The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia
This paper examines the relation between the politics of state formation and the accompanying appearance of social traps based on the example of Colombia. It shows that egregious exceptions to the rule of law, exemplified by the parapolitica and "false positives" scandals, are themselves a...
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Universidad de los Andes
2014-08-01
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| description | This paper examines the relation between the politics of state formation and the accompanying appearance of social traps based on the example of Colombia. It shows that egregious exceptions to the rule of law, exemplified by the parapolitica and "false positives" scandals, are themselves a result of "social traps," which are generated by the generalization of particularized trust. The generalization of particularized trust entails the incorporation of a closed trust network in the effort of monopolizing the means of violence against an internal insurgency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89a1810b2c5b448a88620f502c4156b32022-12-22T03:35:39ZengUniversidad de los AndesColombia Internacional0121-56121900-60042014-08-018123726510.7440/colombiaint81.2014.08The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in ColombiaJan Boesten0University of British Columbia (Canadá)This paper examines the relation between the politics of state formation and the accompanying appearance of social traps based on the example of Colombia. It shows that egregious exceptions to the rule of law, exemplified by the parapolitica and "false positives" scandals, are themselves a result of "social traps," which are generated by the generalization of particularized trust. The generalization of particularized trust entails the incorporation of a closed trust network in the effort of monopolizing the means of violence against an internal insurgency.http://colombiainternacional.uniandes.edu.co/view.php/9179/index.php?id=9179Socio-political trustsocial capitalsocial trapmonopolization of violenceColombiaparamilitarism |
| spellingShingle | Jan Boesten The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia Colombia Internacional Socio-political trust social capital social trap monopolization of violence Colombia paramilitarism |
| title | The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia |
| title_full | The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia |
| title_short | The Generalization of Particularized Trust. Paramilitarism and Structures of Trust in Colombia |
| title_sort | generalization of particularized trust paramilitarism and structures of trust in colombia |
| topic | Socio-political trust social capital social trap monopolization of violence Colombia paramilitarism |
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