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The Political Economy of Violence: The War-System in Colombia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nazih Richani
Nazih Richani*
Affiliation:
Universidad de los Andes and the Universidad Nacional in Bogotá, Colombia
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Violence, in its criminal and political aspects, largely reflects the contradictory impulses set in motion by modernization and serves as an expression of the various dislocations — social, economic, psychological and cultural — which accompany that process. Violence increases when the prevailing institutions fail to mediate among the various antagonistic forces unleashed by socio-economic and political change. Colombia represents a country where violence has risen overwhelmingly in recent years, reaching extremes of both extent and duration. A phenomenon well worth scholarly attention, the subject of violence has given rise to an impressive body of literature concerned with exploring its many aspects: its causes, trajectory, and variety of manifestations (see Sánchez, 1991).

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , Summer 1997 , pp. 37 - 81
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Copyright © University of Miami 1997

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