Collective reincorporation of former Farc-EP Guerrillas in Colombia (2016-2020)

Territorialities and reterritorialization for peace

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2022.1.40977

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Peace, Former guerrillas, Reincorporation, Territorialities, Reterritorializations

Abstract

We analyzed narratives and practices of former Farc-EP guerrillas regarding socioeconomic initiatives during their collective reincorporation, in spaces in the Colombian Caribbean as defined by the peace agreement, in order to understand territorial reconfigurations during the transition from war to peacebuilding. We did an ethnographic study with 24 former guerrillas involved in socioeconomic initiatives developed after disarmament was conducted. In conclusion, the territorialities and reterritorializations generated by former guerrilla members during the post-agreement period show processes of representation, redistribution, and recognition aimed at peace based on social justice; they also contribute to the restoration of social relations in areas historically affected by the war, as a pedagogical and political example for the region and the country. 

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Diana Rico Revelo, Universidad del Norte (Uninorte), Barranquilla, Colombia.

Doctora en Procesos Políticos Contemporáneos, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), España. Maestría en Educación y Desarrollo Humano, Universidad de Manizales (UM), Colombia. Profesora Asociada de la Universidad del Norte en Barranquilla, Colombia.

Beatriz Nates Cruz, Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas), Manizales, Colombia.

Doctora en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Homologado en Colombia como Dra. en Antropología). Maestría en Antropología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). Profesora Titular de la Universidad de Caldas y Directora del Doctorado en Estudios Territoriales de la misma Universidad en Manizales, Colombia.

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2022-11-30

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Revelo, D. R., & Cruz, B. N. (2022). Collective reincorporation of former Farc-EP Guerrillas in Colombia (2016-2020): Territorialities and reterritorialization for peace. Civitas: Journal of Social Sciences, 22, e40977. https://doi.org/10.15448/1984-7289.2022.1.40977

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