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LASA 2016

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA), the largest organization of
scholars on the subject, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in the context of its recent congress, which included the panel “Cuba: the representative democratization,” organized by our Editor in Chief Juan Antonio Alvarado, President of the
Cuban Integration Platform.
The panel focused on the possibilities for democratizing the political order in Cuba
based on the current reforms by the State and the changes in the society. The topic
was addressed from three crucial perspectives:
 The possibilities of democratic change on the basis of the current law
 The civil society as critical factor for democracy
 The cultural and the electoral systems
Our magazine is pleased to present to the readership the respective papers on the
mentioned perspectives.

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