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Mobilizing without Arms: Activist Struggles of Former Guerrillas during Colombia’s Transition to Peace

Duarte-Mayorga, Francy Natalia (2020) Mobilizing without Arms: Activist Struggles of Former Guerrillas during Colombia’s Transition to Peace. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This research seeks to understand how and to what extent the political and social context in Colombia is allowing FARC (former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) activism after the 2016 peace accords. I conducted interviews and ethnographic observations in 2018 with former guerrillas living in La Fila, a transition zone in Colombia. Drawing from literature on armed guerrilla movements, biographical consequences of activism, and social movement continuity, I show the dilemmas of being unarmed revolutionary people transitioning from living among a collectivity to living in a capitalist society where individuality is valued and demanded. Engaging in civic organizations, gender activism, or political participation, ex-guerrillas are facing challenges related to neoliberal political and economic structures. While their current mobilization is possible thanks to their experiences before and during their time in FARC, and as result of the peace agreements, the right-wing politics of current government and persisting violence are the main threats to activism as a transition path towards peace.


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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Duarte-Mayorga, Francy Nataliafnd1@pitt.edufnd1@pitt.edu0000-0001-7115-489X
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairMarkoff, Johnjm2@pitt.edu
Committee MemberHughes, Melaniehughesm@pitt.edu
Committee MemberMoss, Danadana.moss@pitt.edu
Date: 17 January 2020
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 16 April 2019
Approval Date: 17 January 2020
Submission Date: 24 September 2019
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 69
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology
Degree: MA - Master of Arts
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: guerrilla, FARC, Colombia, revolutionary movements, activism, demobilization, gender, political participation, mobilization
Date Deposited: 17 Jan 2020 14:21
Last Modified: 17 Jan 2020 14:21
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/38102

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