Ending civil war in Colombia

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dc.contributor.advisorGivens, Terri E., 1964-en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWeyland, Kurten
dc.creatorPopa, Stoica Cristinelen
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-09T21:28:25Zen
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T22:29:00Z
dc.date.available2015-11-09T21:28:25Zen
dc.date.available2018-01-22T22:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2015en
dc.date.updated2015-11-09T21:28:25Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractCivil war is one of the most studied phenomena in political science. Its impact on human lives and economic development makes it one of the most destructive events known to mankind. Yet no scholarly consensus has emerged over what causes a civil war to be brought to a resolution. This master's report, relying on a case study of Colombia, shows that two of the most popular theories for explaining the continuation of civil war, the international context and the availability of drugs or other resources, are inaccurate. Instead, the continuation of civil war depends on the state's capacity to obtain military success against the armed groups and it's capability to guarantee the safety of the demobilized rebels. This report uses Weber’s concept of state capacity as the monopoly over the use of legitimate violence.en
dc.description.departmentGovernmenten
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T21325en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/32348en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.subjectColombiaen
dc.subjectCivil waren
dc.subjectGuerrillaen
dc.subjectRebelsen
dc.subjectNegotiationsen
dc.subjectPeaceen
dc.titleEnding civil war in Colombiaen
dc.typeThesisen

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