The reconstruction of symbolic space at Colombian-FARC peace process

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https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v2i3.10338

Keywords:

Symbolic space, peace, Peace process, Colombia, FARC

Abstract

Although long-armed conflicts between the Colombian government and the FARC        organization have witnessed the occasional peace talks, it could evolve in peace after 2012. The peace process, which was announced to the public in 2016 with an official agreement, was a process consisting of many strategic steps, thus making it mandatory to regulate many areas. One of these areas is the symbolic area. In this study, which discusses the argument that the symbolic space must be regulated and renewed in peace processes, it is discussed how the peace of Colombia is read through symbolism and how the conflictual sides transform and reframe the symbolic space. As a result, it has been observed that the efforts of the parties (in this peace process) in transforming the symbolic area have a very important place for the lasting peace, so the symbols are not only superficial units put into the secondary plan, but on the contrary, they have been used actively and effectively from the beginning of the process.

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Author Biography

Safiye Ateş Burç, Mardin Artuklu University

Dr. at the department of Political Science and International Relations, Mardin Artuklu University of Turkey. She had articles and book chapters about the peace research and traditional peacemaking. In early 2021, her article called “Traditional Conflict and Peacemaking Process Through the Case of Kurdish Tribes in Mardin, Turkey” will be published by the editorial Hans Günter Brauch and Ursula Oswald Spring in Decolonizing Conflict, Peace, Gender Environment and Development in Antropocene, Chapter 13, Cham-Heidelberg: Springer International Publishing.

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Published

2020-11-09

How to Cite

Ateş Burç, S. (2020). The reconstruction of symbolic space at Colombian-FARC peace process. Latin American Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, 2(3), 69–84. https://doi.org/10.5377/rlpc.v2i3.10338

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2021)

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Artículos de investigación

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