2002 Events
Peter Roman
The Graduate Center and Hostos Community College, City University of
New York
Peter Roman is a professor of political science in
the Behavioral/Social Sciences Department at Hostos Community College
and a member of the doctoral faculty in the Political Science Program
at the CUNY Graduate Center. He is author of "People's Power: Cuba's
Experience with Representative Government" (Westview Press, 1999).
Prof. Roman is a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Socialism
and Democracy, and part of the editorial collective of the special issue
of Social and Democracy entitled Cuba in the 1990s: Economy, Politics,
and Society (Vol 15, No. 1 Spring -Summer 2001).
Peter Roman spent the fall 2001 semester in Cuba, from October through
December, studying the Cuban National Assembly. The purpose of this
project is to analyze and evaluate the Cuban National Assembly,
determine its role within the Cuban government, and study the contributions
made by the National Assembly deputies. His research has focused on
the electoral process, the law making process, National Assembly and
commission debates, the work of the commissions, oversight of governmental
ministries and agencies, responses to complaints emanating from the
population, the accountability of
deputies and their contact with constituents, and the role of the Cuban
Communist Party.
When: April 26, 4-6 PM
Where: Room C-197 (Concourse Level)
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(Across from the Empire State Building)
To reserve, please send an e-mail to cubaproject@gc.cuny.edu OR call
212 817-2096.
