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Shaping Peacebuilding in Colombia

International Frames and Spatial Transformation

By Catalina Montoya Londoño

Published

Jul 26, 2023

Page count

278 pages

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Spaces of Peace, Security and Development

ISBN

978-1529211702

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 26, 2023

Page count

278 pages

Browse the series

Spaces of Peace, Security and Development

ISBN

978-1529211719

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Jul 26, 2023

Page count

278 pages

Browse the series

Spaces of Peace, Security and Development

ISBN

978-1529211719

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Shaping Peacebuilding in Colombia

During the second half of the 20th century, Colombia suffered extreme levels of political violence. This book explores the involvement of the international community in peacebuilding efforts in Colombia since 2016. In particular, it examines how interventions were framed in order to promote and sustain their involvement and questions whether these frames reflected reality within Colombia.

The book focuses on key donors, including the US, the EU, Canada, Sweden and the UK, as well as multinational actors, such as the UN and the World Bank, to demonstrate how their framing of local issues for national and international consumption can have real world implications for peacebuilding efforts on the ground.

Catalina Montoya Londoño is Associate Professor in International Relations at Liverpool Hope University. Catalina is also the Director of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, as well as for the MA in Politics and International Relations.

Introduction

1. Theoretical Assumptions: Framing Projections in International Scenarios

2. Spatial Framing and Methodology Choices

3. Peacebuilding Efforts in Colombia: National Agendas and Management of International Cooperation

4. Peacebuilding Efforts in Colombia: Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation

5. Local Views Regarding International Actors

6. International Actors’ Framing of Peacebuilding Spaces

7. International Actors’ Framing of Peacebuilding Agendas

8. Conclusions