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Accepted Paper:

Multiplicity in Cuba today as a symptom of capitalist hegemony  
Lizette Mora

Paper short abstract:

Multiplicity in Cuba today is a symptom of capitalist hegemony. It can be explain by the hegemony that neoliberal capitalism have on it, to free it from its constitutive antagonism (class struggle), that a true democratization of their lifestyle.

Paper long abstract:

The crisis of the nineties in Cuba and subsequent reforms, have led to the diversification of society, in political, economic and cultural terms. The emergency of actors such as entrepreneurs, political organizations and the Catholic Church, (re)new Cuban scene today. However, we can ask ourselves: What has been the role played by these actors in building a more democratic society? ; What consequences follow from social diversification? And; Do these changes actually lead to a democratic regime?

In this paper I argue that the multiplicity and recent diversification in Cuban society, are explained by the hegemony of neoliberal capitalism have on it, to free it from its constitutive antagonism (class struggle), that a true democratization of style life. Recall the Freudian premise about the denial of castration is represented as the multiplication of phallic symbols. In other words, the multiplicity in Cuba denies inherent social antagonism and follows the example of liberal democracies.

Panel P02
Cuba today: new developments in a changing country
  Session 1