A previous article (Aguirre, 2006) criticized the point of view that disaster programs in Cuba should be emulated by other countries. It pointed out that Cuba has an excellent record when it comes to disaster preparedness and response involving warning and evacuation, in which governmental control of the population and the effective organization of the […]
Political Exile, Transnationality, and the Racialized Cuban
Notes1 The intent of this paper is to examine Cuban immigration to the United States in the post-1958 period and to make sense of the collective transformations that have shaped it. In broad terms it is an experience typified by two historical periods, those of political exile, and a transnational community that experiences racialization. The […]
Disasters in Cuba
The article offers a criticism of the point of view that disaster programs in Cuba should be emulated by other countries, as well as that the removal of Mr. Castro from power will bring about a failed state system that will precipitate a complex humanitarian emergency in which the United States government would be coordinating […]
The Stability of the Institutions of the Cuban State During the Transition
The author makes the assumption that there will not be a rapid political transition in Cuba immediately after the death of Mr. Fidel Castro. It is also assumed that democracy, constitutional guarantees and liberties, and the rule of law will not be established over a short period of time. Instead, it is argued here that […]
A Test of Culture of Opposition’s Power Grid
The concept of a culture of opposition (CO) under repressive political systems, most fully developed by Scott (1990), alerts us to the importance of culture, particularly language, other collective symbols, and disguised social norms and values used by persecuted people to adapt to undesirable political situations, to facilitate the occurrence of protests and other forms […]