Capital punishment: the fragmentation of Colombia and the crisis of the nation-state

Article Abstract:

This article discusses the crisis faced by the Colombian nation-state in which state power is being contested by paramilitaries, drug cartels, corrupt officials, and the revolutionary Left. The author, stating the attempts to develop a strong nation-state has failed due to the oligarchy's inability to implement constitutional changes while maintaining control over their power, argues Colombia's neoliberal restructuring of the economy has brutally hurt the underclass and has created further fragmentation of the nation.

Social aspects, Political activity, Economic policy, Poor, Political corruption, Paramilitary groups, National state, Nation state (Political science), Social problems

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Civil-military relations in Colombia: a workable relationship or a case for fundamental reform?

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The author discusses civil-military tensions in Colombia during the 1990s. Topics include narco-trafficking, the perpetual state of siege, paramilitaries, the decline in civil-military relations during the late 1990s, and US ties to the military.

United States, Colombian foreign relations, United States foreign relations, Civil-military relations

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The emergence of neopopulism in Colombia? the case of Alvaro Uribe

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The new president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe is considered to be a neopopulist. A close examination of Uribe's history and governing style shows him to be a talented politician but not a populist.

Presidents, Presidents (Government), Uribe Velez, Alvaro

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