La fuerza centrífuga del posconflicto: las FARC-EP entre la unidad y la desintegración

Nussio, Enzo; Quishpe, Rafael

doi:10.30778/2019.46

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“…The ideological conviction must be substantial to outweigh the social costs of supporting an illegal organization that engages in violence (Stewart 2018: 208), and even after disarmament, social sanctions remain high. In the particular case of the FARC, a general sense of distrust and dislike by a large proportion of the civil society has persisted beyond the insurgent years (Nussio and Quishpe 2019). Therefore, we argue that the support base of the FARC overwhelmingly consists of activists at the expense of careerists vis-à-vis other parties.…”

Section: Rebel-to-party Transformations and Their Supportersmentioning

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“…Up to the 2018 presidential election, only the paramilitaries had killed 40 demobilized FARC members and 261 social leaders, particularly in areas that were former FARC-EP territories. There were also numerous reports of killings involving dissident groups and selective targeting by state forces (Nussio and Quishpe 2019). FARC members expressed major concerns about their security in interviews (Maher and Thomson 2018: 2149–2151).…”

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Internal Politics and Activism in Former Rebel Parties

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Jäger

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Who are the supporters of former rebel parties? Drawing on the classical party literature, we argue that the support base of former rebel parties consists predominantly of activists. These supporters are dissatisfied with intra-party politics because the benefits and costs of a rebel-to-party transformation are unequally distributed between them and the leadership. We test our arguments by examining the case of the novel FARC party (Comunes) in Colombia. Based on a unique sample of FARC supporters, we obtained unprecedented insight into the internal affairs of the FARC. Our survey design allowed us to generate an over-time comparison between FARC and other party supporters in the Colombian political system. The empirical analysis shows that in comparison, FARC supporters tend to be more politically active as well as more dissatisfied with internal politics. Furthermore, dissatisfaction with democracy and the peace agreement increased after their first electoral cycle.

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Internal Politics and Activism in Former Rebel Parties

Ibáñez

Jäger

2022

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Transitioning Guerrillas: An Analysis of the Internal Cohesion of the Former FARC in Their Transit from War to Democracy

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Acuña

et al. 2023

Lat Am Polit Soc

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The emergence of ex-rebels’ political parties after peace accords creates a vehicle for political reintegration, which in turn has positive effects on peace and democracy consolidation after war. However, many of these parties tend to break apart and disappear, elevating the risk of renewed cycles of political violence. In times of war, cohesion plays a pivotal role in maintaining the bonds among members of armed organizations. It empowers them to perform effectively even in the face of challenging conditions and continues to be a critical factor during postconflict transitions. By means of a quantitative analysis of former FARC guerrillas in Colombia, now part of a newly founded legal political party, we test whether ideology, organizational dynamics, or individual perceptions and motivations help to explain their levels of cohesion. Our results show that even if all dimensions add up to the observed cohesion levels, perceptions of internal democracy, and inclusion, are the most relevant. We argue that assistance to former rebels in their organizational reengineering efforts after war will help to reduce the risk of the negative effects of rebel party collapse.

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Can the Rebel Body Function without its Visible Heads? The Role of Mid-Level Commanders in Peacebuilding

Sharif

2022

International Peacekeeping

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La fuerza centrífuga del posconflicto: las FARC-EP entre la unidad y la desintegración

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Internal Politics and Activism in Former Rebel Parties

Internal Politics and Activism in Former Rebel Parties

Transitioning Guerrillas: An Analysis of the Internal Cohesion of the Former FARC in Their Transit from War to Democracy

Can the Rebel Body Function without its Visible Heads? The Role of Mid-Level Commanders in Peacebuilding

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