Colombia’s physical and socio-political landscape—a territory fragmented by mountain ranges and tropical forests, deficient infrastructure, lack of national integration, and the tradition of armed revolts against the central authorities—has provided fertile ground for guerrillas. Guerrilla warfare shading into politicized banditry has been, in fact, the most prevalent form of armed activity in ...

To extinguish the Mau Mau, a movement driven by land issues that marked Kenya, colonial government declared state of emergency in 1952, creating villages to which Kikuyu population was displaced, as well detention camps for guerrillas. Therefore, it is worth analyzing relationships amongst Consolata missionaries and guerrillas, led an approximation between these Kikuyu.

Reseña crítica del libro Hacer la revolución. Guerrillas latinoamericanas, de los años sesenta a caída Muro, Aldo Marchesi, editado por Siglo XXI Editores Argentina, en el 2019.

This article strengthens and extends economic theories of presidential approval, assesses accountability in Peru’s “delegative democracy,” and explores the political feasibility of economic policies. The analysis finds that prospective evaluations shape presidential approval in Peru, demonstrating the utility of economic theories in the developing world. Peruvians hold politicians accountable n...

The guerrillas are not alone in using violence to control territory. As their presence and power have expanded, so have the illegal selfdefense organizations, also known as paramilitaries, dedicated to eradicating the insurgency. The autodefensas, or self-defense groups, are the third party in Colombia’s three-sided civil conflict.1 Local armed self-defense groups have developed throughout Colo...