Speculative Fields

Property in the Shadow of Post-Conflict Colombia

Bibliographic Data

ID2976178
AuthorsMichael L Morris (0000-0001-8052-6886, American Bar Foundation, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume34
Issue4
Publication date2019-11-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0886-7356 • E-ISSN: 1548-1360
PublisherAmerican Anthropological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.14506/ca34.4.05
OpenAlexW2986887712
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited17

In Colombia's attempts to bring its decades-long conflict to a close, the state engaged in a broad endeavor to bring about a new era: the "post-conflict." Land restitution, which aims to return and title land to those who lost it in the conflict, was billed as part of the path to peace. In the shadow of the post-conflict, however, restitution has given rise to speculation on uncertain market and legal regimes, as well as regimes of violence, which I explore drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in the region of Urabá. Speculative possession of land calls up historical forms of possession as well as potential futures, defining this shadow as peace is continually deferred. RESUMEN Los intentos por terminar el largo conflicto armado en Colombia incluyen grandes esfuerzos por parte del Estado colombiano orientados a producir una nueva época: el "posconflicto". La restitución de tierras, una política que aspira devolver y titular tierras a los que las perdieron por causa del conflicto, fue promovida precisamente como parte de dicho esfuerzo hacia la paz. A partir de trabajo etnográfico en la región del Urabá exploro como, en la sombra del posconflicto, la restitución de tierras ha traído consigo diversas formas de especulación en torno a regímenes jurídicos, económicos y de violencia. En este contexto, la posesión especulativa de tierras simultáneamente invoca formas históricas de posesión así como futuros posibles, definiendo la sombra del posconflicto mientras la paz continuamente se difiere

Art · Humanities · Political science · Possession (linguistics · Restitution · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · History and Politics in Latin America · Law · Philosophy

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