Urban DDR-processes
Paramilitaries and criminal networks in Medellín, Colombia
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3482017 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ralph Rozema (Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2008 |
| Volumen | 40 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 423-452 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2008-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x08004392 |
| OpenAlex | W2125033611 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 36 |
| Referencias citadas | 4 |
While most scientific studies on disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants focus on the countryside, the case of the paramilitaries in Medellín, Colombia, provides an exceptional opportunity to study such a process in a metropolitan environment. Analysis reveals how an urban DDR-process may lead to highly contradictory results: a strong decrease in the number of homicides and at the same time a consolidation of networks of criminal groups. Extralegal combatants, especially in an urban environment, are able to form extensive networks with criminal organisations. Although DDR-approaches warn of the risk that ex-combatants may resort to violence, scholars tend to disregard existing networks of groups of combatants and powerful criminal organisations in their analyses. Taking theories on DDR as a starting point and reflecting on earlier local peace initiatives, this article analyses the process with paramilitaries in Medellín. It argues that although, the local peace process has led to some significant results, it has to date failed to address the wider network of criminal organisations within which former paramilitaries were and continue to be involved
Business · Consolidation (business) · Criminology · Demobilization · Disarmament · Geography · Metropolitan area · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History and Politics in Latin America · Law
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Not quite quiet, not quite encroachment
Researching Violence with Conflict-Affected Young People
Peace building with the body
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in unconventional settings
We are Illegal, but not Illegitimate.” Modes of Policing in Medellin, Colombia
Community counts
‘Orthodox’ and ‘alternative’ explanations for the reduction of urban violence in Medellín, Colombia
(Re)claiming territory
The Legitimation of Extrajudicial Violence in an Urban Community
Methodological Dilemmas
The role of criminal actors in local governance
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The role of power for non-state armed groups in cities
Constructoras de territorio'/ Producers of urban territories
Militias as sociopolitical movements
Disarming charisma? Mayoralty, gender and power in Medellín, Colombia
Ex-combatant agency and re-recruitment
How ex-combatants talk about personal security. Narratives of former paramilitaries in Colombia
A transformation from political to criminal violence? Politics, organised crime and the shifting functions of Haiti's urban armed groups
La coerción social extorsiva y el milagro de Medellín
The Politics of Negotiating with Gangs. The Case of El Salvador
Urban environment interventions linked to the promotion of physical activity
Hiding violence to deal with the state
Planners and the Pride Factor
Barrio Women and Energopower in Medellín, Colombia
Becoming the 'Baddest
A Dystopian Climate for Transitional Justice
Campaigning on Public Security in Latin America
Colombian Paramilitaries Since Demobilization
The Criminal Actors Have a Social Base in Their Communities
Differentiated meanings of education in the reintegration of ex-combatants in Colombia
Forced Disappearance in an Era of Globalization
Irregular armed forces, shifting patterns of commitment, and fragmented sovereignty in the developing world
| Obras citantes distintas | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 2,12 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 34 |