Identity as a weapon for peacebuilding : Strategies and practices of the indigenous guard from Northern Cauca, Columbia

Abstract

List of Figures List of Tables List of Maps acknowledgementS Chapter 1 General Introduction 1.1 Setting the Scene 1.2 Preliminary Theoretical Considerations 1.3 Methodology 1.4 Outline of the Chapters Chapter 2 Reconstructing Collective Identity for Peacebuilding 2.1 The Indigenous Nasa and Conflicts in Colombia 2.2 Data Collection and Analysis 2.3 Identification Stories 2.4 Discussion 2.5 Conclusions Chapter 3 Self-organization for Everyday Peacebuilding 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Self-organization as a Sensitizing Concept 3.3 Methodology 3.4 Indigenous Nasa and the Cauca Region 3.5 The Events when FARC Members Killed Two Guards 3.6 Translating GI Actions and Concepts with Self-organization Principles 3.7 On Concepts and Equivocations 3.8 Conclusions Chapter 4 Understanding Why Indigenous People Become Members of the Guardia Indígena 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Methods 4.3 GI Practices 4.4 Life Stories 4.5 Discussion 4.6 Conclusions Chapter 5