The demise of the Revolution? Crisis, continuity and change in contemporary Cuba

Bibliographic Data

ID19219243
AuthorsRuxandra Ana (0000-0002-6069-584X, University of Lodz, corresponding author), Oskar Lubiński (0000-0002-9195-4971, University of Silesia in Katowice)
Year2026
Pages1-19
Publication date2026-05-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02757206.2026.2670656
OpenAlexW7161035682
LanguageEN
References cited33

In this article we analyse the intersection of system collapse, the crisis of the embodied citizen-subject, and the experiential dimension of wide-reaching social and political change. As Cubans from all walks of life perceive an acute sense of deterioration of revolutionary values, certain groups experience with more intensity the permanent state of emergency that has been present in the country since the early 1990s. Their coping strategies both challenge and, paradoxically, support the government’s claims at continuity and devotion to the revolutionary project. The paper discusses the social relations that emerge from the economies of late socialism and the limits and possibilities of agency, reconfigured in various moments of economic and social transformation

Demise · Government (linguistics) · Period (music) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · Cuban History and Society · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America