Abstract

RODRIGUEZ GONZALEZ, Ivonne. Dispossession, wastelands and armed conflict in Puerto Gaitán and mapiripán (Meta, Colombia) between 1980 and 2010. Estud. Socio-Juríd [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.1, pp.289-314. ISSN 0124-0579.  https://doi.org/dx.doi.org/10.12804/esj16.1.2014.08.

This paper shows how dispossession processes, wastelands concentration and armed conflict happened in Puerto Gaitán and Mapiripán (Colombia) between 1980 and 2010. From the analysis of public records, maps and field interviews, this research concluded that developed mechanisms by the Colombian government for an agrarian reform did not guarantee safety in property rights for local people and that failure unleashed constant cycles of dispossession.

Keywords : Land reform; wastelands; dispossession; concentration; paramilitaries.

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