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The Logic of Reform: from Market Mechanism to Market Society ZHOU Wen-1，ZHAO Fang-2 2013, 47 (5):  5-13.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1972KB) ( )   After 30-odd years of economic restructuring and development,the Chinese economy has seen remarkable,spectacular achievements. At the same time,however,various conflicts have become more salient due to decades of lopsided development. Thus,how to correctly handle and resolve such conflicts between social groups has become a major concern for further economic development. The logic of market-oriented reform lies in a transformation from a crude market institution to a much more mature,marketentrenched society. A marketentrenched society is not just one wherein everything hinges on the market; its focus is on reshaping the market's social foundation,giving equal weight to institutional transformation and social transformation in order to provide social support for marketization. While achieving soaring success in its economic restructuring since more than 30 years ago,China has lagged behind in overall social progress which,in the future effort along the line of marketization,should become a new,more enduring focus.   Related Articles | Metrics

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Community Governance: The Logic of Social Management Innovation HUANG Xiao-Xing，LIN Bin 2013, 47 (5):  14-21.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1595KB) ( )   Social Management Innovation calls for a harmonious relationship of the state,market and civil society which,linked together,lead to community governance. This paper,based on the theoretical relations between Marx's thought on community and social management innovation,proposes the concept of community governance,with population (men's participation and development),space (wherein men live) and organization (men's way of life) as its three basic,interrelated elements and cooperation between the state and civil society as its mechanism. The logic of social management innovation is to attain the ultimate objective of human development on the basis of well-fostered communities.   Related Articles | Metrics

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The Issue of Humanitarianism as in Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844 ZHANG Xiao 2013, 47 (5):  23-30.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1708KB) ( )   In Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844,humanitarianism is the theoretical basis whereupon Karl Marx conducted his philosophical analysis and moral critique. It is,in essence,a theoretical system concerning how men achieve freedom by eliminating alienation in their historical development. Its basic approach is to attribute the realistic law of alienated labor and movement of private property to the abstract,formal law of mens' self-alienation and abrogation,use the latter's abstract relation and development to overcome the former's problems which exist in its realistic relation and development,and view the latter as the essence of the former. This shows that Marx,at the time,had not yet reached an empirical level whereupon to express the real relations of historical movement. His subsequent research indicates that he had abandoned not only the basic method of analyzing economic phenomena through humanitarian philosophy but also the fundamental principle of interpreting the laws of historical development from the humanitarian philosophical perspective. However,Marx kept certain humanitarian elements for sound thinking and as a form of critique of value. Related Articles | Metrics

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Subjectivity and the Postmodernist Diversion in Labor Process Theory XIE Fu-Sheng-1，LI Zhong-Jin-2 2013, 47 (5):  31-38.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1676KB) ( )   Since the publishing of Harry Braverman's Labor and Monopoly Capital in the 1970s,there have been diverse approaches,from many social science disciplines,attempting to revitalize and reconstruct Labor Process Theory. Some scholars criticized the neglect of subjectivity in the Marxist tradition of Bravermans research and started to focus on the subjective elements of labor in the workplace and its resistance. The analytical tools and discourses they have relied upon,such as Foucaults politics of self,led Labor Process Theory into a postmodernist diversion which centers more on discipline than exploitation. This new focus sparked another round of debate in Labor Process Theory,which has brought back the Marxist emphasis on capitalist relations of production and class analysis. This paper seeks to critically explore the new developments in Labor Process Theory within the recent thirty years and discuss their contributions and limitations.   Related Articles | Metrics

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On Transnational Circulation Organizations'Handling of Labor Forces under the PostFord Production Mode SONG Xian-Ping-1，SUN Mao-Zhu-2 2013, 47 (5):  39-46.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1589KB) ( )   Under the post-Ford production mode,transnational circulation organizations expand all over the world with the differentiation and integration of labor from all quarters of the globe. Countless labor forces were merged into the global space of transnational circulation organizations. Transnational circulation organizations build a structured labor control network,via sales and purchases in heterogeneous space,by resorting to capital power relations. This leads to the working class's division and decentralization. Under the postFord production mode,the organization management philosophy and identity management practices advocated by transnational circulation organizations are only a superficial,crude modification without altering the essence of the Ford system of division of labor. Thus,under the post-Ford production mode,the capital logic of the capitalist production system does not change,despite transnational circulation organizations'deconstruction and reconstruction of the relation between labor and management. Related Articles | Metrics

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The European Union-s Multi-level Climate Change Governance Mechanism ——Plus a Comparison with the International Climate Change Governance Mechanism LIU Hua 2013, 47 (5):  47-55.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1767KB) ( )   In the process of European integration,the European Union has created a special governance model,whereupon it has taken the lead in forming a regional climate change management mechanism,dividing the overarching vision and goal of climate governance into concrete climate policies with verifiable success. Then through a comparison between the EU's mechanism and the international climate change management mechanism,this paper seeks to prove the European Union's advantage in this field while providing a new perspective for studying its mechanism and governance.   Related Articles | Metrics

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Prestige Diplomacy: the Politics of Seeking Power and Recognition CHEN Ying-Chun 2013, 47 (5):  56-63.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1736KB) ( )   Prestige diplomacy is a very important area in international studies,although it hasn't received much scholarly attention so far. In international affairs,prestige diplomacy is embodied in a country's abilities to maintain its reputation and status. It consists of four separate yet interrelated elements,namely strategic will,strategic deterrence capability,national reputation and strategic frontier. In the historical process of peaceful development,China should draw on its own abundantly recorded traditional strategic wisdom. Moreover,it should also carry out prestige diplomacy with deterrence,credibility,affinity and creativity in view,shaping its strategic prestige and continuously enhancing its soft power for fuller participation in international affairs.   Related Articles | Metrics

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Pursuing the Correct Direction for Socialist Democracy throughout the New Historical Period:a Retrospect of Major Theoretical Explorations ——with the Documents of National Congresses of the CPC and the Central Committee of the CPC as the Main Basis YANG De-Shan 2013, 47 (5):  64-72.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1884KB) ( )   Since the country's opening and reform,the CPC has made every effort to ensure a correct form and direction for enhancing socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics. First of all,it has drawn a lesson from the past by putting an end to the “ultra-democratic” practices marked by the so-called right to speak out freely,air views fully,hold great debates and write big-character posters. It has also raised the proposal of putting democracy on the track of legalization and institutionalization. Then,in light of the new conditions arising in the process of economic restructuring and social development,the CPC has launched the strategy of governing the country in accordance with law,thus further approaching the desired level of legalization. Moreover,in view of the new situation it has been faced with since the beginning of the new century,it has put forward its aim to institutionalize,standardize and proceduralize socialist democratic politics. A retrospect of this entire process will help us understand the necessary means and implications of promoting socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics,creating a stronger confidence and sense of urgency for its further development.   Related Articles | Metrics

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The Theoretical Source of Contemporary Feminist Epistemology LIU Jian-Cheng 2013, 47 (5):  73-79.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1438KB) ( )   Contemporary feminist epistemology consists of three main theoretical sources: 1) Western feminism and its development; 2) traditional perspective on science and; 3) postmodernist epistemology. Specifically,it embraces four parts: 1) gender awareness based on womens psychology; 2) the feminist view of politics of liberation;3)critique of scientific reason; 4) a mode of sympathetic understanding. Women's psychology and gender awareness produce the notion of gender oppression and gender equality; the feminist view of politics of liberation as a political cultural gene,after a number of transmutations,leads to the dichotomy of male and female,as well as that of male cognition and female cognition; reflections on scientific reason naturally involve the idea that faith can be changed,and provide men with a gender-based criterion on the shaping of knowledge as a social process; and the mode of sympathetic understanding satisfies men's value-focused quest for the origin of knowledge,raising the idea of cognitive relativity,non-neutrality and the possible existence of subjective preference. A brief introduction above concerning the relation between these four factors and feminist epistemology is to show that contemporary feminist epistemology is a branch of philosophical thought based on the Wes'ts unique socialhistorical background and political culture. Related Articles | Metrics

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Women and Power: a Reflection from the Socioeconomic Perspective CHEN Xiang-Yun-1,YUAN Xiao-Yan-2 2013, 47 (5):  80-89.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1804KB) ( )   Women are increasingly emancipated due to policy support from the government and self-imposed birth control. More and better education is an effective way of their empowerment. Power is traditionally concentrated within businesses and government. Hence,this essay is a review of literature about gender differences in those power sectors. It finds that,1) the chance of women being admitted to senior executive jobs in businesses is far slimmer compared with men,although the number of women holding existing executive positions is directly proportional to the value held by a business; 2) there is a marked difference between women executives'decisions and men's and; 3) female government officials are far less tolerant of corruption than male ones. Related Articles | Metrics

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The Post-modern Conditions of Ubiquitous Society: Reality,Knowledge and Subject LIU Yong-Mou-1,WU Lin-Hai-2,YE Mei-Lan-3 2013, 47 (5):  90-95.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1286KB) ( )   The Internet of Things will develop into Ubiquitous Networks,and steer us towards a post-modern way of existence. The post-modernity of ubiquitous society focuses on post-modern transformation of reality,knowledge and subject. Ubiquitous society is an all-around virtual society in which the distinction between real and virtual will disappear altogether,knowledge along with its base will be diffused,and the subject will be deconstructed.   Related Articles | Metrics

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The Post-modernist Trend of Thought and Its Impact on Social Values GE Chen-Hong 2013, 47 (5):  96-103.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (1754KB) ( )   Post-modernism,as a theoretic paradigm and a trend of thought,has originated from and is still in circulation in today's Western world. Its “deconstructive” approach offers a positive way of thinking with regard to emancipating the mind,boosting individuality,inspiring selfinitiated thinking and reshaping interpersonal relationships. However,deconstruction in post-modernism,especially the more “passive” kind of post-modernism,shows itself as a rather negative mode of thought bent on decomposing what's old at the expense of establishing nothing new. Amid all that hustle of deconstruction and disenchantment,the deeper,time-honored virtues such as truth,goodness and beauty are lost and gone,as the universality and inherent certainty of value are dissolved. With sole emphasis on multi-polarity,individual freedom and uncertainty in the process of “fragmentation”,value-related relativism,extreme egoism and even moral nihilism run amok. Hence,there arises the need to reassess both the theoretical structure and actual content of post-modernism comprehensively and thoroughly. Doing this well will contribute a lot towards developing the system of Chinese socialist core values,correct guidance of the country's cultural activities,and boosting confidence in our political institution,the theory we have adopted and the road we have taken. Besides,it also helps to nurture shared ideals,ethical and cultural progress,and a spirit of national unity.   Related Articles | Metrics

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Reflections on How to Better Train Doctoral Students with Sinocization of Marxism as Their Major Area of Study CHEN Da-Cai,REN Xiao-Wei 2013, 47 (5):  104-108.  DOI: Abstract ( )   PDF (984KB) ( )   There is the overall need today to raise the quality of postgraduate education in China. The Sinocization of Marxism program should be better run against such a background. We must aim high,imbuing the program with freshest,premiere educational philosophy,optimizing the specialized courses we offer,innovating the program's training model,doing our utmost to improve the students'research ability,and reinforcing each and every detail linked to their entire course of work in this program. Related Articles | Metrics