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105 gap statements mined from Cuban History and Society papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,963 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Further research can be conducted on the development of the relations between the Catholic University of Lublin and Venezuelan institutions. Research can be done on the impact of the Cátedra del Mundo Hispano on the relations between the university and Venezuela.

    A Wooden Cross from Táchira. Study on the Relations between the Catholic University of Lublin and Venezuela · 2026 · DOI

  • The topic of the university's relations with Venezuela has not been comprehensively studied. There is a lack of research on the history of the university's contacts with Venezuela.

    A Wooden Cross from Táchira. Study on the Relations between the Catholic University of Lublin and Venezuela · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the lives of other Polish figures in Venezuelan history. The study suggests further investigation into the legacy of Polish figures in Venezuela.

    Poland’s Presence in Venezuela. Centuries of History That Endure Over Time · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for further research on the Polish community in Venezuela.

    Poland’s Presence in Venezuela. Centuries of History That Endure Over Time · 2026 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need for a nuanced understanding of US-Cuba relations.

    ¿Embajadores por la libertad o soldados de la Guerra Fría?: los cubanoamericanos en la política de EE.UU. hacia Cuba · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need to transcend official narratives and institutional discourses to understand the experiences and motivations of those involved in the solidarity movement. The study also notes the challenge of situating the testimonies within the broader context of the Cuban Revolution and its international dimensions.

    ¿Guerrilleros heroicos o mercenarios de Castro? Historia y memoria viva de la solidaridad internacionalista cubana · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature on internationalist solidarity in Cuba, which tends to focus on official narratives and institutional discourses. It highlights the need to analyze the experiences and motivations of those involved in the solidarity movement.

    ¿Guerrilleros heroicos o mercenarios de Castro? Historia y memoria viva de la solidaridad internacionalista cubana · 2026 · DOI

  • It notes that prior studies have not fully analyzed the relation between Abascal's ideas and the context of the time. The study aims to fill this gap by providing a detailed analysis of Abascal's publications in La Hoja de Combate.

    “La Revolución no soltará a su presa”. Salvador Abascal, revisionismo conservador y catolicismo integrista en La Hoja de Combate, 1970-1982 · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in existing scholarship, which has predominantly been framed through a nation-centric lens, emphasising demographic development and elite policymaking. It highlights the need for a more transnational approach to understanding migration to Latin America. The paper notes that prior work has not adequately addressed the voices, agency and strategies of the migrants themselves.

    ‘ Si no hay leal, no hay lopa ’ [‘No money, no work’]: Chinese Migration, Exclusion and Transnational Resistance in Venezuela, 1870s–1940s · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap in prior work is the lack of investigation into the role of 'informants' in film production. The paper identifies a gap in understanding how social actors shape the structures of Cuban history. The article highlights the need to analyze the 'audiovisual interface' in shaping Cuban history.

    Starring Esteban Montejo as Himself: Featuring the African Inspirations of the ‘Audiovisual Interface’, 1975/1812 · 2025 · DOI

  • Additionally, van Ommen provides incisive analysis of the FSLN's relationship with the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc, a topic that remains underexplored in much English-language scholarship.

    Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War · 2024 · DOI

  • Their voices throughout are crucial to illuminating open questions about revolutionary agricultural policy—the move from cooperatives to state farms after the first agrarian reform law and the origins of the decision to set the goal for the 1970 sugar harvest at ten million tons (rather than eight million—a goal that experts believed to be attainable), for example.

    Agrarian History of the Cuban Revolution: Dilemmas of Peripheral Socialism · 2024 · DOI

  • It remains to be seen whether the MCL's legal dissent strategy can successfully mobilize a broad segment of the Cuban population, and channel the political aspirations of reformers whose interests are not served under one-party rule.

    Legal dissent: constitutional proposals for “cambio” in Cuba · 2010 · DOI

  • Further study of Cuba's spatial development strategies is needed. Analysis of the impact of participation in decision-making on economic outcomes is required. Comparison with other countries' development strategies could be informative.

    Spatial equality in Cuba · 1987 · DOI

  • The trade-off between economic growth and equality is a challenge. Spatial disparities in Cuba are a significant issue. Participation in decision-making is crucial for economic outcomes.

    Spatial equality in Cuba · 1987 · DOI

  • The report is preliminary and tentative. The study is based on a limited number of observations. The author intends to study the system more comprehensively in the future.

    A preliminary report on the October 1986 municipal elections in Cuba · 1987 · DOI

  • The need for a deeper understanding of Mariategui's contributions to revolutionary theory. The importance of situating Mariategui's ideas in the context of a wider process of establishing a political and ideological foundation for socialism in Latin America.

    The Contributions of José Carlos Mariátegui to Revolutionary Theory · 1986 · DOI

  • The question of whether the promise of human emancipation in a socialist society is extended to women. The gap between the ideals and practice of socialism with respect to women's liberation.

    Women in Post-Revolutionary Cuba: a Feminist Critique · 1986 · DOI

  • Why this obscure group of Indian activists came to be present in Havana, and the goal of their mission, is a little known and seldom discussed tale of how the threat of foreign intervention was used as political leverage to achieve an early victory for the cause of Miccosukee tribal sovereignty in Florida.

    The Havana Connection: Buffalo Tiger, Fidel Castro, and the Origin of Miccosukee Tribal Sovereignty, 1959-1962 · 2001 · DOI

  • 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 · DOI

  • Suicide was not understood or accepted in the revolution and Cuban authorities displayed ambivalence regarding the commemoration of her role and her accomplishments, despite the fact that Santamaría fought with Fidel Castro in the Sierra; was a member of the leadership that included Castro, Che Guevara, and others; was a skilled and effective political organizer; and was the founder and director…

    Haydée Santamaría, Cuban Revolutionary by Margaret Randall · 2016 · DOI

  • Further study of the Cuban-Soviet political-military revolutionary strategy - Analysis of the implications of the Department's activities for regional…

    Castro's America department: Systemizing insurgencies in Latin America · 1987 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of Cuba's America Department and its activities - The need to document the extent of the Department's support for extremist groups in Latin…

    Castro's America department: Systemizing insurgencies in Latin America · 1987 · DOI

  • A more comprehensive study of the Organs of Popular Power in Cuba. A study of the relationships between the Organs of Popular Power and the Cuban Communist Party, mass organizations, and trade unions.

    A preliminary report on the October 1986 municipal elections in Cuba · 1987 · DOI

  • Further study of Mariategui's work and its relevance to contemporary struggles for national independence and socialism. Analysis of the impact of Mariategui's ideas on social and economic development in Latin America.

    The Contributions of José Carlos Mariátegui to Revolutionary Theory · 1986 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) There is a lack of research on the history of the university's contacts with Venezuela (“A Wooden Cross from Táchira. Study on the Relations between the Catholic…”, 2026); (2) Future research could explore the lives of other Polish figures in Venezuelan history (“Poland’s Presence in Venezuela. Centuries of History That Endure Over Time”, 2026); (3) The gap in prior work is the lack of investigation into the role of 'informants' in film production (“Starring Esteban Montejo as Himself: Featuring the African Inspirations of the…”, 2025); (4) Van Ommen provides incisive analysis of the FSLN's relationship with the Soviet Union and the Eastern bloc, a topic that remains underexplored in much English-language scholarship (“Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold…”, 2024); (5) It remains to be seen whether the MCL's legal dissent strategy can successfully mobilize a broad segment of the Cuban population, and channel the political aspirations of reformers whose interests are not served under one-party rule (“Legal dissent: constitutional proposals for “cambio” in Cuba”, 2010). 105 gap statements have been mined from Cuban History and Society papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,963 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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