Against indifference: a call for civil engagement in postconflict in Colombia
The peace agreement of 2016 was received with substantial indifference by a large part of the Colombian population. This article suggests that the aforementioned indifference is related to rooted fractures in the Colombian Society. Four thesis against indifference are put as follows: (i) the limita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Ciudad Paz-ando |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/ojs/index.php/cpaz/article/view/12622 |
| Summary: | The peace agreement of 2016 was received with substantial indifference by a large part of the Colombian population. This article suggests that the aforementioned indifference is related to rooted fractures in the Colombian Society. Four thesis against indifference are put as follows: (i) the limitations of the peace agreement do not alter its potential for change; (ii) pressure from the civil society and the public can hold those in power accountable for the realisation of the peace agreement; (iii) the civil society and the public can appropriate the peace process and have a positive incidence in the peacebuilding; (iv) peacebuilding is the opportunity of not only to build peace, but also to newly shape a more diverse, inclusive, democratic, dignifying and environmentally-conscious Colombia. |
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| ISSN: | 2011-5253 2422-278X |