Cuban American Political Culture and Civic Organizing

Robert M. Ceresa is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Huston-Tillotson University, USA. He is interested in the politics of culture, particularly the role actors at the local level play in shaping larger cultural environments. His work addresses the questions of how cultural resources are used in the context of civic and political engagement efforts, and how these choices make a difference in politics.

• 1. Introduction: Constructivist Cultural Politics.- 2. Difference in the Midst of Cohesion.- 3 Cultural Change and Formation and Civic Organizations.- 4. Approach, Methods, Measures, and Data.- 5. Political Theory as Political Culture.- 6. Visions of Civic Agency.- 7. Purposes of Civic Engagement.- 8. Conclusion.