COLOMBIA
Building Peace in a Time of War
“Virginia Bouvier’s volume documents how different actors in Colombia’s struggle for peace and security engage in preventing state failure. Lessons from this volume can serve a larger readership as the U.S. government ponders its policy options in places like Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq.”
—Johanna Mendelson Forman, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
“An essential book on the Colombian struggle for peace from a bottom up approach."
—Gorka Espiau Idoiaga, Special Advisor for Peace Building to the President of the Basque Country
“Bouvier 's collection combines insightful analysis with a much needed message of hope for the conflict in Colombia. It is a welcome reminder that only through the participation and innovation of civil society will Colombia find a peace that endures.”
—Joy Olson, Washington Office on Latin America
“The volume offers a detailed map that Colombian government authorities, civil society leaders, and the international community can follow to help construct an enduring peace. Other societies undergoing similar conflicts will benefit enormously from this singular contribution.”
—Michael Shifter, Inter-American Dialogue, and Georgetown University
Bringing together the experiences and insights of more than thirty experienced and emerging authors, human rights activists, and peace practitioners from Colombia and abroad, Colombia: Building Peace in a Time of War documents and analyzes the vast array of peace initiatives that have emerged in Colombia in recent years. The volume explores how local and regional initiatives relate to national efforts, provides insights into the negotiating practices of the past two decades, and identifies possible synergies. Additionally, it examines the multiple roles of civil society and the international community in the country's complex search for peace. Its textured conclusions offer a wide spectrum of analytical and practical lessons for Colombia and those seeking to transform violent conflicts in other parts of the globe.
Virginia M. Bouvier is a senior program officer at the United States Institute of Peace, where she heads the Colombia Conflict Team and the Colombia grants initiative. She is the editor of The Globalization of U.S.-Latin American Relations: Democracy, Intervention, and Human Rights.
Browse Inside the Book
Introduction
Front Matter
Index
Contents
Introduction - Virginia M. Bouvier
Part I: National Initiatives for Peace
Origins, Evolution, and Lessons of the Colombian Peace Movement - Adam Isacson and Jorge Rojas Rodriguez
Colombia's Peace Processes (1982-2002) - Carlo Nasi
The FARC at the Negotiating Table - Mike Chernick
The ELN's Halting Moves toward Peace - Leon Valencia
From Greed to Grievance - Winifred Tate
Truth, Justice, and Reparations in Colombia - Arturo Carrillo
Part II: Institutional and Sectoral Peace Initiatives
Peace Education in Colombia - Enrique Chaux and Ana M. Velasquez
The Colombian Church and Peacebuilding - Mons. Hector Fabio Henao Gaviria
Business and Peace in Colombia - Angelika Rettberg
Part III: Gender and Ethnic Contributions to Peacebuilding
Women and Peacebuilding in Colombia - Catalina Rojas
The Power of the Baston - Leslie Wirpsa with David Rothschild and Catalina Garzon
Part IV: Local and Regional Peace Initiatives
Local Peace Communities - Christopher Mitchell and Sara Ramirez
Civil Resistance to War in the Middle Magdalena Valley - Javier Moncayo
Negotiating Alternatives to Violence in the Oriente Antioqueno - Mary J. Roldan
The View from Montes de Maria - Ricardo Esquivia Ballestas with Barbara Gerlach
Negotiating Peace and Visibility in Putumayo - Maria Clemencia Ramirez
Part V: The Search for Peace and the International Community
The International Community Meets the Local Community - Raul Rosende, Borja Paladini Adell, Juan Chaves, and Gabriel Turriago
U.S. Policy and Peace in Colombia - James C. Jones
Weathering the Storm - Neil Jeffery
The European Union and the Transformation of the Colombian Conflict - Sabine Kurtenbach
Norwegian-Supported Peacebuilding - Jennifer Schirmer
Part VI: Conclusions
Toward an Integrated Framework for Building Peace - Virginia M. Bouvier
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