Open research questions in Cuban History and Society
110 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,828 Cuban History and Society papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the TES and its significance in relation to British socialism. The paper argues that the TES indicates the failure of the strategy of socialist land colonization in Britain.
John Adolphus Etzler, technological utopianism, and British socialism: the Tropical Emigration Society's Venezuelan mission and its social context, 1833–1848 · 1986 · DOIThe challenge of creating a society without money - The challenge of providing basic needs for all citizens - The challenge of replacing money with tokens
The author suggests that a good economist could elaborate on the idea of a society without money - Further research could explore the possibilities and challenges of such a society
Further study of the impact of the USA's role in Latin America. Analysis of the missionary enterprise in other contexts.
The need for a critical analysis of the USA's role in Latin America. The lack of understanding of the complex nature of the problem.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the Cuban Revolution's influence on the political thought of intellectuals across the Black Diaspora. The study highlights the need for further analysis of the social and economic conditions in Cuba before and after the revolution.
There is a need for further analysis of the long-term consequences of Cuba's overseas programs. The paper highlights the importance of considering the domestic opportunity costs of foreign involvement.
The regime's control over the population is a challenge. The lack of democracy in Cuba is a challenge. The economic difficulties faced by the regime are a challenge.
Future research should analyze the impact of the latest wave of immigrants from Mariel, Cuba on the Cuban American population. Future research should examine the population's socioeconomic trends and patterns. Future research should investigate the population's health and education outcomes.
There is a need for more research on the Cuban American population's demographics and socioeconomic characteristics. There is a need for more research on the population's acculturation and assimilation processes.
Future research could explore the development of justice systems in other socialist countries. The study's findings could be used to inform policy decisions on justice and law in socialist countries.
The Transformation of Justice Under Socialism: the Contrasting Experiences of Cuba and China · 1981 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in existing research on socialist justice systems. The study highlights the need for a comparative analysis of the Cuban and Chinese experiences.
The Transformation of Justice Under Socialism: the Contrasting Experiences of Cuba and China · 1981 · DOIThere is a lack of understanding of what makes racism work and what is required to eliminate it. There is a need to study the impact of socialism on systems of inequality.
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the political economy of U.S.-Caribbean relations. The paper highlights the need to examine the contradictions within imperialism and between imperialism and socialism.
The paper identifies a gap in existing research on the topic of Portugal's decolonization and its aftermath. The study highlights the need for a nuanced understanding of the complexities of decolonization and its ongoing impact on former colonial powers.
Urbanization and ruralism pose challenges for equity and efficiency. The Cuban government faces challenges in addressing these issues. The study highlights the need for further research on these challenges.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of urbanization and ruralism in Cuba. It highlights the need for further research on the consequences of trends in urbanization and ruralism.
The challenge of analyzing the complex historical relationship between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The difficulty of understanding the political and ideological motivations of the Soviet Union in its relationship with Cuba. The need to consider the distinctions between Cuba's relations with America and the new dependency with the Soviet Union.
The lack of analysis of the Cuban-Soviet relationship in the context of dependency theory. The need to understand the specificity of dependence on the USSR.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the cultural landscape of Little Havana. The study explores the significance of yard shrines in the Cuban community.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the plantation economy model - The paper seeks to address the question of the extent to which the Trinidad and Tobago economy approximates the plantation economy model
Limited opportunities for practical experience. No campus laboratory newspapers, radio, or television stations for student experience. The system is heavily influenced by communist ideology, which may limit the scope of the education.
Further research could explore the impact of the system on the development of journalists in Cuba. Research could examine the effectiveness of the system in preparing students for careers in journalism. The paper suggests that future research could investigate the potential benefits of incorporating more practical experience into the curriculum.
The paper identifies a gap in the discussion of the theory of non-capitalist development among Marxists and radical writers in the capitalist world. The paper notes that the theory has received little attention in the capitalist world.
"The Non-Capitalist Path" as Theory and Practice of Decolonization and Socialist Transformation · 1978 · DOIThe paper highlights the challenge of promoting gender equality in Cuba. It notes the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions. The paper also discusses the need for further action to address this issue.
Most-cited papers in Cuban History and Society
- Puerto Rico under the colonial gaze: Oppression, resistance and the myth of the nationalist enemy · Latino Studies · 2020 · 27 citations
- Cultural Policy and Cultural Politics in Revolutionary Cuba: Re‐reading the Palabras a los intelectuales (Words to the Intellectuals) · Bulletin of Latin American Research · 2009 · 19 citations
- When Racial Inequalities Return: Assessing the Restratification of Cuban Society 60 Years After Revolution · Latin American Politics and Society · 2020 · 18 citations
- Tradicionalismo africanoin Cuba: Women, ConsecratedBatá, and the Polemics of “Re-Yorubization” in Cuban Ritual Music · Ethnomusicology · 2021 · 15 citations
- The Havana Connection: Buffalo Tiger, Fidel Castro, and the Origin of Miccosukee Tribal Sovereignty, 1959-1962 · The American Indian Quarterly · 2001 · 14 citations
- Editorial Introduction: Inter-Epistemic Dialogues with Decolonial Thought from Latin America and the Caribbean · Educational Studies · 2022 · 13 citations
- Tragedy of the Possible: Aimé Césaire in Cuba, 1968 · Historical Materialism · 2020 · 13 citations
- THE PUZZLE OF RACIAL INEQUALITY IN CUBA, 1980s–2010s · Du Bois Review Social Science Research on Race · 2021 · 13 citations
- La Hora de la Salsa: Nicolás Maduro and the Political Dimensions of Salsa in Venezuela · Journal of Latin American Studies · 2021 · 10 citations
- To do, to know, and to be . A firsthand account of Cuban agroecology · The Journal of Peasant Studies · 2022 · 9 citations
Most recent work
- Scientific Research in Cuba: A General Analysis with a Special Focus on Energy, Agriculture and Technology · Arrow@TU Dublin · 2026
- La révolution cubaine vue de Bordeaux (1959-1962) · OpenEdition (OpenEdition) · 2026
- Se vende . Home-making and betrayal of the future in Eastern Cuba · City · 2026
- The Erased Filmmaker: Nicolás Guillén Landrián and the Politics of Censorship in Cuban Documentary Cinema · Arts · 2026
- «Uniendo mundos». El viaje a Cuba de la hispanista estadounidense Terrell Tatum en 1932: una perspectiva panamericana · Memoria y Civilización · 2026
- US indictment of Raúl Castro comes amid a long history of American aggression against Cuba · 2026
- From Indo-Americanism to world revolution: South American trajectories in the Global Sixties · Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes · 2026
- Monetary disorder: informal finance, digital trust networks, and new class formations in post-Reform Cuba · Journal of Cultural Economy · 2026
- Bahía Honda and the Vidal Conspiracy: Indigenous Law, Trade, and Revolutionary Rumor in the Eighteenth-Century Southern Caribbean · Global Perspectives · 2026
- A Southern Caribbean Radical Republicanism in Trinidad and Venezuela: Understanding the Age of Revolutions in a Subregional Perspective (1789–1817) · Global Perspectives · 2026
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