Citizen Engagement in Cuba - Neighbors and the State in Pogolotti

Citizen Engagement in Cuba: Neighbors and the State in Pogolotti examines citizen engagement at the local level in Cuba through projects initiated by the community since the 1990s. The nature of citizen participation in Cuba is not clearly understood by many in the United States, where the communist government is conflated with the Soviet states of Eastern Europe as a totalitarian regime in which the people of Cuba are helpless to confront, and punished when they do. The reality in Cuba is much more nuanced. This book discusses this reality through a focus on Pogolotti, reflecting on its history as the first low-cost housing community in Cuba in 1910. This community is but one example of a neighborhood where projects represent active participation by citizens. The willingness of communist authorities to work with officially sanctioned workshops and partner with civic groups indicates a level of citizen participation that has not been studied fully and provides an understanding of the relationship between citizens and the state in Cuba.

About the author

James A. Baer is emeritus professor of Latin American history at the Alexandria Campus of Northern Virginia Community College.

Summary

This book examines citizen engagement at the local level in Cuba through projects initiated by the community since the 1990s to provide an understanding of the relationship between citizens and the state in Cuba.

Product details

• Authors: James A Baer, James A. Baer, Baer James A.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781666907568
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-756-8
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Lexington Studies on Cuba
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; South America, Ethnic Studies, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, Caribbean islands, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas