All Outputs (25)

Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations (2012)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2013). Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 16(2), 109-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2011.653217

Cuba, a country that is often portrayed as an isolated, secretive and bureaucratic dictatorship, would appear to present many challenges for a social researcher intent on eliciting the genuine opinions of the native population. However, in December 2... Read More about Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations.

A socialist path to sustainability (2011)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2011). A socialist path to sustainability

In its 2006 Sustainability Index Report, the World Wildlife Fund determined that there is only one nation in the world that is currently living sustainably - and that nation is Cuba. This assessment was based on Cuba’s high levels of social developme... Read More about A socialist path to sustainability.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2011)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2011). Environmental justice in Cuba. Critical Social Policy, 31(2), 241-265. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018310396032

'Environmental justice' refers to the human right to a healthy and safe environment, a fair share of natural resources, access to environmental information and participation in environmental decision-making. Some analysts have argued that environment... Read More about Environmental justice in Cuba.

Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (2008). Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol. Environmental Justice, 1(4), 203-210. https://doi.org/10.1089/env.2008.0527

Despite a number of seemingly progressive government initiatives, recent studies show environmental injustice continues to be a real and substantive problem in the United Kingdom. This case study focuses on one possible reason for this—the lack of in... Read More about Achieving Environmental Justice in the United Kingdom: A Case Study of Lockleaze, Bristol.

A visit to Lord Vestey’s ranch in Venezuela (2005)
Journal Article
Bell, K. (in press). A visit to Lord Vestey’s ranch in Venezuela

I decided I would go to El Charcote, near San Carlos, as I had heard that there was a land dispute between a wealthy English Company and some campesino families who had occupied the land. I thought that perhaps our solidarity group could do somethin... Read More about A visit to Lord Vestey’s ranch in Venezuela.