Abstract

AREVALO BENCARDINO, Julián. Peacebuilding and a new model of state-building: A reading of the first two agreements of Havana. Rev.econ.inst. [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.30, pp.131-169. ISSN 0124-5996.

This paper proposes a reading of the first two agreements between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP in the peace talks in Havana from the perspective of the relationship between peace building and State-building. The paper identifies four thematic dimensions of the agreements that reveal a new State-building model: the State's capacity to fulfill its main responsibilities, the change of political rules and institutions, citizen participation, and the element of citizenship building and reconciliation. It highlights the opportunity of the present peace talks in terms of institutional development and the guarantee of social, economic, cultural and political rights in Colombia, as well as the role of these transformations in preparing the State for facing possible challenges in the future.

Keywords : Peace agreements; State building; Colombia; rural development; political participation.

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