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Desde el triunfo de la revolución, el gobierno cubano se han esforzado para despolitizar la sociedad, "achicando" el lenguaje utilizado para hablar de política. La intuición nos viene de la novela de Orwell 1984, en la que la " neolengua " se explica como un proyecto a largo plazo de reducción del lenguaje y de disminución del alcance del pensamiento . El artículo examina una fuente estratégica de la producción del lenguaje , el ámbito académico, y analisa un ejemplo evidente de "reducción": la terminación de la ciencia política como disciplina en Cuba bajo el régimen de Castro. Como sustituto a la ciencia política, lo que encontramos en Cuba son blandas ciencias sociales y humanidades que hablan de política y de administración pública, pero no de poder. Este artículo examina con detenimiento el trabajo del cientista social Rafael Hernández y de la revista Temas (1995- ), de la que es director.Palabras clave: Cuba, intelectuales, universidades, ciencias sociales, dictadura.

By now most of you are aware of the severe cuts in federal funding for the social and behavioral sciences and for the humanities proposed by the Reagan Administration.At the National Science Foundation, while support for the natural sciences is slated to increase, the proposed budget for the social and economic sciences calls for a 65 percent reduction.At the National Institute of Mental Health (ADAMHA), the Administration proposes toeliminateall social research, which is expected to include research on the family, socialization of children, effects of separation and divorce, evaluation of prevention efforts with children, effects of mass media on behavior of children. In addition, the definition probably will include social policy research, research on race and ethnic relations, studies of community structure and change and studies of social institutions.

An analogy is made likening innovation or advances in the social sciences to a team sport in that there are stars, an offensive line, & an assist, all contributing vital empirical research for scientific advancement. Patrimony -- the set of tools that a social scientist inherits, eg, previous concepts, theories, large & small innovations -- enables a scholar to start his/her research at a higher level than his predecessors, & may establish his stardom. Limitations of this system are discussed, & the longevity & revival of certain works are considered. V. Wagener

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