Complejidad y conflicto armado

El tema de reflexion en esa oportunidad fue el de las "Nuevas formas de participacion politica". Aqui se presentan tres aportes importantes para la discusion actual. En primer lugar, Medofilo Medina analiza los elementos que han configurado la participacion politica en Colombia. En segundo lugar, Fabio Velasquez y Ana Maria Jaramillo estudian el fenomeno en dos ciudades colombianas: Cali y Medellin, respectivamente. Mientras que en el primero el enfasis esta puesto en el acontecer historico nacional, los otros dos dirigen su mirada a la tradicion y a la experiencia politica reciente en el...

"Six essays analyze Colombia/US relations in post-Cold War period and challenges facing Colombia as US seeks to impose an ill-conceived anti-narcotics policy. Discusses policy options (including drug legalization), alternatives to extradition, and US certification requirements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

"Discussion by academics, government officials, and private sector leaders on the virtues of reducing the role of the Colombian State in favor of private interests, with the objective of increasing economic efficiency. Although a selective process of privatization has long been praised as beneficial for economies such as Colombia's, major sales of nationalized industries have not yet been achieved and successive governments have failed to elaborate a comprehensive privatization plan. The authors describe the benefits of moving in this direction and point out that the new Constitution opens...