The Alienation of the Armed Conflict in Bogotá, Colombia (1948-1991)

 

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Autore: Escobar Moyano, Carlos Andrés
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2026
Descrizione:This article analyzes the relationship between urbanization and armed conflict in Bogotá (1948-1991) through a historical-critical lens. It argues that the city was not a marginal stage but a constitutive actor of the conflict, where violence operated as a structural mediation in the production of urban space. The study challenges the analytical alienation of the urban dimension in dominant narratives—often limited to rural explanations—and introduces the notion of “spatialization of violence” to explain internal borders, segregation, and coercive governance. Based on historical evidence, it examines authoritarian modernization, informal settlements, popular protest, and the securitarian turn of the State. It concludes that integrating the urban dimension is essential to understanding the persistence of conflict and designing peace policies grounded in spatial justice.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/6382
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rsociales/article/view/6382
Keyword:violence
armed conflicts
displaced persons
urbanization
urban areas
violencia
conflictos armados
personas desplazadas
urbanización
zonas urbanas