La  coyuntura geopolítica genocida de la destrucción de la Unión Patriótica (1985-2010)

Andrei Gómez-Suárez

doi:10.17533/udea.espo.18216

Authors

Andrei Gómez-Suárez University of Sussex; Oxford University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.espo.18216

Keywords:

Armed Conflict, Genocide, Geopolitics, Unión Patriótica, Colombia

Abstract

The article discusses the destruction of the Unión Patriótica (UP) from a critical genocide studies perspective. The argument is that the destruction of the UP occurred within a genocidal geopolitical conjuncture. The article shows that during the genocidal geopolitical conjuncture various perpetrators formed unstable alliances, which still allowed them to consolidate hard power. They used this power to victimize first the UP and then the social networks associated with it. Multiple counterinsurgency tactics and strategies were used against civilians initially portrayed as the brains behind the radical left and then as its puppets. Such portrayal was the product of the circulation of geopolitical narratives amongst military, political, social and criminal networks. The UP resisted against the perpetrators’ violence. It began with practices of political resistance which enabled it to consolidate soft power. As a result, 1) various sectors associated with the UP organized demonstrations and civil strikes, 2) non-governmental organizations internationally disseminated the destruction of the UP that was taking place, and 3) international organizations obliged the Colombian state to protect UP victims and are still seeking the prosecution of perpetrators.

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Author Biography

Andrei Gómez-Suárez, University of Sussex; Oxford University

M.A. in Contemporary Wars and Peace Studies, PhD. in International Relations and specialist in Armed Conflict Resolution. Research Associate, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom. Visiting Researcher (2013-2014) Center for Criminology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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