Abstract
The peace accord of 2016 was received with substantial indifference by a large part of the Colombian population. This article suggests that indifference relates to fractures in Colombian Society. Four theses against indifference are put forward: (i) the limitations of the peace accord do not eliminate 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 accord; (iii) the civil society and the public can appropriate the peace process and influence peacebuilding; (iv) peacebuilding is the opportunity not only to build peace, but to newly shape a more diverse, inclusive, democratic, dignifying and environmentally-conscious Colombia.
Translated title of the contribution | Against Indifference. A Call for Civil Engagement in Postconflict in Colombia |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 51-61 |
Journal | Ciudad Paz-ando |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Civil society
- peacebuilding
- post-conflict
- Colombia