The Combination of All Forms of Struggle
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
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Investigating the relationship between FARC and the Colombian state from the outbreak of conflict in 1964 to the signing of the final peace agreement in 2016, Alexandra Rachel Phelan offers new insight into the dynamics of insurgencies. In such conflicts, both states and insurgents seek to assert their legitimacy, which has crucial implications for any prospective resolution. Phelan examines how FARC adopted different means of legitimation as part of its overall political and military strategy and how these strategies influenced government responses. She argues that the case of Colombia demonstrates that insurgents are more likely to engage in negotiations when the state recognizes their political legitimacy than when it demands their defeat. During a protracted conflict, when it is unclear that the state can win by military strength alone, offering incentives for political settlements can minimize—and perhaps even end—fighting. Drawing on interviews with former and active FARC leaders and Colombian government officials, as well as access to key primary documents, this book sheds new light on the Colombian conflict and provides rich theoretical understanding of the role of legitimacy in counterinsurgency more broadly.
Alexandra Rachel Phelan is a lecturer in politics and international relations in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. She is also the editor of Terrorism, Gender and Women: Toward an Integrated Research Agenda (2021).
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I
1. Fighting, Talking, and the Political Dimensions of “Legitimacy” in Insurgency
2. Proto-state Normative Systems, “Legitimacy,” and a Framework of Insurgent Legitimation in Colombia
Part II
3. A Background of the Colombian Conflict and FARC’s Evolution
4. FARC Formation and “Self-Legitimation”: Appeals to Charismatic and Teleological Legitimation
5. In Pursuit of Power: FARC Consolidation, Eudaemonic Legitimation, and the Drug Trade
Part III
6. The Betancur, Barco, and Gaviria Administrations
7. The Samper and Pastrana Administrations
8. The Uribe Administrations (2002–2006 and 2006–2010)
9. The Santos Administrations (2010–2014 and 2014–2018)
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.1.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-231-21702-1 / 0231217021 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-231-21702-6 / 9780231217026 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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