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The combination of all forms of struggle : insurgent legitimation and state response to FARC /

"During the 1982-2016 years of the Colombian armed conflict, the Colombian government alternated its policies toward the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a left-wing guerilla movement. The government opted for negotiation policies when it was in a position of political weakness, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phelan, Alexandra Rachel (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2025]
Series:Columbia studies in terrorism and irregular warfare.
Subjects:
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia.
Insurgency > Colombia.
Colombia > Politics and government > 1974-
Terrorism > Colombia.
Peace-building > Colombia.
Colombia > History > 1974-
Révoltes > Colombie.
Terrorisme > Colombie.
Consolidation de la paix > Colombie.
Colombie > Histoire > 1974-
Table of Contents:
  • Part I
  • Fighting, talking, and the political dimensions of "legitimacy" in insurgency
  • Proto-state normative systems, "legitimacy," and a framework of insurgent legitimation in Colombia
  • Part II
  • A background of the Colombian conflict and FARC's evolution
  • FARC formation and "self-legitimation": Appeals to charismatic and teleological legitimation
  • In pursuit of power: FARC consolidation, Eudaemonic legitimation and the drug trade
  • Part III
  • The Betancur, Barco, and Gaviria administrations
  • The Samper and Pastrana administrations
  • The Uribe administrations (2002-2006 and 2006-2010)
  • The Santos administrations (2010-2014 and 2014-2018)
  • Conclusion.