Community Participation and local governments in Cuba. The experience of the Popular Councils and the impact of Raul Castro´s reforms

Authors

  • Armando Chaguaceda Departamento de Gestión Pública y Desarrollo at the División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guanajuato, León campus, Mexico.
  • Lázaro de Jesús González Master Program on Sociology at Universidad Iberoamericana de la Ciudad de México, Mexico.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/espiral.v22i63.1664

Keywords:

Participation, community, local development, reforms, Cuba

Abstract

This research study analyzes community participation in Cuba within a “Popular Council” on the outskirts of the capital. The work was developed at several stages, supported by a variety of qualitative research methods, and looking for the discourses and practices of actors. Finally, we discuss the impact of recent government reforms in municipal development and local participation.

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Author Biographies

Armando Chaguaceda, Departamento de Gestión Pública y Desarrollo at the División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guanajuato, León campus, Mexico.

Professor-Researcher at Departamento de Gestión Pública y Desarrollo at the División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guanajuato, León campus, Mexico.

Lázaro de Jesús González, Master Program on Sociology at Universidad Iberoamericana de la Ciudad de México, Mexico.

Student at Master Program on Sociology at Universidad Iberoamericana de la Ciudad de México, Mexico.

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Published

2015-04-23

How to Cite

Chaguaceda, A., & González, L. de J. (2015). Community Participation and local governments in Cuba. The experience of the Popular Councils and the impact of Raul Castro´s reforms. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 22(63), 125-152. https://doi.org/10.32870/espiral.v22i63.1664

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 63: Espiral 63 (may-august 2015)

Section

Estado

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