The counter-insurgent paradox. How the Farc-EP successfully subverted counter-insurgent institutions in Colombia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5723964 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jose Angel Gutierrez (0000-0003-2335-2677, Universidad Santo Tomás, corresponding author), José Antonio Gutiérrez (School of Law, Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstruction (IICRR), Dublin City University Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Éire)) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-126 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Small Wars and Insurgencies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-2318 • E-ISSN: 1743-9558 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09592318.2020.1797345 |
| OpenAlex | W3043909944 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 40 |
Institutions are historical products shaped by power and contestation which don’t necessarily respond to the purpose for which they were originally created. I will explore how ‘communal action’ institutions created to contain the advancement of the insurgent movement in rural Colombia in the 1950s were eventually used by guerrillas, notably the FARC-EP. Through them, rebels advanced their political agenda, reinforcing their organisational work in rural communities. The strategic impact of this contradictory process, cannot be over-stated, for it turned the struggle of rebels against the State into a struggle fought squarely within the very structures of the State they antagonised
Counter terrorism · Criminology · Over-the-counter · Political science · Sociology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · History and Politics in Latin America · Law · Medicine · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |