Integrating Delegation into the Policy Theory Literature

Public policy scholars have developed a number of theories of the policymaking process. Their work has come to define what some now refer to as the "policy theory" literature. Our task is to identify theoretical and empirical courses of study that will advance this research program. We limit ourselves to identifying an existing theory that already provides such an advance and discuss some of its theoretical benefits and empirical support. Specifically, we make the case that there exists a well-developed theory of delegation that rivals what we deem to be the best of the existing policy theories. We also suggest that existing theoretical frameworks might benefit from incorporating delegation theory explicitly and conclude that policy research has much to contribute to the development and useful application of delegation models.     

Carl Schorske's Theory and Practice

Book reviewed in this article:
Thinking with History. Explorations in the Passage to Modernism , by Carl E. Schorske     

Theory and Practice As Responsibility

Abstract

Ralph Hancock's felicitous term “the responsibility of reason” opens a significant revision within political theory. It places primacy in practical reason and reminds us that theory is itself a mode of practice. He finds the deepest affirmation of this insight in Tocqueville's elevation of the art of association into the first principle of the science by which politics is comprehended. There is no science of politics apart from the exercise of responsibility itself.     

Narrative Inquiry: Theory and Practice

This article offers an overview of the method of narrative inquiry and explores competing trends in the use of the approach. It not only examines the theories relating to the method but also offers practical guidance on using narrative inquiry, including an exploration of what might count as a narrative and ways of analysing narrative data. The final section of the article presents two different examples of how narrative inquiry has been used. The first example is the use of narrative inquiry as a reflective learning process for students in an undergraduate curriculum. The second example is a narrative inquiry into staff experiences of role change in problem-based learning. Suggestions are also made as to how narrative inquiry might be adapted for use in geography in higher education.     

国外城市规划理论和思想

本文基本上沿用著名规划思想家Lewis. Mumford著述规划思想的体系,把十六世纪以来出现的规划思想归结为六种类型:形式规划、实用规划、浪漫规划、乌托邦规划、技术规划和有机规划;并进行了简要的评价。     

Planning Time: An Emergent European Practice

In the 1960s, a reduction in the time spent at work promised an increase in leisure time. Architects and planners thought that the effects of this could lead to a new form of city. Nowadays, new changes in production, technology and gender relationships de-synchronize the time regime and have fundamentally changed life in cities. Tourism and globalization exchange across the world different cultures of time. In France, the UK, and other European countries time policy is dealing with the problems arising from these changes. This article presents a short overview of time planning in Italy in two main domains: time for care, and city time. It focuses on issues such as the social demand for new shops's and services' opening hours, or how the life cycles of individuals and populations are accommodated in urban spaces. Other problems, usually not thought of in terms of time concerns, such as rehabilitation of blighted areas, historic preservation and traffic flow control, may also be treated through a time approach. Two models of planning process are presented at the end of the paper.     

当代省级志书编纂理论与实践

省级志书,有的称通志,意思是指一省通史、通贯全省、通纪古今、变通区划等;有的冠以行政区划名称,直接称省志、自治区志,这是规范称谓。当代省级志书编纂机构存在着机构名称、管理体制、行政级别的不同,政府管、党委管、社科院代管都有,单位级别正厅级、副厅级、处级并存。省级志书体例设计多样,有一卷一志体、一卷多志体、大部类志体和专志丛书体,同时普遍设计有彰显特色的分志。省志理论研究薄弱,但制度健全。省级志书存在着编纂周期长而造成的断限不一,科技、教育、外事内容交叉重复严重,分志设与不设凡例、大事记和人物志,主编、总纂虚设影响志书质量等问题,应当引起高度重视。     

比较史学的理论方法和实践

19世纪后半叶以来形成的比较史学流派至今仍方兴未艾。我国学术界在 2 0世纪 80年代曾掀起比较文化研究的热潮 ,这种 (中西 )文化的比较研究是我国历史学界把我国现代化进程与世界上其他国家现代化历史相联系而产生的。无论是现代化的比较研究还是文化的比较研究 ,两者都属于世     

Integrating Archaeological Theory and Predictive Modeling: a Live Report from the Scene

Archaeological predictive modeling has been used successfully for over 20 years as a decision-making tool in cultural resources management. Its appreciation in academic circles however has been mixed because of its perceived theoretical poverty. In this paper, we discuss the issue of integrating current archaeological theoretical approaches and predictive modeling. We suggest a methodology for doing so based on cognitive archaeology, middle range theory, and paleoeconomic modeling. We also discuss the problems associated with testing predictive models.     

邓小平的行政管理实践和理论述要

本文概括有关资料,分析探讨了邓小平同志在土地革命、抗日战争、解放战争、建国后各个时期的行政管理实践活动,并在此基础上探讨了邓小平行政管理理论.     

数字考古的理论与实践

我国的文物考古工作经历数十年的发展,取得了丰硕的成果,积累了极为丰富的实物和资料,为了适应信息时代的要求,综合运用各种信息开展考古学研究和文物保护工作,必须充分     

最大的国情与终极的关怀——《中国农村发展：理论和实践》评介

当代中国 ,农民始终占人口的绝大多数 ,这是中国最大的国情。“三农”的现代化是中国现代化的重要基础和前提 ,而实现“三农”现代化给理论界提出的重要任务之一 ,是对建国以来我国农业曲折而独特的发展道路和改革开放以来我国农民极富想像力和创造精神的农村变革与制度创新 ,做出全面而系统地总结 ,在此基础上 ,为新世纪我国农业的全面进步提出科学的理论主张和政策建议。应该承认 ,学术界已经或正在为此做出卓有成效的努力 ,并取得了可观的学术成果。然而 ,由于几十年来各学科之间的相互隔阂和学者知识结构的限制 ,学者们对当代中国“三农…