Criminal Agendas and Peace Negotiations: The Case of Colombia

This report examines how FARC and the Government of Colombia have dealt with criminal agendas in the context of peace negotiations

From:
Department for International Development
Published
27 April 2017
Country:
Colombia
Document Type:
Research Paper
Theme:
Governance and Conflict
Authors:
de Boer, John,, Garzon-Vergara, Juan Carlos, Bosetti, Louise

Abstract

This paper is part of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research’s Crime-Conflict Nexus Series

A historical agreement putting an end to the longest armed-conflict in Latin America was signed between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government in November 2016. The agreement was remarkable in many respects, but perhaps most striking was how it dealt with an existential threat to peace posed by criminal agendas.

In this report the authors analyze how the FARC and the Government of Colombia have charted a way forward with respect to criminal agendas in the context of peace negotiations.

There is also a blog and a brief video interview with the authors.

This research was funded under the Department for International Development’s Policy Research Fund

Citation

John de Boer, Juan Carlos Garzón-Vergara & Louise Bosetti Criminal Agendas and Peace Negotiations: The Case of Colombia. United Nations University Centre for Policy Research Crime-Conflict Nexus Series: No 6, April 2017, 22p

Criminal Agendas and Peace Negotiations: The Case of Colombia

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