Abstract

BERGQUIST, CHARLES. The Colombian Left: A Paradoxical Past; A Promising Future?. Anu. colomb. hist. soc. cult. [online]. 2017, vol.44, n.2, pp.263-299. ISSN 0120-2456.  https://doi.org/10.15446/achsc.v44n2.64023.

The essay explores the paradoxical history of the left in Colombia: how and why one of the weakest lefts in Latin America brought about the strongest and most lasting Marxist insurrection in the hemisphere in the decades following the Cuban Revolution. The article argues that the terms of this paradox are related, that the historic weakness of the left partly explains the force and longevity of revolutionary guerrillas, and that said paradox helps clarify not only the failure of several attempts to achieve a negotiated settlement of the armed conflict, but also the negative vote in the October 2016 plebiscite. Finally, it envisions a more promising future for the country's left, provided that a lasting peace is consolidated

Keywords : (Author): left; negotiations; political movements; (Thesaurus) armed conflict; peace; plebiscite.

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