Book contents
- As War Ends
- As War Ends
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Complexity of the Organizational Design for Implementation of a Peace Accord
- 2 Violence, Grassroots Pressure, and Civil War Peace Processes
- 3 Land, Violence, and the Colombian Peace Process
- 4 Determinants of State Strength and Capacity
- 5 The Threat of Organized Crime in Post-Conflict Colombia
- 6 Violence after Peace
- 7 Two Emblematic Peacebuilding Initiatives in Antioquia
- 8 From Counterinsurgency to Peacebuilding
- 9 Transitional Justice in the Colombian Final Accord
- 10 The Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Non-Repetition
- 11 Una Tierra Inexplorada
- 12 Leading the Public to Peace
- 13 Securing the Peace and Promoting Human Rights in Post-Accord Colombia
- 14 Achieving an Unpopular Balance
- 15 Countering Violent Extremism through Narrative Intervention
- 16 Geographies of Truth in the Colombian Transitional Justice Process
- 17 Conclusion
- Index
- References
4 - Determinants of State Strength and Capacity
Understanding Citizen Allegiance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2019
Book contents
- As War Ends
- As War Ends
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Complexity of the Organizational Design for Implementation of a Peace Accord
- 2 Violence, Grassroots Pressure, and Civil War Peace Processes
- 3 Land, Violence, and the Colombian Peace Process
- 4 Determinants of State Strength and Capacity
- 5 The Threat of Organized Crime in Post-Conflict Colombia
- 6 Violence after Peace
- 7 Two Emblematic Peacebuilding Initiatives in Antioquia
- 8 From Counterinsurgency to Peacebuilding
- 9 Transitional Justice in the Colombian Final Accord
- 10 The Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Non-Repetition
- 11 Una Tierra Inexplorada
- 12 Leading the Public to Peace
- 13 Securing the Peace and Promoting Human Rights in Post-Accord Colombia
- 14 Achieving an Unpopular Balance
- 15 Countering Violent Extremism through Narrative Intervention
- 16 Geographies of Truth in the Colombian Transitional Justice Process
- 17 Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
At the end of civil wars, sovereignty is often divided, resting both with the state and with nonstate actors. Territories and populations are carved up and the government does not enjoy the allegiance of all of its citizens. Its use of violence and repression against sectors of society strips it of its legitimacy, and subsets of the population may have little trust in the state. When, during the conflict, the state ceases to protect all of its citizens and provide them public goods, it breaks its social contract with its people and leaves a vacancy for “rebel governments” to fill.1
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- As War EndsWhat Colombia Can Tell Us About the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice, pp. 91 - 112Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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