Violencia política y formación del estado

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...

"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...

Este libro busca responder a algunas preguntas relativas a la ciudad y la ciudadania. Particularmente, pretende explorar la manera como diferentes sectores sociales perciben su relacion con la esfera publica y se desenvuelven en ella mediante determinadas practicas politicas y comportamientos civicos. Al mismo tiempo, busca observar si algunos grupos de habitantes de Bogota consideran que las politicas adelantadas por las gestiones de los tres ultimos alcaldes de la ciudad, resaltando aquellas promovidas por Mockus y Penalosa, han tenido alguna repercusion en su manera de evaluar la politica...