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Revista de Estudios Sociales
Print version ISSN 0123-885X
Abstract
CARRILLO GUACH, Hans. In the Name of the People: Subnational Autocratic Consolidation in Cuba. rev.estud.soc. [online]. 2022, n.79, pp.22-40. Epub Jan 20, 2022. ISSN 0123-885X. https://doi.org/10.7440/res79.2022.02.
The text analyzes the democraticity of decision-making processes on local level public affairs in Cuba, emphasizing the examination of citizens’ capacities to influence the conditions that sustain decision-making and public debates. The study reveals the mutual dependencies between elements that constitute an autocratic consolidation of politics. I describe and analyze dynamics that provide a peculiar understanding of the relationship between real autocratization and formal democratization at the local level in Cuba, based on the study of a medium-sized city (Cárdenas), the application of qualitative methods (such as the analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews), and the review of previous studies.
Keywords : Autocracy; citizen participation; functional pseudo-democratization; local government; Norbert Elias.