Cuba and its neighbours : democracy in motion /
Arnold August.
- Halifax, N.S. : London ; New York : Fernwood Pub. ; Zed Books : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, c2013.
- xviii, 267 p. : 23 cm.
Part i Clearing the Cobwebs Around Democracy 1 Democracy and U.S.-Centrism Democracy or Democratization? Democratization from the Bottom Up: Occupying Public Spaces (2011-12) 2 Democracy in the U.S. Birth of the U.S. and the American Dream Foreign Policy Toward Its Neighbours and Democracy Promotion Founding Fathers' Heritage and Voter Turnout Competitive Multi-Party Democratic Elections: Obama Case Study Co-Optation and Individual Opportunism The Credibility Gap Obama's First Experiences and Reactions Obama's Foreign Policy: The "New Face" and Cuba Honduras: The "Reluctant SherifT" The Occupy Movement: Breaking Out of US -Centn«;m^ The November 2012 Elections and Obama 3 Exploring Democracies in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador Venezuela: New Experiments in Participatory Democracy Bolivia's Democracy in Motion: On the Edge Ecuador's New Constitution: Sumak Kawsay and Participatory Democracy ALBA, CELAC and U.S. Democracy Promotion Part ii Cuba: Constitutions, Elections and New States 4 Participation in Constitutions, Elections and a New State (1868-1952) Cuba's First Homegrown Constitutions, Embryonic States and Elections (1868-98) Cuba, U.S. Freedom of the Press and Military Intervention (1898) U.S. Domination, Interference and Co-Optation vs. Democracy (1898-1952). 5 Democracy, Elections and the New State A Rebellion Against Dogmatism of the Ix*ft and the Batista Dictatorship (1953) Participatory Nineteenth-Century Republic in Arms Reborn (1957 -58). Lessons for Today from 1958: Grass-Roots Democracy vs. Elections, Co-Optation, Dissidence The Provisional Revolutionary Government and Constitution (1959). Elections: Who Rejected Them? Elections Analysis: Then and Now Pardcipatory Democracy and U.S. Frustradons . Democratizadon Through Mass Organizations and Pardcipation Inidal Attempts to Establish Local Governments and Elections. Origins of the PCC: Yesterday and Today Elections, New State Structure and Constitudon (1970~76) Part hi Contemporary Cuba: The Test for Democratization. 6 The 2011-12 Communist Party Congress and Conference: Democratization and the Press Democratization Through People's Control and the Press Opening the Debate, The 2011 Party Congress Deliberations: Input and People's Control The Dialectics of Discrepancies and Consensus: Democracy in Motion, Congress Guidelines: Application and People's Participation The 2012 PCC Conference and the Press: Trials and Tribuladons Participatory Democracy, the Press and Social Scientists Capitalism, Socialism and Cuba's Errors 7 Elections in Contemporary Cuba The Cuban Electoral Process: An Overview The Soviet Political Model: A Cuban Import? The 1992 Constitutional Reforms and Their Impact on Elecdons Elections, Constitution and Political System General Elections — First Phase: Municipal Elecdons Decentralization Voter Registration Nominadng Candidates for Elections to the Municipal Assemblies The PCC in the Nomination Process Debadng the Improvement of Nominadon Assemblies Elecdons to the Municipal Assemblies Analyzing Municipeil Elecdon Results General Elecdons — Second Phase: The Nadonal ANPP The Candidacies Commissions and Nominadons Improving the Candidacies Commissions Elections to the ANPP The Slate vs. Selecdve Vote: A Rejecdon of the Government? One Candidate for Election per ANPP Seat: Talking Figures Who Are the Deputies? Talking Quality Composition of the ANPP "Almost All Deputies Are Communist Party Members". Elections: ANPP OfTicials, Council of State and Its President, Raul Castro. 8 The ANPP and the Municipality: Functioning Between Elections Are Democratization and Revolutionary Leadership Compatible? Who Legislates? Case Study: Participation in Drafting the Social Security Bill Unanimity in the /VNPP The ANPP and Cuba's Foreign Policy Municipal-Level Participation: Limits and Perspectives Cuban Democracy: Representative or Participatory? People's Councils: Potential for Further Democratization The Potential of the Local Level and Need for Enhanced Participation The Future of Democratization: Facing the Tests