Visualizing Clashes and Alliances in Social Networks of Political Discussions

Political discussions are characterized by conflicts of interest, and decisions are made based on negotiations. In general, participants need to reinforce their opinions and influence other participants. In this context, it is important to know how allies and opponents are positioned, in order to understand the discussion dynamics and plan adequate actions. This paper suggests the use of social network visualizations to explicit oppositions and alliances in order to support the understanding and following of political discussions. A system which supports these visualizations was built. An experiment performed to test the proposed visualizations showed to which extent they can be more efficient in identifying information about clashes and alliances than an online discussion system can.

Social Media Use and Political Participation in Rural China:A Case Study

Among the few studies conducted on political participation in China,most, if not all, provided an urban-centric picture of participation with both Internet-based debate on certain topics or offline movement on a specific issue.Little attention is paid to the role social media use which might play in rural politics in China. This paper takes it from here and looks at how factory nongmingong in China use social media to participate in rural politics, as well as the relationship between such use and political participation.We employ a processual approach to rural politics where rural politics is viewed as the interaction between individual participant and the structural forces,cultural or political, that comprise the current cultural nexus of power within the enlarged social landscape of rural politics. We will in this process examine the participation of their perception of rural politics, expression as well as action. By interviews and participant observation among nongmingong in this villa,ge, we demonstrated that their perception of the factory culture, the time limits imposed by the factory, and extant social networks on social media and the renting and mianzi principles attached to it are three important cultural forces shaping both their political use of social media and the observed political participation. The very affordance of friends and group chats offered by WeChat, when adopted by them, in our case, play a central role in this process.

Giving Play to the Leading Role of Political Parties in the Belt and Road Initiative——Sidelights on Asian Political Parties' Special Conference on the Silk Road

The Asian Political Parties’Silk Road Special Conference on the Silk Road,organized by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC),was held in Beijing from October 14 to 16,2015.Delegates had an open dialogue on the theme'New Vision of the Silk Road,Actions for Common Development'and adopted an outcome document entitled'Bei-

Interrelations With Forms of Corruption in the Political Sphere and Its Causal Conditions in Mongolia (the Final Part)

Corruption,which is a serious problem for us today,covers a wide range of social and political phenomena and processes,from the normal functioning of ordinary citizens to the forms and structures of political governance.In particular,the personality is determined by the way of life,the environment,and the needs of the family and social group,and then a political ideology is formed based on the multifaceted interests of social groups,which are expressed in complex social,economic,and political forms.Indicators of the extent to which social well-being is achieved in developing democracies raise questions about whether citizens are united in their views and actions,as well as how they participate and are interested in social and political activities.On the other hand,this is reflected in the differences in views and the level of trust in the government and other social institutions,and as an important tool for determining the development of the country.It is necessary to determine the level of social and political participation.This is the root cause of the problem.Because every democracy is very different,to understand how they affect human development,and to be a social person,people need to be able to provide a little economic security and an understanding of the issues at stake.This is the basis for building a transparent society based on the principles of zero tolerance for corruption,justice,equal participation,and equality.That is why in this subsection we explore the relationships between political parties,groups,political,business,and criminal groups in the form of political corruption,as well as the causes of political corruption in the political sphere.

Analysis of Characteristics of the Rural Political Participation in Yan'an Period

From October 1935 when the Central Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi to March 1948 when the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China crossed the Yellow River,the Communist Party of China inspired ordinary party members' political participation consciousness through rectification and seeking the opinions of non-party individuals,and stimulated the political participation enthusiasm of democracy activists through the special election to improve farmers' political participation awareness,in order to form a unique " Yan'an democratic model",which greatly accelerated the victory of the resistance war and accumulated rich experience for democratic construction.

The Understanding and Perception of the Po

To study political culture, it is important to have a clear definition of it. At the same time, it is important to definethe role of political culture in society. We need to measure to be challenged role of political culture in society andthen measure it in detail. We have studied the concept and perception of political culture in order to justify the realpolitical situation in our country, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods of research. The mainpurpose of this article is to clarify the real situation of political culture and the picture of how they represent andexpress their voices. One of the main assumptions of the study of political culture is considered to be the need for itand the impact of its adequacy.

Arab Women in Israeli Politics： Aspirations for Fundamental Equality or Preservation of Gender Inequality？

This paper focuses on reviewing the factors that operate to reduce gender inequality in political representation among Arab women in Israel. A theoretical debate about the changes in the status of Arab women as they are reflected in political representation patterns is conducted in the context of the political reality in the last decade in Israel and the ＂Arab Spring＂ events. The paper also focuses on clarifying the significance of the changes in political representation patterns as future trends of reducing gender inequality, within the acknowledged social patterns, which do not subvert the gender order in Arab society in Israel or in the frame of fundamental social change.

Exploration on college students＇ reluctance to participate in group discussion in EFL listening and speaking classes

Motivation has long been argued and studied both at home and abroad; however most researches stressed the linear, casual relationship between motivation and students achievement through interaction of group discussion. This paper tended to explore the factors that influenced students＇ motivation to participate in group discussion in EFL listening and speaking class. A questionnaire was designed and adopted to figure out the factors By analyzing the data, this paper would provide some suggestions to the research problem.

Bangsamoro Women＇s Participation on Political Processes in Lanao Del Sur

This study attempts to examine the conceptual and political bases of Bangsamoro women＇s participation on politics in terms of electoral, policy-making, and peace processes in Lanao del Sur. The descriptive correlation method was used, which utilized a survey questionnaire as the primary source in acquiring the data. The findings showed that the majority of the respondents were young, most of them were married and had finished elementary degree. It was observed that their participation in electoral, policy-making, and peace processes was high but vote buying, political ideology, and corruption were considered to be their problems. Despite cultural barriers, a clear understanding of their role as Muslim woman can increase their participation. Hence, total reform in the government as well as the Barangay should be done including their participation for the training programs on leadership, accountability and transparency, human and political rights awareness as well as the Shariah Law and the Philippine Constitution. Political party system that has a strong alliance to other political parties shall also be established in order to assure their participation. Linkages to other civil society like class-based organizations, occupation-based associations, and interest-based societies shall be tapped by the leaders of Bangsamoro women.

Review on Political Efficacy:Four Approaches and Various Measurements

The one-dimensional understanding of political efficacy has developed into the two-dimensional understanding,including the internal efficacy and the external efficacy.There are various measurements concerning political efficacy researched and acceptable abroad.In China,scholars localize such measurements in order to adapt to the Chinese national conditions.After researches from the perspective of sociology,social psychology,rational choice and participative behavior,scholars continue to research political efficacy from various perspectives.However,as far as the research perspective,research content and research approach are concerned,China still has a long way to go.

On the Value of the Legalization of Political Participation in Protecting Human Rights

It＇s necessary to legalize political participation in contemporary China because of its value in protecting human rights in terms of function and value. That is, the legalization of political participation aims to promote human rights protec- tion. What＇s more, the legalization of political participation in contemporary China and the maturity of the pro- motion of interest coordination and the rule of law, also show the great development of democracy and politi- cal stability in China.

Applying Politeness Strategies in Teacher Talk to Increase Students Participation

Based on Brown and Levinson's face theory, this paper points out that Chinese students keep silent in the English class for the sake of their face wants. As facilitators of language learning, teachers need to learn some politeness strategies and employ various politeness strategies to maintain and enhance students' face to spark their motivation to participate in the interactive activities so as to develop their language control.

Group Discussion to be Introduced to the EFL Classroom

Teacher_centered classroom teaching makes students to be passivereceiversandunabletouseEnglishasaneffectivetool.ThispaperfocusesonusingdiscussioninEFLclassroomandintroducesthepractisingmethodsofeachstepindetail.ThepaperexpectstofindanewandmoreeffectivepatternthroughanalysisandargumentationtomakestudentsmoreskillfulinusingEnglishanddevelopabetterhabitinclassroomteachingactivities.

PROMOTE NEW TYPE OF PARTY-TO-PARTY RELATIONS IN LINE WITH BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH SHARED FUTURE FOR MANKIND

Between November 30 and Decem- ber 3, 2017, the CPC in Dialogue with the World Political Parties High-Level Meeting was held in Bei- jing, themed ＂Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and Creating a Better World： the Respon- sibility of Political Parties＂. General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China made a keynote speech at its Opening Ceremony, in which he expounded further on the connotation and thinking of building a communitywith a shared future for mankind,

A LOGIC ORIGINATING FROM YIN-YANG AND FORMED IN DAO: A TENTATIVE STUDY OF THE LOGIC OF THINKING IN LAOZI

1.Introduction In the previous discussion on the logic of thinking of Zhou Yi,we have attempted to examine the evolution from the eight diagrams to the sixty-four hexagrams,in the hope of fi nding out what it tries to convey to its readers and how it achieves its aim.1Our conclusion is:Zhou Yi set up a thinking model which deeply infl uenced the Chinese traditional culture and we can see its infl uences in today’s China.Moreover,the interpretations of the symbolic diagrams provided

Conference in Beijing to Extend Cultural Exchange

THE establishment of a social-ist market economy,while ahistoric change in the fieldof Chinese economics,has alsobroadened prospects for Chinesecultural undertakings and the de-velopment of foreign cultral ex-changes.Nevertheless,it hasbrought a series of new problems tocultural workers which need to bestudied and solved.Because of this,the Nationwide Foreign Cultural Ex-change Working Conference washeld in June in Beijing.Onehundred and sixty delegates heardspeeches by State Councillor LiTieying,Minister of Culture

A Study on the Effectiveness of Chinese Farmers’Participation under the Background of Rural Rejuvenation

The strategy of Rural Revitalization is an important strategic measure to comprehensively promote rural modernization in the period of building a socialist modernization country with Chinese characteristics.In essence,a farmer’s political participation is,of course,to inevitably build a new socialist countryside,cultivate new socialist farmers and realize socialist rural modernization.This paper attempts to explore the promotion and efficient realization of farmers’political participation from three ways of improving the subject ability of political participation,first,to improve subject ability;second,to guarantee object conditions,third,and to create the proper environment.And this paper illustrates that the modernization of rural areas requires the modernization of farmers’ideology and political consciousness.The comprehensive promotion of the modernization of peasants’ideology and political consciousness is embodied in the practice of political participation.

Some Thoughts on Lawyers and Legal Construction

To construct the rule of law, we can not only rely on the legal system itself but also should we take good use of the legal person＇ s active participation in the building process, which would be the driving force. Only the static legal system itself can not nile out the presence of ruling of man and something like unjust privilege. However, legal person＇s dynamic involving in the conslluction of rule of law, by means of legal person＇s constraints to the person of rule of man, can effectively protect citizens＇ legitimate rights and interests, by what we can achieve the maximum degree of eliminating social injustice as well. There is no doubt that the lawyer is just the Sllong force that above-mentioned who promotes the process of legal construction to develop better and longer.

Some Thoughts on Lawyers and Legal Construction

To construct the rule of law, we can not only rely on the legal system itself, but also should we take good use of the legal person＇s active participation in the building process, which would be the driving force. Only the static legal system itself can not rule out the presence of ruling of man and something like unjust privilege. However, legal person＇s dynamic involving in the construction of rule of law, by means of legal person＇s constraints to the person of rule of man, can effectively protect citizens＇ legitimate rights and interests, by what we can achieve the maximum degree of eliminating social injustice as well. There is no doubt that the lawyer is just the strong force that above-mentioned who promotes the process of legal construction to develop better and longer.