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"New paternalist" welfare programs are premised on the idea that service users lack certain capacities and require "supervisory" programs to guide them toward self-sufficiency. The author argues that the use of new paternalist programs is incompatible with what she claims to be a just state's obligation to foster autonomy. This is best understood in light of a notion of paternalism as implicated in oppressive power relations rather than solely as interventionist policy. By examining workfare and pregnancy prevention programs, the author sheds light on underlying gendered assumptions about the relationship between the autonomous self and both paid employment and care work.

AbstractResearch on Sino-Japanese Relations is an important part of the field of Japanese Studies in China. This article offers an overview of research on Sino-Japanese relations over 60 years of PRC history. It focuses on research since the end of the Cold War, and especially on progress in the field since the beginning of the twenty-first century. On the basis of this overview, the author discusses gaps in the literature and directions for future research. The author would also like to express in advance his regret that due to limited space it is not possible to mention every piece of important scholarship in the field.

This essay focuses on the degree to which Maltese foreign policy has become Europeanized because of its membership in the European Union. The author focuses on three trends resulting from the Europeanization process: first, the ways in which Malta's national policies and political structures have become altered to meet the demands of EU membership; second, the manner in which Malta projects its own interests at the EU level; and third, the degree to which Maltese national identity has transformed since becoming an EU member state in 2004. The author then provides a brief overview of the particular national characteristics of Maltese politics.

Author deals with the problem of the transfer of McDonaldization theory of society within the field of religion theory. This work claims that if we accept the mcdonaldization theory of society it could lead us to speak about mcdonaldization of religion, or at least about some religious phenomena. As an example, the author points the processes within new religious mouvements, new trends within Catholic church after the II Vatican Council, and different churches and religious communities. As the other parts of the society under the process of the mcdonaldization, new trends of religious phenomena could be named as McReligion.

The seminal studies of Robert and Helen Lynd on Middletown (Muncie, Indiana) strongly influenced the author as a young high school student who grew up in Muncie. In time, he realized that the quantitative research of the Lynds (and later Theodore Caplow) accurately but incompletely captured his real experience. Over time, the author broadened his perspective, and these poems are the result of years of shaping narratives into a collection that reflects the growth of a small-town mind, not a disparaging phrase but an accurate reflection of the state of mind that keeps some people in their first communities.

The author ponders over the identity of the last self-identifying East German and wonders what he or she will say before leaving memories of the region behind. He distinguishes among three possible candidates for this honor: the ordinary citizen with little aspiration to political or social notoriety; the enthusiast with an interest in perpetuating the old regime's values; and the dissident activist dedicated to transforming that order. After identifying the likely last East German, the author speculates about the message our protagonist will have to share with the leaders of unified Germany. Finally, he provides reasons for why the Federal Republic can benefit from this advice.

В статье рассматриваются некоторые вопросы соотношения понятий свободы совести и свободы вероисповедания. Говорится о том, что понятие свободы совес- ти является более широким, чем понятие свободы вероисповедания. Автор также обращает внимание на отдельные аспекты ограничений законодательного регули- рования в сфере реализации права на свободу вероисповедания. ; The article touches upon issues of correlation between notions of freedom of conscience and religious freedom. The Author suggested that a notion of freedom of conscience is more wide than a notion of religious liberty. The author also pays attention to particular aspects of limitation of legislative regulation in the field of realization of the rightto religious freedom.

В статье рассмотрены взгляды на сущность эффективности педагогических условий социализации девушек-курсантов в военном учебном заведении. Обоснованы методика и критерии оценки педагогических условий в связи с особенностями социализации девушек-курсантов, формировании у них готовности к службе в ВС РФ.In the article the author considers the views at the essence of efficiency of pedagogical conditions of socialization of the female cadets in a military educational institution. The author proves the methods and estimation criteria of pedagogical conditions in view of particularities of socialization of the female cadets and their readiness to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

В статье анализируется выполнение проектов государственно-частного партнерства (ГЧП) в условиях мирового экономического кризиса. Приводятся примеры антикризисных мероприятий, проводимых в других странах с целью активизации проектов ГЧП. Дан критический анализ действий российского правительства по сокращению финансирования инфраструктурных проектов ; The article examines the performance of public and private partnership (PPP) in the conditions of the global economic crisis. The author analyses the practice of other countries and gives the examples of anticrisis measures aimed at strengthening the PPP projects in these countries. The author gives a critical analysis of the activities of the Russian government aimed to reduce the financing of infrastructure projects

How does the enterprise of political theory create and sustain the borders that account for its appearance as a distinguishable profession? In this article, the author considers and criticizes a recent effort to defend political theory's right to exist in the form of one of several subfields constitutive of the academic discipline of professional political science in the United States. The author closes by suggesting that theorists might be better positioned to think critically about politics, and the politics of liberalism more particularly, if this self-representation were to be unsettled and possibly jettisoned altogether.

The author argues that the twenty-first century will be dominated by cities and not countries, since it is these units which are driving the world's globalization. Cities are reorienting trade and economic activity along regional centers of gravity, particularly in Asia. The author discusses current economic hubs and entrepots as well as megacities of the developing world that have not yet reached their full economic potential. New global cities will be founded, and in the case of poor regions of the world, such as Africa, without much urbanization, cities can help poor countries leapfrog into the urban age. K. Cargill

"I don't think I am good enough" was more than one student's response when invited to participate in civic engagement activities or to articulate their own original scholarly ideas. The insecurities underlying comments like this one are probably much more complex when put into the context of a student's academic life and its normal expectations. Students may have heard about previous civic engagement ventures from classmates who preceded them, and admittedly, many of those students had similar reservations in previous American Democracy Project (ADP) ventures; however, the America's Future Initiative was different. This initiative aspires to engage students' critical and analytical thinking on issues related to deficits and debt, especially in the public sector; furthermore, America's Future is a call to action without a prepared script.