[26.10.12] Cuba in Transformation – in Which Direction?
The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs has the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar:
Cuba in Transformation – in Which Direction?
As part of NUPI’s ongoing project on the reform process in Cuba, we invite you to a seminar with presentations by two of our Cuban partners, two of our on-going research projects, and a political panel discussion about Norway’s Cuba policy.
Program 10-14
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Welcome
Benedicte Bull, Project Leader, The Norwegian Latin America Research Network -
Retracing the labyrinth that leads to the future
Lenier Gonzales, editor of Espacio Laical -
Between the uncertainties of the present and the necessities of the future
Roberto Veiga, editor of Espacio Laical -
The political economy of transformations in Cuba
Vegard Bye, NUPI
Lunch break (12.00-12.45)
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Panel debate: Norway’s policy towards Cuba: What is it, and what should it be?
Raymond Johansen, Secretary General of Norway’s Labour Party
Representative of right-of-center opposition parties (still not confirmed)
Moderator: Benedicte Bull
Lenier Gonzales and Roberto Veiga are editors of Espacio Laical , a magazine published by Centro Cultural Padre Felix Varela which is one of NUPI’s Cuba partners and which is linked to the Office of the Cardinal of Havana - Arquidiócesis de La Habana . The presentations by the Cuban partners will be conducted in Spanish with English language power point presentations.