Securitization and Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia

A Dual Perspective Analysis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Securitization and Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia introduces a new dual framework for securitization, called “dual securitization,” which regards securitization as a whole process that ends after the desecuritization of the given issue. Basar Baysal examines this process in three phases: (1) definition, (2) construction, and (3) (in)securitization-in-action. Additionally, the dual securitization framework takes both bottom-up and top-down characteristics of the process of securitization into consideration and examines both macro-level decision-making processes and discursive efforts and micro-level security practices. This book looks at the Colombian Conflict, and the empirical part of the study examines the contextual factors that facilitated the dual securitization of FARC and the Colombian State; definition, construction and insecuritization-in-action phases of the dual securitization process; and the ongoing process of desecuritization in Colombia.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-07-05
Mått161 x 228 x 20 mm
Vikt503 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor202
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781498586887

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Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Critical Security Studies: A Literature ReviewChapter 3 Insights from Existing Theories and Their LimitationsChapter 4 The Impact of Democracy and State Effectiveness on the Process of securitizationChapter 5 The Dual securitization FrameworkChapter 6 The Context of the Colombian ConflictChapter 7 Dual Securitization of FARC and the Colombian StateChapter 8 Desecuritization of FARC in Colombia: The Peace Process after 2012Chapter 9 Conclusion

The Colombian peace process has attracted significant international attention. It managed to overcome seeming intractability and produce an agreement to end conflict with one of the western hemisphere’s last insurgent groups. Also, it is now clear that it still faces significant challenges. As we all are still learning about the dynamics that made the peace process viable and those that will need to be addressed to make it sustainable, this timely work by Dr. Baysal provides a valuable look at the mutual securitization among the Colombian state and the FARC rebels, how this influenced the end of conflict, and how it still shapes post-agreement dynamics.