Fieldwork in forbidden terrain: The U.S. state and the case of Cuba |
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Authors: | Linda Fuller |
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Institution: | (1) the University of Southern California, USA;(2) Present address: Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, 80208-0280 Denver, CO |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces the concept of forbidden research terrains and examines one such terrain in detail: post-revolutionary
Cuba. After exploring the characteristics of this forbidden research terrain, the paper examines how it was initially created.
Through an historical analysis of U.S.-Cuban relations between 1959 and mid-1960, Cuba’s forbidden designation is shown to
be the result of U.S. actions prompted by the very broad conception of U.S. interests held by state decision makers. Next,
the consequences of Cuba’s forbidden status are investigated and found to include heightened state power in the foreign policy
arena. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of other possible forbidden research terrains which are also politically
inspired.
Some of her past work on the politics of workers’ control in post-revolutionary Cuba has been published inLatin American Perspectives andWorld Development. Currently she is comparing unions in Cuba with those in the GDR. |
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