Andreas E. Feldmann is an associate professor in the Departments of Political Science and Latin American and Latino Studies and the principal investigator of the Global Immigration Cluster Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is coauthor of Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America (2023).

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Theorizing Armed Parties’ Repertoires of Terrorism During Civil Wars2. The Evolution of the Colombian Civil War: From Conventional to Criminal Warfare3. The Mighty FARC and the Use of Terrorism4. The ELN: From Foquismo Warfare to Terrorism5. Paramilitary Terrorism: The Fusion of Counterinsurgency and Criminality6. State Terror in the Colombian Civil War7. Terrorism in Criminal WarsConclusionAppendix 1: The Use of Terrorism by Armed PartiesAppendix 2: IntervieweesNotesBibliographyIndex

Andreas Feldmann masterfully brings back ideology and organizational identity to theories on the use of terrorist tactics in civil wars. This book stands out for its detailed yet panoramic comparison of all armed actors, including state security forces, and it will become a crucial reference on Colombia’s war and on terrorist techniques.

Andreas E. Feldmann is an associate professor in the Departments of Political Science and Latin American and Latino Studies and the principal investigator of the Global Immigration Cluster Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is coauthor of Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America (2023).

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Theorizing Armed Parties’ Repertoires of Terrorism During Civil Wars2. The Evolution of the Colombian Civil War: From Conventional to Criminal Warfare3. The Mighty FARC and the Use of Terrorism4. The ELN: From Foquismo Warfare to Terrorism5. Paramilitary Terrorism: The Fusion of Counterinsurgency and Criminality6. State Terror in the Colombian Civil War7. Terrorism in Criminal WarsConclusionAppendix 1: The Use of Terrorism by Armed PartiesAppendix 2: IntervieweesNotesBibliographyIndex

Andreas Feldmann masterfully brings back ideology and organizational identity to theories on the use of terrorist tactics in civil wars. This book stands out for its detailed yet panoramic comparison of all armed actors, including state security forces, and it will become a crucial reference on Colombia’s war and on terrorist techniques.

Andreas E. Feldmann is an associate professor in the Departments of Political Science and Latin American and Latino Studies and the principal investigator of the Global Immigration Cluster Initiative at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is coauthor of Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America (2023).

• AcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. Theorizing Armed Parties’ Repertoires of Terrorism During Civil Wars2. The Evolution of the Colombian Civil War: From Conventional to Criminal Warfare3. The Mighty FARC and the Use of Terrorism4. The ELN: From Foquismo Warfare to Terrorism5. Paramilitary Terrorism: The Fusion of Counterinsurgency and Criminality6. State Terror in the Colombian Civil War7. Terrorism in Criminal WarsConclusionAppendix 1: The Use of Terrorism by Armed PartiesAppendix 2: IntervieweesNotesBibliographyIndex

Andreas Feldmann masterfully brings back ideology and organizational identity to theories on the use of terrorist tactics in civil wars. This book stands out for its detailed yet panoramic comparison of all armed actors, including state security forces, and it will become a crucial reference on Colombia’s war and on terrorist techniques.