Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Cuba"
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Building for the Network Society: Spaces of Information in a Newly Connected Havana
(2016-04-11)Since the Embargo of 1962, Cuba’s information infrastructure has been frozen. While other countries switched from copper wire to fiber-optic cables linking to a globally connected network -- the Internet -- Cuba remained ... -
Comparing Labour Force Capacity-Building and Access to Care in the Health Care Systems of Nova Scotia and Cuba
(2024-08-30)Nova Scotia has a severe lack of family doctors and other workers that is deeply hurting its’ residence ability to access care. Cuba has the highest number of doctors per population in the world by far, and spends much ... -
The Cuban Recipe for Food Sovereignty: Investigating the contextual variables that shape Cuba’s cuisine and food culture
(2020-12-18)This thesis investigates the linkages and contradictions between Food Sovereignty and Slow Food’s principles within Cuba. The Cuban food system is influenced by external factors including the US embargo, broader international ... -
Disaster Preparedness and Response in Cuba: The Impact of Solidarity on Disaster Management
(2019-12-09)This thesis examines Cuba’s disaster response and preparedness measures. The central research question asks: Is Cuba’s disaster management model effective in protecting and enhancing the livelihoods of its citizens? Following ... -
More than subsistence: Small-scale urban agriculture and household livelihoods in Havana, Cuba
(2010-09-10)In the past 20 years, Cuba has emerged as a world leader in urban agriculture and sustainable development, having shifted its policies and practices toward local, organic food production and self-sufficiency. This collective ... -
NUESTRA REVOLUCION NO SERA TELEVISADA: NEW FORMS OF EXPRESSION IN CUBA’S CIVIL SOCIETY
(2011-12-14)In an effort to expand the scholarship dealing with the topic of civil society in Cuba, this thesis deals with the question of Cuban civil society and its relationship with socially conscious underground musicians. It ... -
STRATEGIES TO TACKLE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN CUBA: COMMUNITY-LEVEL EFFORTS AND CHALLENGES
(2018-08-29)Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is the most prevailing form of Violence Against Women (VAW). Due to this common occurrence, it is essential to develop effective measures to combat IPV. Through field research conducted in ... -
Value Struggles: The Politics of Production in Rural Cuba
(2024-04-12)This dissertation examines the politics of value in contemporary rural Cuba, focusing on the agricultural region south of Havana. The Soviet bloc’s collapse in the 1990s and Cuba’s need to reconnect to the neoliberal global ... -
Venezuela's Medical Revolution: Can the Cuban Medical Model be Applied in Other Countries?
(2013-12-10)This thesis analyzes the Cuban medical adaptation in Venezuela called Misión Barrio Adentro (MBA) and seeks to answer the question of whether MBA shows promise as a health system that improves medical accessibility for ...