La antigua provincia del Socorro y la independencia

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

To date, the growing body of literature about Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has focused primarily on questions of policy design. It has widely neglected the beneficiaries of policy and their lives beyond DDR programmes. The present study intends to balance this shortcoming by systematically describing the individual perspective of ex-combatants. Through a series of 62 interviews with former Colombian paramilitaries, the themes that are central to their lives are identified. The selection of the interviewees and the interview analysis draw on grounded theory. The goal of...

Interviews avec le président colombien Uribe et essais des auteurs suivants : José Obdulio Gaviria, Libardo Botero Campuzano, Álvaro Uribe Vélez, Luis Carlos Restrepo Ramírez, Eduardo Posada Carbó, Mauricio Rubio, Fernando Cepeda Ulloa, Francisco José Lloreda Mera, Darío Acevedo Carmona, Jaime Jaramillo Panesso, Alfonso Monsalve Solórzano, Eduardo Pizarro Leongómez, Mario Aguilera, Carlos Gaviria Díaz and Alejandro Martínez Caballero.

The main text is an address delivered by Antonio Nariño to the Colombian Senate in 1823 to defend himself against charges by political opponents. The text is presented in a facsimile of the original manuscript and in transcription.