Cuban Civil Society during and beyond the Special Period

Bibliographic Data

ID22326196
AuthorsVelia Cecilia Bobes (0000-0002-9969-5740, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias México, corresponding author), Velia Cecilia Bobes Velia Cecilia Bobes
Year2013
Volume5
Issue2
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cuban Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1756-3461 • E-ISSN: 1756-347X
PublisherPluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.13169/intejcubastud.5.2.0168
OpenAlexW324994540
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited6

This article analyses the ‘rebirth of civil society’ in Cuba as a consequence of the ‘Special Period’ and the changes that have occurred in the last 25 years. It examines the evolution of civil society and the constitution of the discursive field in which it has been defined, to explain how and to what limit the different discourses legitimise and enable the understanding of the plurality of actors as well as their potential for action and influence in the political processes. The analysis is divided into two stages: the founding phase (the 1990s) that begins with the arrival of the Special Period; and the consolidation stage, which starts with the new century, in particular since 2007 with the ‘updating model’ that has begun to push deeper changes. This periodisation, in stages that are associated with different state strategies, seeks a comparison to assess the impacts of each of the challenges and proposals facing civil society

Civil service · Civil society · Constitution · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Cuban History and Society · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America

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