Essays about: "neoparamilitares"

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  1. 1. Civilian Agency in Contexts of Organized Criminal Violence : The case of the bandas criminales in Colombia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Pauline Blöth; [2019]
    Keywords : organized crime; civilian agency; social organization; criminal groups; neo-paramilitary; Colombia; delincuencia organizada; crimen organizado; civiles; organización social; Colombia; Meta; bandas criminales; neoparamilitares;

    Abstract : While research increasingly recognizes the importance of civilian agency and strategies in influencing conflict dynamics and reducing civilian victimization in the context of armed conflict, research has until now not investigated whether civilians also have the capacity to limit organized criminal violence. This study thus aims to answer under which conditions civilians can protect themselves from and influence levels of organized criminal violence and draws on the literatures on civilian self-protection and autonomy strategies in the context of armed conflict, as well as on organized criminal governance and violence. READ MORE