The collective reincorporation of the FARC-EP: a strategic bet in an adverse environment

Autor: Liliana Zambrano Quintero
Jazyk: Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, Iss 121, Pp 45-66 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1133-6595
2013-035X
DOI: 10.24241/rcai.2019.121.1.45
Popis: Traditional Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) processes focus on the individualisation of combatants, but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) opted for a collective reincorporation that combines conversion to a political party with the implementation of collective productive projects in the framework of the Economías Sociales del Común (Ecomún) cooperative. But although it was a strategic bet, environmental factors have not helped this model come to fruition. This paper analyses the strategic, organisational and operational changes undergone by the FARC-EP in its process of transition to legal political life, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses, as well as the challenges it faces to remain united in legality.
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