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12 - Leading the Public to Peace

Trust in Elites, the Legitimacy of Negotiated Peace, and Support for Transitional Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2019

James Meernik
Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Jacqueline H. R. DeMeritt
Affiliation:
University of North Texas
Mauricio Uribe-López
Affiliation:
EAFIT University (Medelin, Coloumbia)
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Summary

Negotiating peace in a democratic context where public opinion matters and an international context eschewing the past norm of forgive-and-forget to end conflicts poses new dilemmas for peace negotiators. With both domestic constituents and international law demanding retributive justice for the most egregious human rights abuses, how are negotiators to induce combatants to lay down arms and end a conflict? We examine these dilemmas in the Colombia peace talks of 2012–2016 – a case of a protracted conflict in a democracy with relatively strong rule of law institutions; well-organized civil society, and especially human rights organizations; and a vibrant political dynamic involving both the multi-party Congress and public opinion in the approval and implementation of the negotiated agreement.

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As War Ends
What Colombia Can Tell Us About the Sustainability of Peace and Transitional Justice
, pp. 282 - 303
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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