Mares de Colombia

"Polemical historical study of the origins of Panamanian secession and the role played by Colombian domestic actors and the US government. The evolution of Colombian-Panamanian relations since 1903, with particular reference to the issue of the Panama Canal is also analyzed. Denounces support of Panamanian separatism and its appropriation of the Canal Zone but also criticizes the behavior of Colombian parties and administrations for generating Panamanian resentment, opening doors to foreign intervention and failing to pay adequate attention to the inter-oceanic canal issue. Interesting...

To date, the growing body of literature about Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) has focused primarily on questions of policy design. It has widely neglected the beneficiaries of policy and their lives beyond DDR programmes. The present study intends to balance this shortcoming by systematically describing the individual perspective of ex-combatants. Through a series of 62 interviews with former Colombian paramilitaries, the themes that are central to their lives are identified. The selection of the interviewees and the interview analysis draw on grounded theory. The goal of...

Durante dos décadas, Gustavo Gómez Córdoba ha coleccionado, con la seriedad de un entomólogo, frases ingeniosas, desafortunadas, divertidas o irreverentes que ha leído en prensa y Twitter y oído en radio y televisión. En las páginas de 41 mil palabras sobre Colombia, el dinero, el sexo, la masturbación, el infierno, los bebés, el periodismo, la pereza, el fútbol y Twitter, hay una divertida historia oral de Colombia contada por personajes como Daniel Samper Pizano y Daniel Samper Ospina, Shakira, el perfil falso en Twitter de Fernando Vallejo, Héctor Abad Faciolince, Camilo Duran...

"Essays by leading Colombian political economists review various aspects of contemporary Colombia including political parties, the congress, justice system, military, Catholic Church, social movements, and reform policies. Excellent review of the current scene"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Exceptional studies on implications of specific reforms which followed adoption of 1991 constitution. Issues include waging of war and right to peace, Andean commercial integration, private property, and political reform"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.