比较突出的问题和矛盾,其根本原因就在于制度的缺憾与村民民主意识的淡漠。因此,必须从完善乡村政治制度和提高村民的民主意识入手,推动乡村政治文明建设的健康发展。     

技术自主论思想溯源

技术自主论最初的思想源头可以追溯到万物有灵论.马克思的技术异化思想是技术自主论的一个思想来源,马克思考察的劳动的异化内在地包含着技术的异化.20世纪的学者从不同的角度阐发了技术自主的思想.技术自主论的产生有其深刻的社会历史根源,社会发展到今天已成为技术化的社会,技术化社会中的人的生存是一种技术生存,技术是人的天命,技术自主论不过是以迂回的形式揭示了人与技术的这种关系.     

国际货物买卖合同法律适用问题分析

国际货物买卖合同双方当事人可以协议选择有关国际公约、国际惯例以及某一国或某几国的国内法为合同的准据法。若当事人选择的准据法不是一个完整的合同法律体系,应允许当事人再次选择,这样才能更好地体现意思自治原则。在一般情况下,若当事人选择了《联合国国际货物买卖合同公约》为合同的准据法,合同的准据法就有可能不是单一的,同时还可能会有国际惯例或国内法为合同的准据法。国际货物买卖合同法律适用问题的复杂性应引起我们的注意。     

村民自治的公共选择研究

选举制度是民主制度的核心 ,选举的得失直接关系到民主的真实性。选举过程是选民和候选人的互动过程 ,他们为了各自的利益而进行角逐。必须以选举理论指导村民选举的实践     

关注公众预期提高货币供应量对经济的作用

对货币供应量与经济增长之间的关系以及货币供应机制进行了分析，据此得出结论：货币供应量在短期内可影响一国经济，所以控制货币供应量是调节经济的手段之一。但是由于影响货币供应量的因素不易控制和预测，使得货币供应量的控制和对经济的调节变得困难。所以应考虑引入预期指标来提高货币供应量调节经济的效果。